Financial Planning & Analysis Officer

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Position Title: Financial Planning & Analysis Officer

 

Job Summary:
 

  • This position plays a key role in the company’s financial planning and analysis function and will focus primarily in supporting the various business units with support functions. It is involved in planning, forecasting and monitoring. It is responsible for monitoring attainment of business performance indicators and assessing risk factors. It also focuses on cost analysis function, which assists the business to make sound decisions in terms of budget utilization. 

Role Exposure:
 

  • Financial Planning
    • Oversee a driver-based annual planning/budgeting exercise ensuring the alignment of the top-down targets with the bottoms-up detailed financial plans
    • Provide rolling forecasts that are reflective of underlying drivers, recent trends, insights and directions
  • Financial Analysis
    • Analyze the profitability of sectors, products, channels, customer segments, customers
    • Oversee the capital budgeting process including the review of business cases and benefit capture
    • Analyze variances between actual vs. budgets and forecasts in coordination with the different business units
    • Identify and analyze financial opportunities and risks of the Sector/Group
    • Recommend initiatives to mitigate financial risks
    • Track and analyze the financial results of implemented initiatives.
    • Analyze and review new programs and campaigns including financial modeling for new products and product features in coordination with the business units
    • Conduct analysis of competitive product benchmarking specifically on pricing
  • Management Accounting, Reporting and Performance Management
    • Provide timely and relevant management information focusing on financial key result areas (KRA) and key performance indicators (KPI)
    • Review and analyze monthly cost center reports, as well as reports for monthly capital expenditures and marketing program cost monitoring
    • Create, update, and maintain financial models for existing and new products and/or segments
    • Actively participate in periodic business reviews
    • Drive practices across the bank in coordination cost management with SME Cost Champs and BU Cost Champs or Budget Coordinators as well as COG and GSG
    • Coordinate the cost accrual process with COG, GSG and the different business units
    • Coordinate the revenue and expense allocation and cross-charging methodologies between and among the different business units in coordination with COG and GSG
    • Work closely with DWD to request for information needed to analyze financial results and cost movements
    • Assist in other Finance related functions as may be assigned on an ad hoc basis 

Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree from a college/university majoring in finance, accounting or business administration
  • Preferably a CPA or experience in financial analysis and/or reporting
  • Must have 3 to 4 years of work related experience as officer in a financial institution
  • With experience in working with individuals and teams within and outside the Finance team
  • Ability to plan and handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines
  • Excellent Oral and Written Communication & Interpersonal Skills
  • Intermediate knowledge on the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Basic Accounting
  • With experience in developing/preparing strategic papers and high level management reports
  • With experience in strategic thinking, solid problem solving capabilities, results and detail-oriented with superior follow-through capabilities
  • MBA degree or completion of some units an advantage

 

Other Details:

Rank: Junior Officer

Unit: Financial and Control Sector / Controllership Group / Business Finance Division / Business Financial Planning & Analysis Department

Location: Metrobank Center, BGC, Taguig City