Senior Financial Analyst

PrimeLending is a leading national home lender focused on empowering the pursuit of homeownership. We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to focus on the financial plans of the organization in order to achieve our goals and objectives. Carries out defined steps or processes. May work closely with senior executives and/or key business leaders. Analyzes financial status by collecting, monitoring, and studying data and recommending actions.

• Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to management
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential
• Performs medium and long-term tasks and more complex requests and activities
• Regularly uses independent judgement to resolve non-routine issues escalated from junior team members
• Serves as a subject matter expert with technical knowledge and broad understanding of their field
• Influences junior team members by providing advanced understanding and guidance of the subject area
• Conveys and exchanges basic technical and factual information with colleagues, clients and customers
• May have limited management responsibilities
• May be responsible for providing basic training to new employees
• Other functions as needed

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Degree preferred in Finance or Accounting
• Five (5) or more years proven experience in the field with or without progressive responsibilities
• Mortgage or Financial Services experience is a MUST and FP&A experience is highly desired 
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Essbase and financial reporting tools strongly preferred
• Computer hardware, operating system (Windows or Mac) and software/application (MS Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook etc.) skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently or within a team