Finance Manager

Description

Home Equity Finance – Finance Manager

The Consumer Home Equity Finance organization serves as a trusted advisor for the Citizens Home Equity business, providing both strategic and tactical financial support. We are seeking a Finance Manager who will be a key member of the Home Equity Finance team, responsible for delivering financial guidance to leaders and partners, and enhancing the financial tools, analyses, and processes that support the strategic priorities of the business. This role offers an opportunity to influence the growing Home Equity portfolio and finance processes at Citizens while advancing personal development within the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial strategies to maximize profitability of the Home Equity portfolio.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for the Home Equity division.
• Manage and monitor Home Equity financial performance metrics and KPIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive financial initiatives and support business growth.
• Provide insights and recommendations to management based on financial analysis.
• Analyze financial data, maintain, and create financial models to monitor and forecast Home Equity balances, net interest income, and noninterest income.
• Examine industry trends and potential impacts from interest rate environment, macroeconomic factors, and internal business changes.
• Evaluate past results, perform variance/attribution analyses, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Present and discuss actuals and forecasts with business unit leaders.
• Support ad hoc analysis and business plans to justify and promote growth initiatives.
• Provide tactical balance sheet support for the division:
  • Manage and enhance the budget, forecast, and strategic plan process for Home Equity balance sheet and net interest income activity.
  • Manage the balance sheet monthly close process, including estimation and communication of preliminary results.

Required Skills/Experience

• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in finance; Home Equity or Consumer Lending experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with internal colleagues and partners.
• Proven track record of strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Ability to think deeply and understand the big picture.
• Experience operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment; ability to prioritize tasks, work independently, and organize resources to achieve results.
• Strong foundation in financial analysis, creating projections and models.
• Detail-oriented, diligent, with strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Understanding current events and issues in banking, especially economic and interest rate environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
• Proficiency with financial databases such as Oracle Hyperion Essbase/Smart View.

Education & Certifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Management, or related field required.
• Master’s degree or financial certifications preferred (MBA, CFA, CPA).

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40
• Schedule: Monday through Friday

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.