Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: October 2, 2024
Job Description:
Job Title:Financial Planning and Analysis
ManagerLocation:CityScapeWhat you'll do:As a Financial Planning and
Analysis Manager, you will be a trusted finance partner to business
unit management. The primary objective of this position is to
optimize the business units' financial results by proactively
monitoring financial trends and key performance metrics and
engaging in value-added analysis to facilitate decision making. You
will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the
financial planning and analysis process including the annual budget
and monthly forecast cycles, periodic (monthly, quarterly and
ad-hoc) management reporting, maintenance and control of the
management reporting data, along with other ad hoc analysis. You
will actively advise business units on current and future
performance; calculating and predicting the associated financial
impacts; along with creating and presenting finance packages to
business line management. The successful candidate will use their
knowledge of the business and finance to advise, collaborate, and
challenge their business unit leaders as they provide unique
insights through the use of established analytics, reporting and
information processes.What we are looking for:
- Lead as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for the
designated business units; establishing oneself as a single point
of contact for all finance related matters.
- Assume ownership and manage all aspects of the annual and
monthly planning, forecasting, and reporting processes for
entrusted business units. Including:
- Deliver comprehensive analysis of the financial results and key
metrics of the business unit to leadership. Leverage internal and
external comparable to contextualize current performance.
- Understand the impact of unusual items that skew the
interpretation of the true financial performance relative to prior
year, budget and forecasts.
- Investigate results that do not align with expectations and
share insights on appropriate corrective action that will strength
the business unit's performance.
- Create presentations for senior management that effectively
communicates key messages and insights
- Develop financial models for ad-hoc projects that will support
business decision making
- Effectively communicate with Operations, IT Management, HR and
Financial Systems teams to identify needs and explain unexpected
variances. Demonstrate high levels of intellectual curiosity as it
relates to performance drivers of entrusted line of business(es);
allowing you to aggregate disparate pieces of information into
cohesive messaging.
- Continuously improve financial performance reporting by
transforming data into actionable and value-added metrics and
analysis that is packaged into an easily consumable format.
Effectively leverage both financial and non-financial data sources
to convey a full-color picture of performance.
- Proactively engage in business unit reviews encompassing
competitive analysis, KPI assessments and SWOT analysis that will
support strategic planning.
- Maintain and control management reporting data including
uploading Budgets and Forecasts to core databases and producing and
maintaining reports on the SharePoint site. Reporting will be for
all levels of the Bank from business line management to the Board
of Directors.
- Support cost center maintenance and upkeep of policies and
procedures.What you need to have:
- 10+ years of Finance experience.
- Experience in banking, specifically deposit, loan or payment
operations is highly preferred.
- Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to
influence senior management.
- Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage
multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big
picture
- Demonstrated financial modeling and analytical skills required,
experience developing financial reports and metrics.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, preferably in Accounting or
Finance.
- Advanced Excel knowledge required, strong Word and PowerPoint
skills.
- Working knowledge of SQL and/or SAS preferred; knowledge of
reporting and business intelligence tools is beneficial (e.g.,
Tableau).Benefits you'll love:We offer all the important things
you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the
company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k
matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer
program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the
opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins
and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their
finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow
your career!About the company:Western Alliance Bank is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank
of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank,
First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of
Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western
Alliance Bank company.Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed
to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants
without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin,
marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western
Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing
reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you
are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable
accommodation to complete any part of the application process
and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email
HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting
us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of
your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries
concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the
application process.-- Western Alliance Bancorporation
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Chandler , Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Accounting, Auditing , Phoenix, Arizona
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