Finance Analyst
Description
Consumer Lending Consolidation Finance Analyst
Position Summary
Consumer Lending Finance is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Analyst to support financial planning, reporting, and consolidation activities across multiple Consumer Lending businesses, including Credit Card, Home Equity, Mortgage, Student Lending, Citizens Pay, and Personal Lending.
This role will serve as a central coordination point for recurring financial reporting and forecast processes, ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent reporting across the organization. The successful candidate will own many of the team's monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables and help drive process improvements through automation and standardization.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Consolidation
- Prepare and maintain monthly financial reporting packages.
- Consolidate financial results, key metrics, and commentary across Consumer Lending businesses.
- Support month-end close, forecast, and budget reporting cycles through data collection, validation, and analysis.
- Aggregate and communicate monthly Risks & Opportunities (R&O) submissions across business lines.
- Monitor key drivers of financial performance and identify notable trends or variances.
- Validate financial data across multiple systems and reporting tools.
- Identify reporting gaps, reconcile discrepancies, and coordinate issue resolution with finance partners.
- Identify opportunities to streamline recurring reporting activities and reduce manual processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
- Hands on experience in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Reporting, or Analytics - experience in Consumer Lending or Banking is a strong plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel skills are a must; familiarity with tools like Essbase, Dodeca, or similar platforms is a bonus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
