Senior Director - Financial Strategy and Analytics

Company: U.S. Bank
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

Senior Director - Financial Strategy and AnalyticsAt U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often-that's what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals-no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we're building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.Job DescriptionWe are seeking a strategically minded, analytically oriented finance leader to provide front-end business decision support to the revenue organization within Merchant Processing Services for US Bank. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, responsible for providing insights, analysis, and strategic guidance in pursuit of business optimization and impact. This role will report to SVP of Pricing and Sales Finance and lead a team of 3-4 individuals. This role requires strong customer focus and partnering abilities, attention to detail, problem solving, strategic thinking, executive level communication, project management, and influencing skills in order to be effective.Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and executing mechanisms and routines to monitor health of the business, in particular top-line performance, leveraging data and people resources, with a focus on high impact, visible analyses.
• Manage strategic and operational initiatives as they arise, pursuing business outcomes valued through increased revenue and/or efficiency.
• Develop comprehensive business cases to support sales and marketing investment decision support including gathering data from multiple sources, synthesizing information, and conducting in-depth cost benefit analysis and risk assessments.
• Operate as a liaison between the BI Finance and revenue organization to understand business needs and develop fact-based data driven analytic solutions. Communicate insights through clear, high impact, "executive-ready" presentations.
• Maximize relationships and build trust while supporting efforts aligned to LOB and company goals.Location ExpectationsThe role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Eight or more years of related experience.Preferred Skills/Experience
• Master's degree in quantitative field like Statistics, Mathematics or Econometrics.
• Prior experience in payments or bank is a plus.
• Expertise in financial modeling and analytics to assess the impact of various business initiatives on revenue and profitability.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques including Excel, SQL and business intelligence platforms.
• Leadership qualities to inspire and mentor finance teams, foster a culture of continuous improvement and drive innovation in business decision support.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.Benefits:Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by lawEEO is the LawU.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.E-VerifyU.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories.
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