Senior Specialist, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Bank of New York Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Bank of New York Mellon is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business & Function Finance to join our Finance team in New York, NY. This role serves as a key FP&A partner to Corporate Function leadership, delivering insights, planning support, and performance analysis that informs senior decision-making and strengthens financial discipline.

The role supports budget planning, monthly close, variance analysis, and modeling to enable timely, accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of FP&A or related finance experience.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Interest and examples in leveraging AI for process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support budget planning and forecast updates for Corporate Function areas.
• Manage monthly close including tracking expenses and accruals.
• Analyze results, forecasts, metrics, and scorecards for reviews and executive discussions.
• Develop financial models, planning tools, and reporting to support planning and performance management.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights aligned to priorities.
• Provide timely, accurate analyses with clear risk and opportunity identification.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

AI for process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Excel advanced

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Power BI

Job description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist, Business & Function Finance to join our Finance team in New York, NY. This role will serve as a key FP&A partner to Corporate Function leadership, delivering financial insights, planning support, and performance analysis that inform senior decision-making and strengthen financial discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support the budget planning process and recurring forecast updates for assigned Corporate Function areas, helping leadership understand financial outlook, key drivers, and potential risks or opportunities.
• Manage the monthly close process, including tracking actual expenses across employee compensation, vendor spend, accruals, and other key expense categories to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Analyze actual results, forecasts, metrics, and scorecards to identify trends, explain variances, and develop commentary for detailed reviews and executive-level discussions.
• Develop and maintain financial models, planning tools, and reporting that support business planning, performance management, and timely decision-making.
• Partner with Finance and Corporate Function stakeholders to translate financial data into actionable insights aligned to strategic and operational priorities.
• Partner with senior leadership with timely, accurate, and well-structured financial analysis, including clear identification of risks, opportunities, and recommended areas of focus.
• Help ensure adherence to financial controls, policies, and reporting standards while contributing to continuous improvement across planning and reporting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 4-7 years of Financial Planning & Analysis or related finance experience, with demonstrated ability to support budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with proficiency in financial systems, reporting tools, and spreadsheet-based analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor financial messaging for detailed reviews and senior audiences.
• Strong collaboration, relationship management, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrates a strong interest and has examples in leveraging AI for process improvement, automation and efficiency.
• Advanced degree or professional certification, such as CPA or MBA, is a plus.

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Awards

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Benefits and Rewards

• BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy.
• We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey.
• Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
• BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
• BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees.
• The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
• Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award.
• Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
• Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered.
• Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
• If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Full timePosting Date: 2026-09-15