Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or in lieu of degree, 11 years equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7+ years of corporate finance experience
• Experience in collaboration on cross-functional teams and leading projects/initiatives
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Word & Outlook, with extensive experience with Excel

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Reporting to the CFO for the Home & Auto platform at Synchrony, this role will provide financial leadership to one of Synchrony’s five sales platforms. The significant work being done by this role includes leading the financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes and partnering with the platforms’ senior leadership teams in driving profitable growth and achieving strategic objectives. This role is also a key leader in developing the business strategy, evaluating client segmentation, holding teams accountable for delivering results and providing meaningful analysis.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage with industry teams to understand business and portfolio requirements and communicate performance
• Lead financial performance analysis and recommend actions as needed to improve performance
• Partner with cross functional leadership team to maximize growth potential, optimizing profitability and risk trade-offs within the competitive and economic environment
• Partner with platform leadership to develop and execute the business strategy
• Lead the annual Op Plan, Short Range Forecast and Strategic planning process and ongoing forecasting and analysis
• Track and report client-level profitability
• Manage direct and indirect COE resources to execute forecasting, portfolio support and reporting activities
• Understand key contractual terms, ensuring forecasts and plans properly reflect changes
• Lead periodic NI Review processes
• Provide quarterly support for external Earnings and reporting processes
• Lead profitability optimization efforts
• Participate in Business Development due diligence, pricing and integration efforts for acquisitions
• Provide key ad-hoc analysis as needed
• Support second and third line reviews
• Support regulatory reviews
• Serve as delegate for CFO in various meetings and reviews
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned