Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or in lieu of degree, 11 years equivalent experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience in FP&A (financial planning & analysis)
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with financial models

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:

This role is responsible for owning the FP&A processes to produce the short term forecast (Pacing), support validation of General Ledger completeness during quarter close, and preparation of externally reported materials and analysis during quarterly earnings process.. The incumbent will also be responsible for leading a team of two individual contributors, and a full time BLP, to enhance the team’s ability to produce and analyze forecasts and reporting requirements, as well as communicate results with senior leadership.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ownership of the short term forecast process (Pacing) which covers the financial expectation for the current quarter to monitor and communicate expected results.
• Partner with Controllership team to support validation of General Ledger completeness during quarterly close process
• Lead team in management of key reporting and analytical processes surrounding the quarter close and earnings process (i.e. Earnings Presentation, Financial Supplement, and analysis)
• Support the Investor Relations and Controllership teams with their requests for analysis to explain and understand the performance of Synchrony.
• Partner with cross functional teams to understand business trends, project performance, and consolidate reporting requirements.
• Lead team in management of centralized forecasting tools to deliver accurate estimates of quarterly performance
• Analyze variances and trends to determine changes in key business metrics vs. expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement in the financial reporting packages provided to senior leadership team which includes quarterly results and forecast.
• Provide seamless integration of Op Plan and monthly rolling forecasts to provide consistent outlook reporting to senior leaders.
• Be accountable for ad-hoc & participation in critical business analytics and key project support as directed by management.
• Prepare management reporting and presentations including Board materials.
• Help coordinate Synchrony’s monthly and quarterly closing activities including activities required to prepare for the quarterly earnings release.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.