Strategic Finance Analyst — Growth & Forecasting

KeyBank; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyBank is seeking an analytical professional to drive financial performance and strategic market expansion within Commercial Banking. You will partner with regional leadership and finance to deliver insights, forecasts, and actionable recommendations.

The role requires strong communication, enterprise mindset, and solid understanding of profitability concepts. You will build forecast models, present findings to senior leaders, and support regulatory reporting as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 4+ years of diverse analytical experience in Finance, preferably with exposure to banking.
• Organized self-starter with the ability to think and work independently and creatively.
• Strong financial and/or accounting acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish solid working relationships with multiple teams and individuals with varying levels of expertise.
• Proven team player, willing to assist others as needed to ensure that group deadlines are met and quality standards achieved.
• Detail oriented with the ability to thoroughly analyze and resolve issues with limited direction.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access and PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage time and prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provides monthly/quarterly reporting analyzing financial results and performance to targets and progress to strategic initiatives.
• Owns the short and long term forecasting process.
• Develops or enhances existing driver based forecast models for the Commercial Bank loan portfolio and associated fees.
• Develop full funnel reporting for new markets performance and profitability.
• Perform ad hoc analyses on market performance including post-mortem analyses.
• Presents to senior leadership on a quarterly or monthly basis with a focus on translating business driver trends to forward looking risks and opportunities.
• Complete required external and regulatory reports as needed.
• Provide research on miscellaneous items and complete ad hoc analysis as necessary.
• Develop strong working relationships with business unit leadership, peers, and partners.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Time management

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Tableau

Workday Financials

Adaptive Planning

Essbase

SQL

Google BigQuery

Excel

Job description

KeyBank is seeking an analytical professional to drive financial performance and strategic market expansion within Commercial Banking. You will partner with regional leadership and finance to deliver insights, forecasts, and actionable recommendations.

The role requires strong communication, enterprise mindset, and solid understanding of profitability concepts. You will build forecast models, present findings to senior leaders, and support regulatory reporting as needed.