Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB

The financial analyst will collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, and other Department officers to produce financial information and analysis regarding the financial strategic objectives of Southern Bank.

EXPECTATIONS OF ALL SOUTHERN BANK TEAM MEMBERS

• Southern Bank team members exhibit Southern Bank’s values, which can be remembered with the acronym FIRSTS. We teach our team members about our “values in action,” which give further examples of how we can live out Southern Bank’s values.
  • We act as a FAMILY – We know we’re not a related family, but we really care about people, both personally and professionally. We like knowing that our skills, our time, and our efforts contribute to the overall success of those we spend time with every day.
  • We move with INNOVATION – We push for better ways to solve problems. We are not afraid of a challenge; we’re driven to develop new ideas and solutions using creativity and experience. We are committed to leading, devising new solutions for all kinds of obstacles.
  • We are ROOTED – We’re from here. These communities are our homes, and we are deeply invested in making our hometowns the best that they can be. We are firmly committed to success in the places where we’ve known people our whole lives.
  • We prioritize SERVICE – We put others above ourselves. We make intentional decisions and take action to benefit others, be it in our daily work with our customers and fellow team members, or in volunteering our time, money, and energy in our communities.
  • We build TRUST – We strive to be reliable and trustworthy, honest and transparent. We are dedicated to doing what’s best for our team members, our customers, and our communities, and they can be confident that we are who we say we are.
  • We are a source of STRENGTH – We have a capacity and resilience that has come through years of experience and growth. We are able to support those who count on us, and those who need us can rely on us.
• Ensures the confidentiality of customer non-public personal information and secures information systems to comply with bank regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND PERFORMANCE AREAS          

• Assist in development and preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial plans;
• Prepare monthly financial reports including budget to actual variances and branch and producer profitability reports to ensure understanding of key drivers with business leaders;
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial analysis packages for the executive team and board of directors.
• Assist in Development, enhance and maintain detailed financial models for loan and deposit products, including pricing, volume, and profitability analysis;
• Complete regular and ad-hoc reporting as well as the preparation of key presentations and special projects as required;
• Contribute to strategic initiatives including growth and revenue initiatives, branch optimization, and cost efficiency;
• Support automation and efficiency improvements in financial modeling, reporting, and analytics.

The following specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum education and experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner.  Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; or, three years’ related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience; and,
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with large datasets; familiarity with SQL or other coding languages is preferred.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Exhibits Southern Bank’s values, as further described through our values in action.

Continuous Learning: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it.

Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; Taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.