Summary:

The Financial Planning & Asset/Liability Manager plays a pivotal role in driving business performance improvements by collaborating with key stakeholders, including senior management, as a subject matter expert in financial analysis, planning, and asset/liability management for the bank and holding company. The Finance organization leads and contributes to several essential functions, including supporting executive decision-making, analyzing results, assessing strategic alternatives, and developing strategic plans.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the financial planning process, collaborating with stakeholders across the organization.
• Recommend operational strategies and plans that directly impact the bank's financial outcomes.
• Develop business cases using financial forecast models and challenge assumptions that influence functional results.
• Conduct thorough financial analysis through primary and secondary research to identify business trends, financial performance, and competitor developments.
• Analyze and monitor key issues affecting profitability, growth, and productivity across various business units.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting under US GAAP for senior leadership, covering the consolidated entity and all reporting segments.
• Develop standardized financial and operational reports, including key metrics and dashboards, for distribution to executive management and internal stakeholders.
• Translate detailed accounting data into actionable analytics for business decision-making.
• Evaluate and manage the bank’s financial risks, including liquidity and interest rate risks, and propose effective risk management strategies.
• Contribute to the design, calibration, and maintenance of internal liquidity management metrics, including Early Warning Indicators.
• Assist in the development and upkeep of the Liquidity Stress Testing model and Cash-flow Forecasting framework.
• Responsible for the modeling, analysis, and reporting of the bank’s interest rate risk position, including NII and EVE analysis, back-testing, and stress testing.
• Contribute to ALCO reporting on liquidity, interest rates, and capital management.
• Respond to regulatory and auditor inquiries related to financial planning and asset/liability management.