Sr. Analyst, Finance

First National Bank•Omaha, NE

1d•$81,662 - $134,741•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Finance is responsible for all aspects of the business planning and financial reporting process for an assigned business unit. The assigned business unit will periodically change as the senior analyst moves to cover and learn different business units within the Banking Division. This role will provide direct finance oversight and analysis for assigned divisional business unit managers. This includes, but is not limited to, developing annual budgets, financial forecasts, monthly financial analysis and reporting, variance analysis, year-end financial reporting preparation, month-end close procedures, audit support and ad-hoc analysis requests. The senior analyst is expected to anticipate and act on what needs to be done to accomplish a goal and will need to be open to finding alternative or innovative ways to carry out accomplishing this goal. The successful candidate is a self-starter that will take ownership of assigned accountabilities, complete tasks with accuracy and within deadlines, and provide guidance through independent analysis. As an individual contributor, the candidate must also be capable of collaborating with teams across the organization including the finance group, accounting, accounts payable, and business unit leaders, managers, and teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years’ experience in Finance, Accounting, Budgeting, and/or Forecasting
Experience using data warehouses for data extraction and manipulation to analyze large datasets.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Excellent written and oral communication skills – must have strong ability to speak/communicate with senior management.
Ability to collaborate with various teams, as self-directed contributor with a proven history of being detail orientated, innovative, creative, and strategic.
Demonstrate strong attention to detail while maintaining view of the bigger picture of the assigned project.
Work independently; multi-task assigned projects and daily workload while adhering to completion timelines.
Exhibit professional behavior and promote positive working relationships.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance in alignment with departmental/divisional policy.
Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations, and the bank's BSA/AML Program, as applicable to the job duties.
Complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls, as required.
Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Independent research and problem-solving skills
Strong aptitude for technical concepts and ideas
Investigating and solving business problems in a straightforward and logically organized manner
Learning Orientation
Data Automation
Adaptability, initiative, collaboration, and accountability
Finance, Economic Trends and Financial Education
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Customer Focus

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain competency within the bank’s financial systems to facilitate segment and business unit specific reporting and analysis.
Develop, prepare, and improve financial reporting to assist in the ongoing management and evaluation of the business segment; Present financial results to management and be a point of contact for inquiries.
Partner with business unit leaders/managers and the finance team to prepare and analyze budgets/forecasts.
Work with Business Unit managers on analysis of business and business products.
Continuously identify opportunities for increased efficiency/accuracy.
Takes ownership of work by becoming a subject matter expert for varied Business Unit needs through the continual review of performance and forecast variance analysis.
Collaborate and foster positive working relationships in a professional manner with business partners and team members.
Communicate work product and timelines to meet commitments.
Demonstrates adaptability in adjusting analysis, reporting, and forecasting to accommodate the changing business dynamics/products.
Encourage a positive outlook when faced with changing circumstances and priorities and proactively help co-workers to adjust to change.
Supports BU goals and strategic plan, as well as the overall enterprise goals and plans.
Coordinate and complete analysis to prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for assigned business units.
Generate reports, interpret, analyze, and communicate monthly business unit performance for senior management.
Prepare, analyze, and support key business line initiatives.
Develop, maintain, and complete subsequent analysis of relevant metrics and benchmarking for key profitability measures of the business unit.