Platform Solutions, Enterprise Partnerships, Financial Analyst

Platform Solutions (PS) builds and embeds cloud-based, developer-specific financial products and services in our clients' ecosystems to help them better serve their own clients and customers.

The PS Finance team within Platform Solutions is responsible for providing financial support to business leadership both at the divisional and individual business levels as well as interacting with the Executive Office and Firmwide FPA through five primary functions: (1) quarterly earnings, (2) management reporting, (3) budgeting/forecasting, and (4) expense management. This position is for an Analyst who will work closely with the Chief Financial Officer of PS and each of the business unit leads to build models and drive analysis of key drivers for the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce quarterly earnings narrative to prepare firmwide and PS leadership for earnings release
• Provide financial guidance to business leadership team in all areas of financial management through preparation, review and analysis of key financial metrics to aid in strategic business decisions
• Own and enhance the financial modeling, tools, and processes for submitting annual multi-year budgets and forecasts working with the business and other functional teams (e.g. Acquisitions, Risk, Central Finance, Delivery)
• Drive end-to-end P&L ownership of all major drivers in partnership with cross-functional teams (originations, prepayments, vendor expense, credit, marketing spend, etc.)
• Create robust, organized, and detailed financial models with sensitivity analysis for stress testing
• Establish and foster strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead ad-hoc analytics and projects

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience in financial or data analyst role
• Bachelors degree in Finance or similar
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Critical thinking to create new and innovative solutions for unexplored areas
• Proficient in building and handling complicated models
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation
• Ability to work with large data sets across many systems and apply logic to draw conclusions
• Capability to effectively communicate and present results highlighting the broader commercial and strategic impact
• Team player, with excellent interpersonal skills who is comfortable developing relationships throughout the firm
• Strong ability to multi-task, with an ability to manage multiple projects with different deadlines
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• High degree of intellectual curiosity, particularly in the customer-centered financial products

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