Finance Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an associate degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience in data governance, information systems, accounting, auditing, operations, or financial institutions.
• Intermediate knowledge of data management concepts, terminology, roles, and responsibilities.
• Proficiency with modeling, querying, visualization, reporting, and automation tools.
• Ability to conduct complex research and analysis, draw valid conclusions, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to work in the office four days each week in a hybrid arrangement.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, such as an MBA, MS, or PhD, or a relevant professional certification, such as CPA, CFA, or CDMP.
• Experience developing or implementing data management or data governance policies, standards, procedures, or controls with limited oversight.
• Experience with metadata, lineage, data quality, issue management, data classification, or governance of regulatory reports and financial models.
• Ability to navigate and retrieve data from databases directly or through APIs, and experience with query languages in big-data or cloud environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting concepts, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn regulatory reports, their purpose, underlying data, and associated requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with report owners, model owners, data stakeholders, technology teams, and other business partners to understand regulatory reporting requirements and supporting data, and implement governance requirements for Finance priority data use cases.
• Conduct independent research and complex analytical projects involving governance of Finance-identified priority data, including research into industry standards and relevant government regulations.
• Provide senior management with advice and options on data governance and strategic data management objectives.
• Monitor adherence to Finance and enterprise data policies and standards, and coordinate follow-up when gaps or risks are identified.
• Support the development and maintenance of governance artifacts, including business and technical metadata, data lineage, data classifications, procedures, and related documentation.
• Build and maintain advanced data governance reporting, workflow, querying, visualization, and automation tools.
• Write clear, concise summaries of analytical work, governance conclusions, recommendations, and issues requiring management attention.
• Design and lead projects of moderate scope and visibility, applying complex judgment and advanced analytical thought to develop practical, defensible recommendations.
• Train, mentor, and develop junior team members; share responsibility for workload and achievement of department and project objectives.
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of individual and team work products.
• Adhere to company risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls; identify risk-related issues requiring escalation.
• Maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of audit points and issues raised by external regulators, as applicable.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.
• May allocate work, provide work guidance, and train or mentor junior team members.