Lead Financial Analyst

KeyBank

Lead Financial Analyst driving financial performance for KeyCorp’s Consumer Bank line. Collaborate with key stakeholders to provide financial insights and support strategic decisions.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeBrooklyn • New York, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $63,000 - $96,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CognosTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develops or enhances existing driver-based forecast models to predict financial performance under different scenarios and reduces limitations related to qualitative overlays
Supports the monthly forecast process with Line of Business partners, maintaining oversight of performance versus Plan and history, with the ability to quickly identify risks and opportunities to the forecast
Understands macroeconomic factors that impact the business and connect the trends to the financials and the performance of the business
Utilizes analytics to create linkages across different client or product sets to provide insight into profitability and behavior across each cohort
Creates reporting to track progress relative to strategic initiatives
Provides perspective on external benchmarks to business performance and strategic positioning
Serves as a strategic finance partner to the Business Banking Senior Leadership team
Partners with the Line of Business and Finance teams to provide insight and transparency into performance relative to strategic priorities and key performance metrics
Presents to senior leadership on a monthly or quarterly basis with a focus on translating business driver trends to forward looking financial risks and opportunities
Proactively reviews financials/client activity and works closely with Line of Business partners to elevate critical topics for monthly business reviews
Provides support around month-end close including variance analysis and impact to future performance
Proactively seeks out opportunities to eliminate inefficient or redundant activities and reporting
Continuously identifies areas where manual processes can be transformed to automated or self-service activities
Supports Finance initiatives as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
3+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or a related finance function
Strong understanding of bank financial statements with interest in Key’s Business Banking products and capabilities
Organized self-starter with the ability to think and work independently
Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrates the ability to anticipate questions, synthesize complex data into actionable insights and resolve issues with limited direction
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills; comfortable building 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
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Co-Pilot)
Experience working with financial system reporting environments (i.e., Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, Essbase, IBM TM1 or Cognos, etc.)
Experience with tools such as Tableau preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisFP&Avariance analysisforecast modelingdata synthesisprofitability analysismacroeconomic analysisreportingautomationproblem-solving

Soft Skills

organizedself-starterdetail orientedanalyticalinterpersonal communicationteam playerindependent thinkingrelationship buildingpresentation skillsproactive