Financial Analyst III - Controller Commercial Business Unit

Eligibility / Sponsorship

Sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future—including all F‑1 visa holders (CPT, OPT, and STEM OPT)—will not be considered for this role.

This is a hybrid position requiring 4 days in-office per week at One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, NY.

Conduct highly technical research, prepare, analyze, and review financial, tax and/or regulatory information to provide to senior management, regulators, internal/external audit and other interested parties. Adhere to internal controls while ensuring the quality of data being reported.

• Mentor junior team members.
• Responsible for problem resolution and data interpretation, perform or review variance analysis, and ensure timely submission of reports.
• Provide cross training/support to new team members.
• Prepare more complex financial schedules, reconciliations and reports for the Corporation, which could include bank regulatory reports, SEC reporting, reports to shareholders and the Board of Directors, as well as internal management reports.
• Strong knowledge of various tax regulations as applicable.
• Evaluate situations using multiple sources of information and suggest insightful conclusions.
• Perform data integrity testing, general ledger entries, adherence to generally accepted accounting principles, SEC disclosure requirements, and bank regulatory requirements.
• May be responsible for the review of the work of junior staff.
• Participate in special projects, improve existing processes, and interact with business line partners and communicate results to department management.
• Ensure success through shared responsibility of team workload to achieve department/project objectives (volume, quality, timeliness of end results).
• Participate in training and development opportunities across Finance and the Bank.
• Understand, adhere, and contribute to improvement/timeliness of deliverables and process efficiency.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

May train junior staff.

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years’ experience, OR
• Associate's degree and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, operations or financial institutions.
• Comprehensive understanding of finance, accounting and/or regulatory reporting concepts, business operations and/or bank products and knowledge of banking industry.
• High level of PC competencies (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access. Data visualization or data querying applications are a plus.)
• Detail oriented, with advanced problem‑solving skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multi‑task while prioritizing workload.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or related field.
• Financial Services Industry experience.

The pay range for this position is $74,600.00 - $ Annual (USD).

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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