Finance Axiom Manager

Overview

Description

Huntington’s Finance organization is continuing its transformation journey to become a people first, digitally enabled function supporting the strategic goals of the bank. Huntington is looking for a seasoned, hands-on Finance Axiom Manager (FAM) to drive the overall strategy, design, policies, transformation, and standardization of the production of automated Axiom regulatory reporting. The FAM ensures that the end-to-end process delivers on its goals of transformation and process optimization, defining, implementing, measuring and improving the automated Axiom reporting process to consistently deliver value, and partnering with the business and leadership to promote future operational improvements.

• Manages the teams responsible for Nasdaq Controller View configuration and automation of key regulatory filings required to file with bank regulators. Manages a production support team tasked with developing, implementing, and executing an inventory of preventive and detective data quality edit check rules, and distributing results to applicable lines-of-business and operations data owners for research and remediation.

• Organizes the department in an effective way and staffs it with personnel with appropriate levels of expertise. Sets context, assigns and monitors work of direct reports; provides performance feedback, training, coaching and mentoring as required to maintain a high-performance culture and meet goals.

• Monitors the execution of a strong production controls framework including change management, data/file handling controls, reconciliation controls, trending controls, variance analysis and escalation protocol to ensure the accuracy of all regulatory submissions.

• Collaborates with leaders across business lines, operations, corporate areas, and technology to ensure the highest quality and most comprehensive data is consistently reported on a timely basis.

• Monitors regulatory reporting rule making proposals and final rules and collaborates with Regulatory Reporting and Liquidity reporting teams to update configuration and control changes to remain in compliance.

• Manages changes to the business rules by ensuring changes follow the approval process within the Axiom development team and through relationship management with Finance data and IT teams to implement the required changes.

• Coordinates with subject matter experts to create and maintain accurate process documentation, including standard operating procedures, workflows, business rules, reporting data lineage and protocols.

• Supports delivery of process improvements through data collection and quantitative analysis, opportunity identification, prioritization, and facilitates the design of new or improved business solutions including process re-engineering and automation.

• Accountable for the design, implementation and continuous improvement of regulatory data automation processes that comply with regulatory guidance and ensure the integrity of financial data.

• Ensures open communication throughout the organization, keeping stakeholders informed of project updates and coordinating all process changes, including cross-functional engagement with IT and regulatory reporting teams.

• Assumes responsibility for the design and implementation of consistent, reliable measurement of metrics and KPIs to benchmark and optimize performance on an ongoing basis.

• Relationship-Builder – Builds strong working relationships, demonstrates client service mindset, and communicates effectively; knows when to escalate.

• Problem Solving – Uses structured thinking to break down issues and identify root causes; analyzes data to inform decisions.

• Initiative – Proactively seeks improvements, meets objectives on time with minimal supervision, and shows self-motivation.

• Adaptability – Responds to change, prioritizes effectively, and navigates uncertainty.

• Results Orientation – Delivers on plans, takes accountability for outcomes, and pursues opportunities for impact.

• Detail Oriented – Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and timely delivery.

• Creativity – Analyzes situations and develops alternative approaches when needed.