Capital One Principal Financial Analyst - Staff Finance 

United States, Virginia, Arlington 

197628725

Center 2 (19050), United States of America, McLean, Virginia Principal Financial Analyst - Staff Finance

As a Financial Analyst, you will work for a company that invests in ways to tell stories, view trends, and diagnose results in a more compelling and visual nature. You will have the opportunity to partner with business customers on driving strategic business direction that leads to sustainable performance and you will be asked to challenge our current well-managed processes to be more proactive, effective and efficient. Financial Analysts perform financial data analysis in preparing Profit & Loss or other statements and frequently build reports for higher level associates; provide management and business clients with project statuses; perform reporting and analysis to support presentation and ad-hoc requests.

Roles require strong communication, problem solving, strategic thinking, and influencing skills in order to effectively:

• Articulate outcomes of analysis and relevant insights

• Develop presentations to communicate business and analysis results to senior audiences

Principal Analyst
Responsibilities:

• Develop the Annual Budget, Monthly Financial Forecast and the Long-Term Financial Plan

• Develop financial models and analyses to support growth of the business and strategic initiatives

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including areas of revenue, expenses and capital expenditures

• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance

• Analyze complex financial information and reports to support accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Reporting and Analysis

• Identify industry trends and insights pertaining to competitor’s strategies and/or relative financial performance (e.g. peer benchmarking)

• Perform ad hoc analysis using data retrievals from internal financial systems and external market databases and package insights into clear and concise presentations

• Work closely with the business leads to help identify areas and processes for driving efficiencies

• Implement and work with Business Intelligence Tools and Dashboard reports

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 3 years experience in financial analysis and financial modeling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative major (Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering) or military experience

• Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Accounting, Finance, or Economics

• Certified Treasury Professional or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or CFM

• 4+ years of experience in financial analysis and financial modeling

• Advanced Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets and Google Slides skills.

• Strong SQL and Python skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• 3+ years experience in financial services, banking or technology industries

• 3+ years experience partnering with senior leaders and internal stakeholders

. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

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