Senior Finance Manager - FP&A

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Role Summary
The Senior Finance Manager provides strategic financial planning and analysis leadership for the Consumer Lending business line, partnering closely with senior leaders to support financial performance, resource allocation, and business strategy. This role leads forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and financial modeling efforts while overseeing a team of financial analysts. The position offers the opportunity to influence key business decisions, drive process improvements, and strengthen financial planning capabilities across a high-impact area of the organization.

• Lead financial planning and analysis activities for the Consumer Lending business, including forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and financial reporting.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate financial performance, strategic initiatives, investments, and business opportunities.
• Oversee the development and enhancement of complex financial models to support decision-making and performance management.
• Manage and develop a team of financial analysts, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
• Present financial insights, recommendations, and executive-level reporting materials to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial planning processes, forecasting methodologies, and analytical capabilities.
• Serve as a key liaison between finance and Consumer Lending leadership to align financial strategies with business objectives.
• Establish and reinforce consistent financial planning standards, best practices, and reporting accuracy across assigned areas.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Business Management, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive financial analysis, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), or banking experience

Preferred

• Prior people management experience
• Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modeling
• Demonstrated FP&A leadership experience
• Banking industry experience
• Consumer lending experience
• PowerPoint presentation development skills

This is a highly visible role that partners directly with Consumer Lending leadership and contributes to strategic business decisions. You’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop a talented team while driving meaningful improvements in forecasting, analytics, and financial planning processes. The role offers broad organizational exposure and the ability to make a measurable impact on business performance.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including but not limited to people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience.

In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life.

• Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community.
• Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused
  
  Colleague Resource Groups.
• Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave,an employee stock purchase plan, military…