FICC Finance Analyst: Forecasting, Insights & Strategy

U.S. Bank; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life insurance

Disability

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank invites a Financial Analyst to support financial planning and analysis across the FICC businesses, focusing on expense forecasting, headcount management, variance analysis, and management reporting.

In this fast-paced role, you’ll partner with business leaders and centralized finance to deliver accurate forecasts, insightful analysis, and executive-ready presentations, while identifying risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically five or more years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly expense forecasting and annual planning processes across multiple FICC business lines.
• Develop and maintain forecasts for compensation, non-compensation expenses, allocations, and headcount.
• Partner with business managers and finance leaders to identify forecast risks and opportunities.
• Support budget development and resource allocation initiatives.
• Perform monthly variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior year results.
• Analyze expense, headcount, and allocation drivers and communicate key trends to stakeholders.
• Monitor staffing and expense assumptions and update as needed.
• Assist in evaluating business initiatives and investments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

Executive reporting

Headcount planning

Variance analysis

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Essbase

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

U.S. Bank invites a Financial Analyst to support financial planning and analysis across the FICC businesses, focusing on expense forecasting, headcount management, variance analysis, and management reporting.

In this fast-paced role, you’ll partner with business leaders and centralized finance to deliver accurate forecasts, insightful analysis, and executive-ready presentations, while identifying risks and opportunities.