Business Information Analyst - Credit Risk Analytics (On-site)

Hancock Whitney; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hancock Whitney seeks a Business Intelligence Analyst to deliver actionable insights from customer and market data. You will partner with business units to define requirements, build sophisticated reports, and drive information delivery across the bank.

The role emphasizes problem solving, data integrity, and strategic support for leadership decisions. The candidate will translate complex financial data into clear analyses, support banking analytics initiatives, and work with BI tools to enable

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Marketing or related field.
• Experience in bank reporting and profitability systems.
• At least 4 years of experience with detailed knowledge of the banking/financial services industry.
• Advanced understanding of financial reporting and analytics.
• Strong analytical and database skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Responsibilities

• Consult regularly with business lines to understand strategic plan and issues.
• Translate business issues into analyses and design reports to address needs.
• Develop deployment strategies for reporting processes and information retrieval.
• Collaborate with BI Analysts to design reports aligned with business goals.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership in clear, cohesive formats.
• Support data management to identify gaps and validate delivered information.

Skills

Banking knowledge

Analytical thinking

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Data visualization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance

Master's preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

SQL Server

Job description

JOB FUNCTION / SUMMARY:

Partners with assigned business segment to provide actionable and decision-relevant business insights based on customer trends, market trends, customer behavior, voice of the customer, competitive assessment, and industry trends. Provides analytical support and business level guidance in creation and distribution of enterprise business intelligence reporting. Provides expert knowledge of current Informational Delivery Platform tools, methods, and best practices, and recommends and implements process improvements. Supports detailed informational analytics support for current and future information reporting needs, distributed via electronically or paper-based, at various levels of the organization. Develops deployment strategies utilizing efficient reporting processes and information retrieval/distribution. Actively participates and provides subject matter expertise in the Informational Projects focusing on solving issues from the business point of view.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consults regularly with assigned line of businesses to understand their strategic plan, goals, and business issues.
• Consults with management team to identify and define strategic business issues/requirements for analysis.
• Translates business issues into analyses and designs appropriate systems extracts, files, and reports to address the business issues.
• Writes and presents recommendations based on analysis, providing insight, knowledge, and understanding of business, products, markets, and industry.
• Acts as subject matter expert on customer data & integrations.
• Works with a cross-functional marketing team to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan for the line of business and ensures value proposition relevancy and effectiveness.
• Works with various information sources to develop appropriate strategic recommendations to leadership, including customer analysis, market analysis, competitive analysis, financial reports, product trend reports, and industry reports.
• Continuously works towards improving the quality and relevance of information resources.
• Collaborates with Business Intelligence Analysts to design reporting, analyses, and lists that are aligned with the strategy and goals of the lines of business.
• Presents recommendations, analysis, reporting, and research findings to internal audiences by synthesizing complex data and concerts into easy to comprehend, comprehensive, and cohesive presentations.
• Researches any trends, either positive or negative, in the loan and deposit portfolios, and researches the reason and implications of such changes(s).
• Assists in design of the business rules and strategy for Client and Relationship Management hub under the Informational approach.
• Provides information and analysis that guides strategic thinking and supports decision making.
• Provides business need validation in business intelligence development and release cycle, with intake and priority review, and communicates to business and end-user community.
• Works with data management team to identify and document data gaps necessary for information requests and enhancements, and assists in validation once delivered.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Marketing or related field, with a master’s degree preferred
• Experience in bank reporting and profitability systems
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered
• At least 4 years of experience with detailed knowledge of the banking / financial services industry
• Understanding of banking, financial services, and/or investment industry
• Advanced understanding of financial reporting and analytics
• Understanding of reporting tools and platforms
• Strong analytical and database skills
• Must be able to work independently, problem solve, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
• Ability to understand complex financial statistics and reports
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products including, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

ESSENTIAL MENTAL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 25 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions. If the employee is unable to lift/move/carry this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an “undue hardship” then the employee must be accommodated; hence omitting lifting/moving/carrying as a physical requirement.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or history of disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, disabled veteran, or other protected characteristics as required by federal, state and local laws.