Senior Manager, Budgeting and Forecasting

Senior Manager, Budgeting and Forecasting

Location:

City Scape

Join Western Alliance Bank as Senior Manager, Budgeting and Forecasting.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a key contributor to the bank’s enterprise-wide budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Partner with business unit finance teams to consolidate inputs and validate assumptions for financial planning cycles.
• Develop and refine financial models that support scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and executive-level decision-making.
• Monitor and interpret financial performance trends, identifying key drivers and providing insights to guide strategic actions.
• Assist in preparing executive-level presentations that communicate budget and forecast outcomes, including variance analysis and strategic implications.
• Support the integration of planning tools and systems to improve forecasting accuracy and streamline planning workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency in financial narratives across internal and external reporting.
• Contribute to initiatives focused on cost optimization, capital allocation, and investment prioritization.
• Participate in the enhancement of data governance and standardization efforts across planning processes.
• Provide responsive, ad-hoc financial analysis to support evolving business needs and strategic initiatives.

What You'll Need:

• 7+ years of related experience in Financial Analysis, Accounting, Finance (GL Management, Public Reporting, Analysis) or a similar field.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required;
  Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Previous leadership experience required.
• Prior banking experience required.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management, and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards, and practices.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of Microsoft Office with advanced Excel capabilities (Pivot Tables, SUMPRODUCT, INDEX/MATCH, etc.).
• Advanced to expert knowledge of financial planning and analysis concepts, financial reporting and disclosure concepts.
• Expert speaking and writing communication skills.
• Certified Public Accountant preferred.
• Chartered Financial Analyst preferred.
• May require up to 25% travel.

Benefits You’ll Love:

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, and a wellness program. You’ll also gain invaluable hands‑on experience and the opportunity to grow your career.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, national 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, please email  or call 602‑386‑2488.

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