Principal Financial Analyst

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA +1

This role is for a Principal Financial Analyst supporting the Enterprise Payments organization, focusing on financial management, strategic guidance, and business case development for payment rails. Responsibilities include annual budgeting, financial forecasting, long-term financial planning, developing financial models, monitoring performance indicators, and performing ad hoc analysis.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop the Annual Budget, Monthly Financial Forecast and the Long-Term Financial Plan
  2. Develop financial models and analyses to support growth of the business and strategic initiatives
  3. Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
  4. Analyze complex financial information and reports to support accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
  5. Identify industry trends and insights pertaining to competitor’s strategies and/or relative financial performance (e.g. peer benchmarking)

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
  • At least 4 years experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, or a combination

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master’s Degree in Finance
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
  • At least 5 years experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, or a combination
  • At least 3 years of experience in strategic analysis & planning

What the JD emphasized

  • strategic guidance
  • financial outcomes
  • strategic influence
  • problem solve risks and opportunities
  • strong communication, problem solving, and influencing skills
  • strategic analysis & planning