FINANCIAL ANALYST III
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
The Financial Analyst III is one of the key direct reports to the head of Corporate Finance within the C ity National Banking finance team.
He/she will play a pivotal role in assisting with enterprise-wide planning and forecasting efforts, leading strategic/high-impact corporate initiatives, and delivering key financial analyses and business analytics.
This is a highly visible, hands-on role, interfacing with executive stakeholders/leaders across the business.
Position requires person to be a self-starter, able to drive and execute initiatives on time, work with all levels of management, and provide sound financial recommendations based on accurate financial analyses.
Finance Division
This is a great opportunity to grow your career with a stable and expanding organization as a member of City National’s Finance team.
This group records, analyzes, reports and optimizes to maintain the bank’s financial health, while following principles and legislation to ensure we’re doing what’s right.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Assist with enterprise-wide annual planning and monthly forecasting/reporting efforts, including bottom up/top-down planning, variance analysis, etc.
- Develop and own key corporate financial models, enhancing existing forecasting models by increasing forecast accuracy, consolidating enterprise P&L across various functions.
- Support corporate financial guidance preparation by providing insights and analyses for guidance ranges.
- Prepare executive level presentations to senior management team and board of directors.
- Execute critical, time sensitive ad-hoc projects and financial pro-forma, e.g what-if scenarios, sensitivity analysis, etc.
- Proactively identify and drive process improvements and standardization.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Must-Have*
- *Minimum of 3 years of financial analysis experience required.
- *Minimum of 3 years advanced Excel experience including minimum of 2 year complex formula/function development, writing macros in VBA, and utilizing PivotTables and other methods to manipulate large datasets.
- *Minimum of 2 years of experience working in Microsoft Office
Skills and Knowledge
- Higher proficiency in PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills, experience involving extensive work with complex spreadsheet and formulas, charts/graphs and other methods to manipulate data large sets.
- Strong capabilities in and knowledge of business analytic tools.
Experience with Cognos TM1 and PeopleSoft a plus.
- Strong organization skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to establish strong working relationships.
Effective at building appropriate rapport.
- Outstanding oral communications, written and presentation skills, as well as solid business acumen and ability to convey complex concepts.
- Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and work successfully both independently and in a team.
- Ability to accurately, thoroughly and efficiently handle/analyze a high data volume.
- Ability to approach the FP&A environment with the following mentality: prioritize , pivot, and execute while working under tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects at the same time, working under tight deadlines.
- Effective verbal/written communication skills to interact with all levels of Bank personnel and strong analytical skills required.
- Proactively addresses routine questions and problems and refers more complex issues prior to referring to higher levels.
*To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.
It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.
ABOUT CITY NATIONAL
We start with a basic premise: Business is personal.
Since day one we’ve always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish.
City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today.
City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.
City National Bank requires all colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to work on-site at any of our locations.
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