Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Job Summary: Talent Software Services is searching for a Senior Financial Analyst for a contract to hire position in Naperville, IL(Hybrid). The opportunity will be four months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: The Senior Service Rep. fulfills routine and occasionally non-routine transactions, internal business partner and/or external customer inquiries/ requests, and/or audit/ reconciliation activities, and solves issues efficiently and effectively in accordance with Bank and industry standards, focusing on up to a three-month time horizon. Follows procedures to resolve internal business partner and/or external customer inquiries/ requests and issues. Recommends process improvements.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Process and/or fulfill transactions, perform audit/ reconciliation activities and/or other activities in accordance with established priorities and deadlines on a timely, accurate and efficient basis.
Processing a variety of accounting transaction requests and posting customer monetary transactions
Preparing manual general ledger journal entries for lending and/or deposit product transactions
Issuing and balancing cashier's checks
Processing stop payments, official check reissues, and void requests
Processing interest adjustments on deposit, savings, and investment accounts
Resolve discrepancies/ exceptions that frequently deal with routine situations, requiring further analysis.
Investigate and may resolve or make recommendations to more senior team members on more complex, non-routine issues relating to internal business partner and/or external customer inquiries or requests, business process efficiency and quality control within existing procedures.
Enable productive relationships within the line of business (LOB) and other functions through responsiveness and support. Proactively work with others (i.e., on own team, shared service center, other operational areas, or with the internal business partner and/or external customer) to ensure delivery of timely, quality and efficient fulfillment activities.
Provide advice to internal business partners and peers to support the completion of a process or activity within established procedures.
May provide input into the continuous improvement of business processes and procedures within the scope of the work team, and participate in the planning, testing and implementation of projects and new/ revised products/ services or processes.
Provide on-the-job assistance and training to others, as requested.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree preferred (Finance or Accounting preferred)
1-2 years of work or related experience in financial services (preferably banking)
Intermediate Excel skills
Good knowledge of banking financials, products, systems and processes
Detail oriented; high focus on accuracy and quality
Excellent work ethic, interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to independently solve problems and resolve issues successfully
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Good organizational and analytical skills
Understanding of the core drivers of financial statement and regulatory reporting
Strong communication and relationship building skills
Ability to interact with business partners at various levels
Good with Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel

Preferred:
Good understanding of the Banking structure would be helpful, as would experience with FIS Systematics XAM, XIM, XST or experience with Client MLS, Mysis LIQ, or accounting systems

If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application.

Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities including contract, contract to hire and permanent placement. Let's talk.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $53.00 per hour

Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person