Strategic Planning Analyst jobs in Lancaster, PA

Our values define us and our culture inspires us to change lives for the better. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company, and every success we experience begins with them. Together we are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities. We champion a culture of continuous learning, work-life integration, and inclusion. We promote a digitally enabled work environment to continuously enhance the experience of our employees and customers.

This is a Hybrid opportunity based in our Headquarters location in Lancaster, PA

The Senior Analyst Financial Planning is responsible for efficiently providing detailed analytical support to senior management to improve business decisions. The person in this position will provide financial and operational analytics, budgeting and forecasting, trend analysis, business insights, qualitative assessment of risks and opportunities, and recommendations based on advanced financial analysis. In addition, to the regular assessment of business operations, this position will be a key player in the expansion and evolution of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function within Fulton, participating in projects to enhance the team's capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a financial planning and analysis background with a solid understanding of both the banking industry and general accounting and will work closely with FP&A team members and lines of business to successfully achieve common goals.

Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to key stakeholders.
• Report on actual financial and operational performance against targets and provide variance analysis and guidance on future trends.
• Prepare and communicate robust and meaningful budgets and forecasts, integrated with strategy, targets, and operational processes.
• Ensure performance risks, issues and opportunities are highlighted to management.
• Drive process efficiencies to focus on key deliverables in order to create value for key stakeholders and ultimately shareholders.
• Generate insight and drive outcomes by challenging assumptions, scoping and framing problems, and analyzing and delivering solutions.
• Influence strong cross-functional communications and enhance efficiencies by leading teams through process improvements efforts.
• Actively engage in the ongoing development of Fulton's financial planning and business intelligence systems.
• Perform ad-hoc projects, and analytics that result in recommendations to the management team.

Bachelor Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Finance, Accounting or other applicable. (Required)

5 or more years corporate financial planning or accounting. (Required)

2 or more years banking or financial services. (Preferred)

This role may perform other job duties as assigned by the manager. Each employee of the Organization, regardless of position, is accountable for reading, understanding and acting on the contents of all Company-assigned and/or job related Compliance Programs, regulations and policies and procedures, as well as ensure that all Compliance Training assignments are completed by established due dates. This includes but is not limited to, understanding and identifying compliance risks impacting their department(s), ensuring compliance with applicable laws or regulations, and escalating compliance risks to the appropriate level of management.

As a condition of employment, individuals must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for a work visa by Fulton Bank currently or in the future.

This position may require incumbent to be registered in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. Incumbents who are required to register will be notified in writing.