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Business Finance Role

As a key member of Business Finance, this role serves as a strategic partner, providing financial support to the Commercial Bank. This role will oversee business line finance responsibilities, including:

Essential Functions:

• Experience acting as a Line of Business CFO supporting Commercial
• In-depth knowledge of the banking industry
• Create a business review clearly stating the priorities, success measures, and projected financial outcomes of the business line
• Play a lead role with the creation of the annual budget and subsequent forecasts, including data gathering and preparation of exhibits for senior leadership, including identification of potential financial risks and opportunities
• Analyze and/or create where necessary, production and budget metrics impacting the income statement and balance sheet
• Work with the Commercial Bank to explain variances to budget/forecast and clarification of profitability reporting
• Ability to work with and influence leadership across all levels
• Prepare financial statements, analyze performance and provide insights and explanations, enabling business leaders to make more informed decisions
• Provide financial expertise and guidance on key decisions and initiatives
• Provide targeted financial expertise to help improve financial performance
• Provide guidance for quarterly earnings, analyst calls and Board of Directors meetings
• Establish strong KPIs and metrics to track overall business performance
• Maintain documentation of all processes within the Business Finance team, including the creation of process documentation that may not currently exist
• Support the development and documentation for line of business strategic plan
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, as necessary
• Ability to manage, develop and supervise other individuals as part of a team

Additional Essential Functions:

• Ensure compliance with Northwest's policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
• Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
• Work as part of a team
• Work with on-site equipment

Additional Responsibilities:

• Complete other duties and special projects as requested by management
• Safety and Health for Supervisors with Direct Reports
• Provide leadership and positive direction for maintaining the safety and loss prevention program
• Actively participate in and support employee participation in the safety and loss prevention program by ensuring that employees know how to properly report a safety issue, making sure that all accidents are promptly reported to Human Resources and documented, and ensuring that prompt action is taken whenever workplace hazards are identified
• Help implement emergency procedures

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: Bachelor's Degree Finance, Accounting or related degree And Master's Degree Finance, Accounting or Business Administration

Work Experience: 12 - 15 years Accounting, Finance or related work experience And 8 - 12 years Experience leading a business line/P&L And 8 - 12 years Financial planning and analysis, accounting, strategic planning with financial services industry