Global Technology & Global Operations Finance Senior Analyst

at  Bank of America

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. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. 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.

TEAM DESCRIPTION:

This position will reside in the Global Technology & Global Operations Finance’s (GT&GOF) Business Control’s team. The primary focus of the team is to drive efforts supporting ongoing compliance with enterprise policies and standards, reducing operational risk using consistent solutions to address GT&GOF and CFO-wide opportunities and drive efforts associated with increasing process efficiencies. Teammate will be responsible for multiple risk and control processes, providing guidance, training, and support for business partners. Processes can include but are not limited to: Issue Management, Model Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Policy Compliance, Spreadsheet Compliance, Records Management, SOX Processes, and Internal Operational Losses. Throughout the tenure of the role this teammate will gain exposure and business acumen around these groups while focusing and supporting risk and control activities as well as develop business partner relationships with the Global Technology & Global Operations Finance team.

SKILLS:

• Attention to Detail
• Business Process Analysis
• Collaboration
• Data Quality Management
• Reporting
• Data Visualization
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Financial Processing
• Prioritization

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred Business, Accounting, or Finance), or related work experience
• Understanding of key concepts in accounting and finance such as understanding of financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and an understanding of a corporate control environment
• Minimum of 2+ years’ experience of accounting/finance, data analytics, or audit experience in large public company
• Strong MS Office Proficiency (Excel and PowerPoint), SAP EPM Module, SAP BEX
• Experience with SharePoint and other productivity tools experience such as Tableau, Alteryx
• Strong business & communication skills
• Strong ability to establish relationships with peers across teams to achieve optimal results
• Organizational skills such as managing multiple deadlines, multiple priorities, coordinating with cross-LOB partners
• Communicate with management regarding work status and outstanding issues
• Work undistracted in an open, active, cross-LOB environment
• Ability to quickly adjust to changes in approach/methodology in a dynamic setting
• Proficient use of software packages (i.e., Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree preferred
• CPA certification preferred
• FP&A experience

• 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
• End-to-end Issue Management Process including documentation for the tracking, monitoring, and escalation of risk related issues.
• CUS / Model Risk Governance program
• Spreadsheet Testing and Policy adherence
• Quality Assurance activities around Spreadsheets, Processes and Controls
• Process, Risk and Control program (Single Process Inventory)
• Oversight of Operational Loss Process for various groups
• Oversight of Policy Compliance
• Balance Sheet Forecasting & Analytics