Business Finance Officer - Commercial Real Estate Banking

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• Believes in responsible growth and has a proven dedication to supporting the communities we serve.
• Provides continuous training and developmental opportunities to help people achieve their goals, whatever their background or experience.
• Believes diversity makes us stronger, so we can reflect, connect to and meet the diverse needs of our clients and customers around the world.
• Is committed to advancing our tools, technology and ways of working. We always put our clients first to meet their evolving needs.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Group is responsible for the overall financial management of our company. This includes accounting, financial and regulatory reporting, balance sheet management, financial planning and analysis, treasury, investor relations, corporate investments and tax

Global Banking and Markets Finance strives to be a valued business partner to the company's trading, corporate and institutional banking businesses. Our first priority is to operate a series of key control processes to ensure the integrity of GBAM's financial results. Then we build on these activities to offer performance insight to business leaders. The assets of Finance are its people.

Business Finance Officers/Control (BFO/BFC) Partners directly with our Front Office LOBs providing strategic guidance and insight; Performs the product control function to ensure the integrity of our financial results

Team / Overview

The Business Finance Officer (BFO) within Commercial Real Estate Finance team supports the relationship management teams within Commercial Real Estate Banking. This role is responsible for partnering with the business in achieving their strategic business plan and serving as finance partner for the covered business segments.

This position is part of the Enterprise Credit Finance team is aligned to Global Banking within the Global Banking & Markets (GBAM) Finance organization. The Enterprise Credit Finance team is composed of approximately 20 employees located in Charlotte.

This role will allow opportunity to gain exposure and acumen in P&L management & reporting and develop or improve the following skills: Business partnering, Executive presentation and communication skills and ad hoc analysis.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Coordinate among key stakeholders and support partners to drive consistent and actionable analysis that can be shared with the line of business and finance leaders.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor and member of the leadership team for the businesses supported.
• Interpret and present financial results to the business to explain results and identify opportunities.
• As finance liaison for the business, assist in coordinating the solution to any accounting or finance related question that is raised by business partners. These can include a broad range of questions including client or product profitability, capital treatment and return, liquidity impacts, etc.
• Provide perspective and key driver input into financial routines such as forecast, quarter-end and management or regulatory routines
• Look for opportunities to drive process improvement and operational excellence across routines

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree, in accounting or finance
• Prior accounting or financial analysis work experience
• Strong communication, organization, presentation, analytical and leadership skills
• Analytical Abilities / Financial Acumen - Systematic application of a combination of inductive and deductive reasoning to examine information, interpret results and arrive at well-founded logical conclusions.
• Builds Partnerships - Builds broad-based business relationships across the organization. Skillfully influences peers and colleagues to promote and sell ideas. Proactively surfaces and resolves conflict with efficiency.
• Organization and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Strong business acumen
• Advanced excel skills

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Commercial Banking products
• Forecast or planning experience
• Tableau experience

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