As a Finance and Business Manager in Technology Finance, you will act as a trusted advisor and counterweight to Business/Home Lending CFO/Auto CFO/Technology CFO, and are responsible for identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks.. More so, you will be responsible for month-end financial reporting and forecast variance analysis. This is a time-pressured and high-profile position which is instrumental in assisting/advising senior management and in coordinating the deployment of the bank’s corporate resources to address strategic and tactical objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implement new business strategy, strategic initiatives or platforms, including aligning department and support groups (Finance, Tech, Ops, Legal, Compliance)
- Optimize 'bottom line' business performance by driving key initiatives and efficiencies in Home Lending and Auto technology
- Identify, escalate and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business: e.g. legal, tax, regulatory, capacity issues, extraordinary transaction costs
- Analyze financial performance, including expenses related to labor and non-labor spend; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation
- Partner across the technology space to understand allocated expenses and what is driving costs across Home Lending and Auto Technology Spend
- Partner with the relevant external service/ infrastructure providers
- Business representation in respective internal/external working groups
- Be a team lead to 2-3 direct reports managing performance and goal setting
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or other related area
- Previous Management Experience
- Previous product knowledge and/or prior Business Management or COO experience
- Energetic and dynamic in style
- Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills
- Present well to senior and global business heads
- Able to forge strong internal relationships across a broad range of functions
- Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to both define and deliver to conclusion a strategic agenda across multiple groups
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Attention to detail with logical thought process
- Comfortable and confident with presenting to senior leaders