Financial Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Sr Financial Analyst Consultant; Term: Direct Placement;  Start Date: ASAP;  Location: San Francisco, CA; Misc: No Relocation

Working closely with partners in Product Management, Marketing, Risk Management, Customer Service, Collections, and Fraud, the ideal candidate will propose new financial business projects and allocate the bank’s capital in an optimal form. You will play a critical role in establishing strategic initiatives in making informed decisions relating to growing new account production and optimizing existing account profitability. 

The successful candidate will need to have a strong understanding of the business strategy, financial cash flow analysis and credit risk in a Financial Services/ Banking domain. Experience in manipulating large analytical databases using the SAS programming language is preferred. The company is seeking a creative thinker that can successfully partner with other stakeholders to implement practical solutions.

This position will be responsible for:

- Perform complex data analysis to support management decision-making and strategic objectives

- Driving pricing recommendations and profitability reporting and analytics

- Prepare financial models/ business cases to support key business initiatives and opportunities

- Analyze portfolio trends

- Proposing and reviewing product line or service changes or expansions

• MBA or Master’s in Statistics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or Physics

• 8+ years recent and relevant analytical and reporting experience within the financial services industry 

• 4 yrs. of directly applicable work experience

• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

• Advanced Excel skills including nested formulas, arrays, and VBA

• Experience using financial concepts and methodologies

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Senior level analytical and consulting experience in the consumer finance industry

• Cash flow modeling or other directly related modeling experience within the finance industry

• Previous experience in finance and/or risk management is required

• • Knowledge in UNIX command line execution and general file management

• Ability to program in SAS and analyze large data sets 

If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, we encourage you to explore how you can make a difference by applying now. 

Contact: Edwina either by email or LinkedIn link below 

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/edwina-armstrong/11/9aa/bab