FP&A Analyst — Banking Insights & Strategic Reporting

Clear Destination Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Midwest BankCentre is seeking a highly analytical and versatile Financial Analyst to deliver reporting, analysis, and project support across the Finance function. This role will expand the capacity of Finance leadership by producing accurate, timely reports, maintaining financial models, and translating financial and operational results into clear insights that support decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and technical capabilities with intellectual curiosity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• Two+ years of financial analysis, accounting, banking, treasury, or related experience preferred.
• Experience with FP&A platforms or BI/reporting tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate recurring financial, management, board, committee, and performance reports.
• Own assigned reporting processes, including data gathering, validation, reconciliation, report preparation, analysis, documentation, and communication of key findings.
• Analyze monthly financial and operational results, explain variances to budget and forecast, and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long‑range financial projections.
• Develop profitability analyses for products, business lines, branches, and customer segments.
• Build and maintain financial models, dashboards, scorecards, and key performance indicators for strategic planning and performance management.
• Analyze key banking metrics, including net interest margin, return on assets, return on equity, efficiency ratio, loan/deposit growth, liquidity, credit quality, and capital performance.
• Assist as a power user of the Bank’s FP&A platform, supporting implementation, testing, data validation, and user training.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Pivot tables

Repeatable reporting tools

Verbal and written communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

FP&A platforms

BI/management reporting tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Midwest BankCentre is seeking a highly analytical and versatile Financial Analyst to deliver reporting, analysis, and project support across the Finance function. This role will expand the capacity of Finance leadership by producing accurate, timely reports, maintaining financial models, and translating financial and operational results into clear insights that support decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and technical capabilities with intellectual curiosity and