Principal Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

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Principal FP&A analyst building forecasts, financial models, and credit-loss estimates. Supporting Mission Lane’s fintech credit-card business with portfolio and profitability analysis.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead day-to-day financial modeling and portfolio analysis for the FP&A team
  • Build forecasts and provide analysis to credit, growth, and strategy leaders
  • Improve portfolio forecasting methods
  • Work on the monthly allowance for credit losses estimate
  • Build annual operating budgets with business leaders
  • Run quarterly rolling forecasts that meet internal audit standards
  • Create and maintain driver-based financial models in Workday Adaptive and Excel
  • Develop techniques to improve forecast accuracy and automate repetitive work
  • Conduct deep-dive variance analyses on portfolio data
  • Identify root causes and recommend ways to improve profitability
  • Show the financial impact of business decisions using ROI, NPV, and payback analysis
  • Run the monthly allowance for credit losses calculation
  • Turn financial results into clear narratives and presentations for the CFO, executive leaders, and board
  • Support monthly financial review packages
  • Contribute to the quarterly forecast and monthly reserve calculation
  • Manage the quarterly forecast process and run baseline and stress scenarios independently

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field
  • 3+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic analytics, business analytics, or investment banking
  • Prior experience in the credit card or financial services industry
  • Familiarity with and experience modeling GAAP financial statements
  • Ability to use data as an investigative tool to drive efficiencies and analyze performance variance
  • Project management skills to plan, coordinate, and run complex financial projects across multiple priorities
  • Communication and interpersonal skills, with a record of building relationships with both technical and non-technical teams
  • Ability to travel 2-3 times per year for high quality in person collaboration
  • Mission Lane is not sponsoring new applicant employment authorization

Benefits:

  • Annual incentive program eligibility
  • Equity program eligibility
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) match
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Health insurance options
  • Dental insurance options
  • Vision insurance options
  • Disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible spending account for childcare and healthcare
  • Life insurance
  • Remote-first work environment