Financial Planning And Analysis Manager

Job Title:

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

Overview
The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager role reports to the Sr. Director of FP&A and is a highly visible position supporting executive leadership in the fastest growing areas of the bank. The successful candidate will be accountable for all FP&A responsibilities as outlined below and will act as a strategic business partner through providing value-added analysis and insights. While this role is currently listed as an individual contributor, opportunities to build a team from the ground up may exist in the future depending on demand for increased support.

What we are looking for:

Responsibilities

• Act as single point of finance support for leadership within specified line of business
• Establish strong relationships based in trust and transparency across all levels of the organization
• Proactively research industry trends and communicate results to business leadership
• Development of pro forma schedules related to potential M&A opportunities

• Act as internal consultant by identifying and effectively communicating opportunities for improvement within supported lines of business
• Leverage multiple data sources to gather and report financial and non-financial data to line of business leadership
• Synthesize large amounts of data into concise and actionable presentations for business leadership
• Effectively update, review and communicate monthly financial forecast, monthly financial performance and annual budget to multiple lines of business
• Develop standardized materials to review with business leadership on a recurring basis
• Provide detailed balance sheet and NIM analysis to business leadership on a monthly basis
• Understand and provide transparency around linkage between staff support requirements and revenue generation within lines of business
• Work across lines of business to understand variances and clearly articulate results to business leadership
• Ad hoc analysis as needed

Qualifications

• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into easy to consume, value-added analysis
• Strong presentation skills with a focus on communication to executive leadership
• Demonstrate ability to understand and analyze balance sheets of financial services organizations
• Strong data management capabilities with proven ability to leverage multiple sources of data into a centralized environment
• Proactive nature and intellectual curiosity to uncover opportunities internally or within the competitive marketplace

Education, Previous Work Experience, and Other Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management or other directly related field is required and 5+ years of related experience.
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, or similar is preferred. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ideal candidate will have experience working with bank balance sheet in the past
• Excellent analytical and organization skills. Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and data mining/gathering.
• Advanced to intermediate computer skills including Microsoft office, financial reporting/accounting software

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.

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