| Job Description: | The primary function of this role will be the management and continual development of the forecast process. The manager of financial analysis will work closely with departments throughout the organization to consolidate and validate forecast data for the monthly forecast process. This individual will also provide analytic support to the monthly build of the business forecast, along with variance analysis and communication of findings to management.
Essential Functions:
Responsible for the management of a SAS database which stores large amounts of financial data used to build the monthly forecasts.
Consolidate and validate forecasts from various departments within the bank to ensure accuracy and consistency of data.
Produce various outputs, including, but not limited to, data audits, trend graphs, datasets used in developing bank wide reporting, and P&L variance analysis.
Contribute to the building of the monthly business forecast by providing information and insight via trend analysis and explaining major variances from forecast to forecast.
Support segment reporting by developing partner, segment, and market level data each month as well as the yearly planning process.
Maintenance and improvement of the current forecast processes through model development in both SAS and Excel environments.
Education, Experience, And Skills Required:
Minimum 4 years experience with analytics in Bank Cards or related financial service industry; an understanding of a credit card P&L a plus.
Experience with managing large amounts of financial data required; working knowledge of databases and “data efficiency” a plus
Must be proficient in SAS, Access, and Excel.
Experience in SQL, PowerPoint, and Visual Basic a plus.
Ability to handle variety of responsibilities, meet deadlines, and drive success with limited resources in a matrix organization.
High attention to detail and sense of urgency required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
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