Senior Financial Analyst

Position Description:

Become a part of the Accounting department of a leading regional banking franchise with approximately $49 billion in assets and more than 350+ branch locations across the South, Midwest, and Texas. This Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the Technical Accounting team and is responsible for the accounting, validation, reconciliation, and analysis of select financial data. The Senior Financial Analyst participates regularly in both the compilation and presentation of key reporting deliverables to various working groups consisting of multiple levels of management within the organization. This individual demonstrates a strong knowledge of accounting systems, accounting concepts, and US GAAP and exhibit a working knowledge of data flow, data representation, and data reporting.

Job duties and responsibilities:

Prepare, review, and analyze the Bank's financial data and trends and identify, communicate, and report financial information and related trends and variances in an effective and timely manner

Design and perform recurring analyses, validations, and reconciliations of large data sets utilizing a data analytics and business intelligence tools

Assist with monthly accounting close, including preparation of journal entries and various types of analyses to ensure financial statement completeness and accuracy

Prepare clear, concise, and informative written communications, including presentations and supporting workpapers

Assist with the preparation and compilation of key monthly internal Accounting/Finance reporting deliverables

Consistently apply advanced accounting principles, theories, and concepts that contribute to the development of innovative processes and procedures

Perform reconciliation of balance sheet general ledger accounts on a daily and/or monthly basis

Participate in special projects designed to enhance efficiency or improve analysis and reporting

Interact with internal and external auditors during various audits and assist with select SOX compliance and documentation efforts

Minimum Requirements:

Four-year college degree in Accounting or Finance

Five years or greater of relevant work experience (banking experience preferred)

Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication (oral and written) skills

Experience with other Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint and/or Google Workspace, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Sheets

Experience with data analytics and business intelligence tools preferred, including Microsoft Power BI or Power Query a plus

Strong inter-personal, influencing, consensus building, and conflict resolution skills

Supervisory responsibilities:

Limited supervision of select processes and tasks

Cadence Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected under applicable local, state or federal nondiscrimination laws.