Description

The Manager on the Commercial Banking Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Central Team leads the team responsible for segment-level financial planning, forecasting, reporting, performance management, and strategic decision support for the Commercial Banking Segment. Reporting to the Commercial Banking Segment CFO, this colleague partners closely with leaders and stakeholders across the Matrixed FP&A and Commercial Banking FP&A Team, including Middle Market, Commercial Real Estate, Asset Finance, Corporate Specialty & Government Banking, and Capital Markets. The role helps ensure Commercial Banking’s strategic financial outlook is accurate, consistent, and actionable by overseeing analysis, reporting, commentary, and executive-ready materials that support the storytelling of profitable growth, disciplined expense management, disciplined capital allocation, liquidity optimization, and efficient execution of Commercial Banking Support Functions.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly forecast, annual budget, and long-range planning processes for the Commercial Banking segment, including directing consolidation of inputs across subsegments and overseeing materials that explain key changes to the financial outlook.
• Oversee recurring and ad hoc financial reporting across key Commercial Banking metrics, including earning assets, deposits, spread revenue inclusive of funds transfer pricing, fee revenue, noninterest expense, and performance indicators, including return on capital.
• Lead the Commercial Banking Financial Performance Review process by setting direction for executive-ready materials, coordinating inputs across FP&A partners, shaping concise commentary, and identifying key results, risks, opportunities, and follow-up actions.
• Direct the production and enhancement of management reporting, including Segment and Sub-Segment CFO updates, daily and weekly management reporting, monthly business review materials, performance dashboards, and presentations for senior Commercial Banking and Finance leadership.
• Guide analysis of actual results versus forecast, budget, prior periods, and strategic targets; ensure drivers of variance are understood; coordinate with Corporate Accounting and Corporate Treasury partners as needed; and translate financial performance into clear business insight.
• Lead the development, evaluation, governance, and tracking of Commercial Banking business cases and strategic investments, including comparison of actual results to approved assumptions.
• Oversee analysis of loan and deposit trends, pipeline activity, balance sheet mix, spread trends, fee revenue opportunities, expense drivers, capital allocation, liquidity considerations, and profitability metrics to inform Commercial Banking Strategic FP&A.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead opportunities to simplify, automate, and standardize recurring reporting, forecasting, and analysis routines while improving data quality, documentation, controls, and repeatability.
• Lead special projects supporting Commercial Banking FP&A and broader Finance and Strategy priorities, including coordination across stakeholders and communication of outcomes.
• Manage and develop colleagues on the Commercial Banking FP&A Central Team by clarifying priorities, reviewing deliverables, building capabilities, and fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience in finance, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, accounting, business analytics, or a related financial services role, including experience leading teams, workstreams, or cross-functional priorities.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop colleagues; manage team priorities; and create accountability for high-quality, timely deliverables.
• Strong financial, accounting, and analytical skills, including the ability to connect business activity to balance sheet, income statement, expense, capital, liquidity, and profitability outcomes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and analytical leadership skills, including experience reviewing complex analysis, working with large data sets, reconciling results, identifying trends, and guiding analysis that supports business decisions.
• Experience using financial reporting, planning, enterprise performance management, or business intelligence tools such as Essbase, Smart View, Workday Adaptive Planning, or similar platforms.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex financial information into clear insights, concise commentary, leadership narratives, and executive-ready materials.
• Ability to manage multiple team priorities, meet deadlines, establish operating cadence, make sound decisions, and collaborate effectively across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, ownership mindset, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to accuracy, controls, talent development, and continuous improvement.
• Commercial Banking and/or Financial Services Background, or Core FP&A experience.
• Experience leading or managing monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, long-range planning, performance reviews, management reporting, business cases, or executive financial communications.
• Experience leading the design or enhancement of recurring reporting, dashboards, variance analysis, forecast templates, process documentation, or financial governance routines.
• Prior people leadership, supervisory, or formal team leadership experience preferred.
• Strong process orientation with interest in automation, reporting simplification, data integrity, AI-enabled productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to operate with professionalism, discretion, and credibility while supporting senior leaders and working across matrixed teams.

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds:  in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.  Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.  In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). 

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.

Note to Agency Recruiters:  Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.  All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.