Commercial Banking Chief Administrative Officer
Community Bank System - Buffalo, NY
posted 7 days ago
About the position
At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration. Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day. To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.
Responsibilities
- Business planning and budgeting
- Sales tracking/reporting
- Financial forecasting
- Management and financial reporting
- Balance sheet optimization
- Investment case and decision support
- Accounting
- Control infrastructure
- Understanding key business drivers
- Developing operational and strategic plans
- Delivering insightful analysis to the business
- Providing monthly/quarterly reporting of business unit financial statements and non-financial metrics to business unit leaders and senior management
- Planning and forecasting of business unit results and development of both operational and strategic plans
- Producing meaningful and timely business operating segment reports, assessing performance and directing profitability strategies
- Leading development and implementation of business unit performance measures
- Assessing and enhancing processes that drive accountability measurements within the business
- Providing financial information for decision making support including cost management and revenue enhancement
- Supporting business competitive intelligence analysis and strategic benchmarking
- Interfacing with the leadership team in the development and implementation of business unit strategies
- Reviewing and prioritizing business unit and financial initiatives
- Providing financial leadership, advice, processes, and tools
- Creating and distributing sales tracking methodologies for each commercial vertical
- Ensuring strong accounting and internal controls environment
- Ensuring compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and prescribed policies/practices/procedures necessary to reduce risk and uphold ethical standards
- Maintaining proficient knowledge of, and demonstrating ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position
- Ensuring ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meeting all job-specific training requirements in a timely fashion
Requirements
- Candidate must possess a BA or BS from an accredited four-year institution
- An MBA is preferred
- All applicants must be 18 years of age or older
- 10+ years of experience in Financial Services / Banking industry
- A strong track record of driving business performance
- Broad and deep functional expertise in business financial decision support, reporting, performance monitoring, and/or accounting
- Strong financial acumen and P&L management skills
- Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders and translate their needs into actionable, practical initiatives
- Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior leadership
- Excellent communication (oral/written) and presentation skills
- Experience managing complex projects with short delivery dates and cross-divisional teams
- Proven experience in leading major change initiatives in the face of challenging internal and external pressures
- Experience building, developing, motivating, and mentoring teams
- Strong knowledge of financial systems, processes, and controls
- Comfortable acting in a regulated environment
Benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Medical, Vision & Dental insurance
- 401K with generous match
- Pension
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Banking discounts
