Financial Business Partner​/Senior Financial Business Partner

Financial Business Partner / Senior Financial Business Partner

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking a Financial Business Partner / Senior Financial Business Partner to serve as a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) or Treasury Services Finance team. The role involves building trusted relationships with business areas, ensuring financial support and direction for effective budget management, and contributing to departmental, bank, and system‑wide initiatives.

• Works independently, with guidance only in the most complex situations, to make sound decisions.
• Exercises considerable latitude when determining the objectives of assignments. Work is generally reviewed for desired results.
• Identifies and may lead the development of solutions to complex problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with functional objectives and keep the customer in mind.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of knowledge of FP&A or Treasury Services Finance function operations, financial planning and analysis and accounting concepts and building effective financial business partner relationships as well as related controls and applies that knowledge through work products.
• Considered an expert in at least two business areas and has developed relationships with all assigned business areas that facilitate deep understanding of their business environment and strategic priorities.
• Responsible for more complex activities associated with financial planning and analysis and works directly with functional management.
• Performs financial analysis with key attention to detail, develops forecast recommendations, and provides proactive financial consultation to business areas, incorporating both top‑down and bottoms‑up approaches.
• Provides collaborative and consultative strategic financial planning to multiple stakeholders and business areas by building cross‑functional relationships and aiding assigned business areas in planning and forecasting financial information. May lead aspects of the team’s efforts in this space.
• Effectively translates financial‑related information, both orally and in writing, for a non‑financial audience by bridging the gap between financial jargon and practical understanding. May lead aspects of the team’s communication efforts.
• Coordinates with staff across Financial Management to ensure business area financial‑related challenges are proactively diagnosed and effectively addressed. May lead aspects of the team’s efforts in this space.
• Recognizes and identifies customer issues and common themes and recommends solutions or process improvement opportunities.
• Interprets and implements new/revised industry standards and System Finance standards.
• Develops training resources and delivers them to stakeholders.
• Contributes significantly to and may lead the development of new processes, standards, and operational plans at the Department‑level.
• Seeks out opportunities to significantly contribute to projects/initiatives/work groups in the department, Bank, and/or System Finance community.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

• Financial Business Partner – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Management Information Systems, or related field; 5+ years of related experience.
• Senior Financial Business Partner – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Management Information Systems, or related field; 7+ years of related experience; related certification, active participation in an industry organization, or advanced degree required.

• Business Operations / Business Acumen
• Project Management
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Business Relationship Management
• Accounting and financial reporting
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Action Oriented
• Collaboration
• Effective Communication (with influence)
• Customer Focus
• Ensures Accountability
• Values Differences
• Manages Complexity Critical Thinking and Judgment
• Relationship Building
• Embraces Change and Innovation

Expected starting salary range for the Financial Business Partner: $81,600 – $112,200…