Sr. Financial Analyst

Unclassified - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cincinnati, OH

About the position

The position is responsible for executing complex financial analysis and driving business improvement across all key areas within Fifth Third Bancorp. The role serves as a financial leader, providing value-added analysis and recommendations to support business growth while also leading the education and development of less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads peers in identifying key business factors impacting all lines of business.
• Maintains an up-to-date knowledge base on existing and emerging issues to assist business managers in sustaining growth.
• Develops recommendations and action plans to support growth and mitigate observed risks.
• Plays a lead role in executing financial analysis and driving business results.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly reports for all lines of business and affiliates, investigating unusual items.
• Performs maintenance on existing schedules and reports for changes to information.
• Documents, evaluates, and improves the design of reports and processes to ensure analytical tools evolve with business changes.
• Develops trend analyses and other quantitative reports to determine business trends.
• Manages the documentation of financial plans and analysis for meetings with senior management.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with peers and management within Bancorp Finance and all lines of business.
• Serves as the financial leader to all lines of business and affiliates.
• Attends meetings to maintain knowledge of current and emerging issues and risks.
• Participates in process improvement and problem resolution.
• Prepares and analyzes the annual profit plan and rolling forecast for all lines of business.
• Analyzes business performance, makes recommendations for improvements, and measures progress.
• Works closely with CFOs to develop metrics and variance analysis of actual results.
• Assists with the development of presentations and discussion documents to highlight business issues and opportunities.
• Creates and publishes graphic metrics to communicate business results and status.
• Assists CFOs with the automation of data collection, analysis, and communication.
• Provides training and guidance to less experienced analysts, allocating work and reviewing their output.
• Works with staff to set and achieve department objectives.

Requirements

• Experience in financial analysis and business improvement.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster relationships with management and peers.
• Ability to lead and mentor less experienced staff.
• Proficiency in preparing financial reports and presentations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the banking or financial services industry.
• Familiarity with financial planning and analysis tools.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.
• Professional development opportunities.