JPMorgan Financial Planning & Analysis Associate 

United States, Ohio, Columbus 

356426378

As a Financial Analysis Professional within the Human Resources team, you will be tasked with defining, refining, and achieving set financial goals for our firm. Your role will involve partnering with various departments across the firm to provide strategic financial analysis, oversee budgeting and forecasting processes, and coordinate these financial operations. As part of our Planning and Analysis (P&A) teams, you will be responsible for financial control, forecasting and budgeting, analyzing financial and business metrics, delivering regular management reports, developing new reporting capabilities, and advising line of business CFOs on strategies to enhance profitability and efficiency.

Job responsibilities:

• Serve as a liaison between Firm-wide P&A, lines of business, Functional Finance teams and other support teams in order to provide impactful reporting, planning and insightful analyses
• Produce presentations, analysis and supporting materials for key internal clients including senior management; participate and support ad-hoc special projects and requests as needed
• Performing variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and presenting commentary to senior managers, explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets. Helping design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management
• Develop, consolidate and present insightful and robust qualitative and quantitative financial analysis including annual budget, quarterly/monthly forecast variances
• Create, maintain and review financial models and analyses (both recurring and ad-hoc)
• Conduct "deep dive" analyses on key issues impacting client to determine root cause and propose solutions
• Collaborate with business partners across P&A, lines of business and the firm to ensure the timely, accurate and effective delivery of recurring and ad-hoc initiatives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key business stakeholders: firm-wide, Functional Finance and lines of business teams
• Enhancing controls and streamlining processes, introducing automation where possible

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• The candidate must be a self-starter who is able to work in a fast paced, results driven environment
• BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Accounting
• 4+ years of relevant FP&A experience
• Sound judgment, professional maturity and personal integrity, strong work ethic, proactive and results-oriented, and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• The ability to comprehend and clearly communicate complex concepts and maintain composure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent organizational, management, and both verbal and written communication skills
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Essbase
• Ability to navigate multiple data sets and synthesize into cohesive presentation and recommendations
• Detail oriented individual with the ability to work well under pressure, handling multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Team oriented, inquisitive, critical thinker who anticipates questions from internal clients and senior management
• Ability to build strong partnerships with colleagues, desire to learn quickly, be flexible and think strategically
• Preferred experience in the financial services industry