Financial Analyst - Home Lending Planning and Analysis

Analyst - Financial Analysis, Home Lending Planning and Analysis Build your career in Financial Analysis at JPMorganChase, where creativity and excellence are valued. This role focuses on managing budgeting, reporting, and stress testing for Home Lending Planning and Analysis. You will play a critical role in executing financial processes, analysis, and reporting with strict governance across a large, matrixed organization. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact projects, contribute to strategic initiatives, and interact with senior leadership. Flexibility to work United States shifts during critical reporting cycles is expected. Job summary As a Financial Analysis professional within Home Lending Planning and Analysis , you will manage budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and stress testing deliverables under strong governance. You will execute recurring financial processes, deliver insightful reporting and commentary, and support senior management decision-making through high-quality analysis and presentations. You will help enhance controls, streamline processes, and introduce automation where possible. You will build knowledge of Home Lending portfolios and identify and leverage best practices across Home Lending groups. Job responsibilities Manage recurring financial processes and reporting, including month-end actuals, budget, forecast, and variance analysis across financial and headcount or resourcing metrics, scenarios, and views. Provide business rationale for Home Lending Servicing financial performance and forecasting, including clear commentary on key movements, watch items, and variances. Execute budgeting, reporting, and stress testing processes for Home Lending Planning and Analysis with strict governance across a large, matrixed organization. Conduct detailed business and process due diligence to develop functional requirement documents. Design and enhance reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver financial results to senior management. Enhance controls, streamline processes, and introduce automation where possible. Prepare insightful, high-quality senior management presentations that clearly communicate the story behind the financials. Build overall knowledge and understanding of Home Lending portfolios and their value to the Consumer and Community Banking business and the firm. Identify and leverage best practices from other Home Lending groups. Provide ad hoc financial analysis to senior management on a frequent basis and recommend improvements for increased process and reporting efficiencies. Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and timeliness in reporting and presentations, and adhere to internal compliance policies and business reporting requirements. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst, Master of Business Administration (Finance), or similar educational background with 2+ years of post-qualification experience. Strong financial analytical skills, combining finance and data capabilities. Excellent partnering skills, with ability to multi-task and work autonomously within a team environment. Ability to research issues and problems and provide a solution-based approach. Experience partnering in a finance and or business management capacity and providing insights and recommendations to senior management. Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner that tells the story behind financials in a compelling way. Confident and personable, with the ability to engage with senior management at all levels. Detail-oriented, with ability to complete reporting and analytics accurately, on a timely basis, and in a presentable manner. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong time management skills, with ability to multi-task and handle competing priorities under pressure; self-motivated to go beyond immediate responsibilities. Flexibility to work 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (may change for budget periods, ad hoc requests, and projects). Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Knowledge of Essbase. Knowledge of Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Python, and Data bricks.