Senior Financial Analyst

East West Bank • Pasadena, CA

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About The Position

East West Bank, a premier financial institution with over 110 locations across the U.S. and Asia, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Department. The FP&A department is integral to the company's annual planning and budgeting, executive management reporting, financial forecasts, profitability assessment, and incentive plan performance reporting. This role will serve as a finance partner to commercial lending teams, overseeing their P&L, forecasts, and scorecard reporting, while also contributing to the bank's overall financial planning and analysis through strategic modeling and target-setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent majors
• 3+ years of experience in corporate FP&A and/or accounting preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office suite
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to deliver results within tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
• Strong team player and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States. We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Hyperion planning budgeting system preferred
• SQL or Power BI skills are a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance partner to several commercial lending teams, leading forecast, planning, and budgeting cycles with key business partners.
• Take end-to-end ownership of partnering commercial teams’ P&L review and forecast, as well as scorecard reporting, driving financial accountability and transparency.
• Contribute to the creation of the annual budget and quarterly financial forecast for the Bank through strategic mathematical/financial modeling and target-setting processes, working closely with business teams to set, monitor, and manage the budget.
• Support financial analysis for new products, new lines of business, and pricing initiatives, and build key metrics analysis.
• Support month-end and quarter-end processes, working closely with accounting, business front-line teams, and operations teams to understand key variances, summarize, and present results to finance leadership.
• Create reports and dashboards in Hyperion, Excel, or Power BI (preferred) to monitor financial trends and relevant metrics and report on key insights.
• Prepare executive summaries with monthly/quarterly financial performance and provide actionable financial advice to vertical and functional leadership.
• Identify opportunities to enhance, automate, and scale reporting and forecasting processes.
• Support key corporate financial deliverables where needed, such as earnings preparation and monthly business reviews.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sustained growth and expertise in industries like real estate, entertainment and media, private equity and venture capital, and high-tech help build sustainable businesses and expand our associates’ potential for career advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior