Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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{Senior Finance Associate fuels data-driven decisions across Consumer & Community Banking. Supports business outcomes, optimizes spend & headcount, and drives smarter choices. Key responsibilities span budgeting, forecasting, reporting, andrito<em>:</em> Drive strategic financial management, partner with product & tech teams, and simplify complexity for executive stakeholders. Key skills sought include 5+ years in finance, financial services experience, and proficient MS Excel & PowerPoint. Familiarity with tech & data environments is a plus. Jersey City, NJ.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ, United States

Join a team where your analysis powers highstakes decisions across our Consumer and Community Banking business. You will shape priorities by translating financial and operational data into clear, executiveready stories. You will partner closely with product, engineering, and data teams to improve visibility, reduce surprises, and strengthen accountability. If you enjoy working at pace, simplifying complexity, and driving smarter decisions, this role is for you.

As a Finance and Business Management Associate in the Consumer and Community Banking Data Technology and Product Finance team, you will help manage financial performance and optimize business outcomes across a global portfolio. You will support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and valueadded analysis, translating results into crisp narratives for senior leaders. You will connect stakeholders across product, engineering, and platform teams to align on financial priorities, timelines, and business decisions. You will also identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve data quality through standard templates and automation.

Job responsibilities

Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and outlook updates for technology and product expenses, including allocations/chargebacks where applicable

Analyze variances, trends, risks, opportunities, and performance versus budget/forecast/targets; identify key drivers and sensitivities

Create executive-ready materials that translate complex topics into clear narratives with strong visualization and storytelling

Synthesize financial and operational data into structured frameworks to support business cases and performance reporting

Coordinate vendor financial management activities (forecasting, invoicing support, renewals calendar, and contract or purchase order coordination where applicable) with sourcing and vendor partners

Maintain strong financial hygiene across recurring processes (including accrual coordination and cost center hygiene where applicable)

Evaluate business-case opportunities, including priority initiatives and responsible use of artificial intelligence, to articulate financial and non-financial value

Deliver ad hoc analysis for key functional areas and identify efficiency opportunities

Track headcount, hiring plans, and position management; partner with human resources and business managers on workforce planning and adjustments

Produce capacity and resource views aligned to product and platform priorities; support role/backfill coordination to maintain plan integrity

Improve reporting and business management workflows through automation, tooling adoption, and standardized templates to reduce manual effort and strengthen data quality

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

Bachelors degree

Five years of experience in financial services in a finance, business management, or financial planning and analysis role

Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting for a complex organization

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint

Ability to translate analysis into executive-ready narratives and clear data visualizations

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and judgment skills; able to work independently with appropriate escalation

Strong stakeholder management skills and comfort partnering with senior leaders

Ability to manage multiple deliverables with competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across recurring processes (e.g., accruals, cost center hygiene)

Experience coordinating with cross-functional partners to drive alignment on priorities and timelines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Experience supporting technology and/or product organizations (especially data, analytics, platforms, or engineering environments)

Familiarity with vendor management and technology financial concepts (e.g., run vs. change, consumption-based vendor models)

Understanding of data and analytics concepts (data platforms, data governance/management, analytics products, machine learning delivery)

Experience with dashboarding and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau or similar) and presenting key performance indicators visually

Experience building business cases that incorporate both financial and non-financial measures of value

Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and automation in reporting workflows

Drive budgeting, forecasting, and insights for Data Technology and Productturning spend and headcount into action.

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