Financial Manager - Strategic Insights and Analytics

Regions Financial Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Regions Financial Corporation in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Finance Manager to provide accounting and financial strategic support to business unit leaders. You will analyze financial data, forecast, budget, and prepare month-end close reports to drive performance.

The role oversees reporting packages, governance, and controls, acts as liaison with risk, internal audit, and regulators, and may lead a small team while driving process improvements and cost efficiency across systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a directly related field.
• Six (6) years of finance experience and experience managing groups or functions.
• MBA and CPA are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close reporting.
• Plans and directs production of reporting packages and external filings.
• Ensures governance activities, controls, and financial statement integrity.
• Acts as point of contact for risk, internal audit, external auditors, and regulators.
• Keeps current on accounting/regulatory changes affecting the bank.
• Identifies opportunities to implement new systems and processes.
• Maintains relationships with vendors.
• Oversees operating systems and programs for cost-effectiveness.
• May lead a small team in day-to-day activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA

CPA (if applicable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Description:

At Regions, the Financial Manager works within the Finance organization and provides accounting and financial strategic support to business unit leaders.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs financial analysis and reporting including guidance in areas of forecasting, budgeting, reporting as well as month end close
• Plans, organizes, and directs the efficient and accurate production of reporting packages as well as support for external filings
• Ensures the governance activities of the group are followed such as policies and procedures and financial statement control procedures
• Serves as point of contact for day-to-day activities with either risk, internal audit, external auditors, regulators, or other stakeholders
• Maintains knowledge of accounting and/or regulatory changes on a wide variety of topics as well as other current events that impact the bank
• Identifies and implements opportunities for the use of newsystems and processes
• Owns relationships with vendors
• Oversees the efficient operation and cost-effectiveness of operating systems and programs
• May leada small teamin the day-to-day activities of the group

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a directly related field
• Six (6) years offinance experience as well as experience managing groups or functions

Preferences

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) as applicable to the group’s responsibilities

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Access
• Attention to detail and robust documentation skills
• Excellent communication skills, including presentation of financial analysis and/or results to stakeholders
• Project management aptitude