Senior Finance Analyst - Business Support (Global Operations Finance)

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
 

 

Job Description:
This job is responsible for serving as a finance partner to specified Lines of Business (LOBs) and providing financial analysis and guidance to support key decisions and initiatives. Key responsibilities include performing forecasting, profitability analysis, expense efficiency, pricing, financial reporting, and generating value creation ideas and new investment business cases. Job expectations include preparing insights to guide management's decision making and evaluating financial performance versus plans, forecasts, and prior periods.

The primary focus of the Operations Finance team is to provide strong financial support for the day-to-day finance activities of a business unit. Business partners include Business Finance Officers (BFO), as well as line of business (LOB) Operations managers. Key priorities are P&L planning, forecasting and month-end analysis/reporting for the Operations organization. Throughout the tenure of this role, the teammate will gain exposure within the finance organization while improving/developing the following skills: financial/business acumen, attention to detail, analytical and strategic thinking, planning and forecasting, leadership, communication, and relationship management.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates Lines of Business (LOB) financial performances and assists with decision making by synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risks, and preparing, analyzing, and reporting on financial results and key metrics
• Develops financial management reports, presentations, and ad hoc analyses for LOBs and/or finance partners
• Creates forecasts and budgets by comparing current performance against plan, prior periods, prior forecasts, and budgets and evaluating current and future performance trajectory
• Supports reporting and analysis for key constituents and management, which may include Board of Directors, Investor Relations, and/or various regulatory agencies
• Collaborates with teams across the Finance division to ensure integrity of the financials, sound controls, and efficient and effective procedures
• Supports new and ongoing projects and strategic initiatives by creating processes to automate key reporting capabilities and delivering on process improvements and simplifications to enable increased focus on strategic priorities

Required Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of finance related experience with demonstrated analytical, operational proficiency and cross‑functional collaboration
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with emphasis on strong Excel (macros, pivot tables, look-ups, and filtering) and PowerPoint
• Self-starter able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong financial reporting background
• Well organized and strong attention to detail
• Seeks to build relationships and collaborate with teammates
• Strategic thinker with the ability to understand complex business challenges and potential solutions
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage/sequence multiple deliverables Strong written and oral communications skills
• Possess intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn and improve our influence as a support partner

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
• SAP / eLedger / Essbase
• FP&A (Financial planning & analysis) experience

Skills:

• Attention to Detail

• Business Process Analysis

• Collaboration

• Data Quality Management

• Reporting

• Data Visualization

• Financial Analysis

• Financial Forecasting and Modeling

• Financial Processing

• Prioritization

• Analytical Thinking

• Business Acumen

• Business Case Analysis

• Critical Thinking

• Decision Making

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40