Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Location:

City Scape

As a Sr. Financial Planning Analyst, you will be a trusted finance partner to business unit management. The primary objective of this position is to optimize the business units’ financial results by proactively monitoring financial trends and key performance metrics and engaging in value‑added analysis to facilitate decision making. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the financial planning and analysis process including the annual budget and monthly forecast cycles, periodic management reporting, and other ad‑hoc analysis.

You will actively advise business units on current and future performance, calculating and predicting the associated financial impacts, and presenting finance packages to business line management.

• Lead as a trusted advisor and subject‑matter expert for the designated business units (HR, Credit, Finance, Marketing and Audit); serving as a single point of contact for all finance‑related matters.
• Assume ownership and manage all aspects of the annual and monthly planning, forecasting, and reporting processes for entrusted business units.
• Deliver comprehensive analysis of the financial results and key metrics of the business unit to leadership, leveraging internal and external comparables.
• Understand the impact of unusual items that skew interpretation of performance relative to prior year, budget and forecasts.
• Investigate results that do not align with expectations and share insights on corrective action to strengthen performance.
• Create presentations for senior management that effectively communicate key messages and insights.
• Develop financial models for ad‑hoc projects that support business decision making.
• Communicate across functional business units to identify needs and explain unexpected variances; demonstrate intellectual curiosity regarding performance drivers.
• Continuously improve financial performance reporting by transforming data into actionable, value‑added metrics and analysis packaged in an easily consumable format.
• Proactively engage in business‑unit reviews, including competitive analysis, KPI assessments and SWOT analysis, to support strategic planning.
• Maintain and control management reporting data, including uploading budgets and forecasts to core databases and producing reports on SharePoint.
• Support cost‑center maintenance and upkeep of policies and procedures.

• Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence senior management
• Superior attention to detail and ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining the big picture
• Demonstrated financial modeling and analytical skills, experience developing financial reports and metrics
• 7+ years of finance experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, preferably in Accounting or Finance
• Advanced Excel knowledge; strong Word and PowerPoint skills
• Working knowledge of SQL and/or SAS beneficial; familiarity with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI

We offer competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401(k) matching program, tuition assistance, an employee volunteer program, a wellness program, and the opportunity to grow your career through hands‑on experience in successful financial management.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or need an alternative method of applying, please email  or call .

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