Truist Financial

Finance - Strategic Initiatives Analyst

Truist Financial$88K — $105K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or related field.
  • 5-7 years in Finance, business operations, or related coordination roles.
  • Advanced skills in creating executive-level presentations and materials.
  • Proven ability to lead reporting routines and deliverables across stakeholders.
  • Strong facilitation skills with senior stakeholders on governance and decision-making.
  • High attention to detail with strategic and critical thinking skills.
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and reporting tools such as PowerBI and Tableau.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze Finance performance metrics to identify risks, opportunities, and trends.
  • Evaluate complex business issues and develop strategic recommendations for leadership.
  • Support and coordinate strategic initiatives with thorough analysis and recommendations.
  • Partner with Finance leaders to improve operating processes and governance.
  • Create executive analyses and decision-support materials for strategic discussions.
  • Assess risks and dependencies of key initiatives, recommending mitigation strategies.
  • Identify and enhance reporting frameworks and methodologies for better decision-making.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • 401k plan with company contributions.
  • At least 10 days of vacation and 10 sick days annually.
  • Paid holidays and potential pension plan eligibility.
  • Access to tax-preferred savings accounts.
  • Opportunity for restricted stock units and deferred compensation.
Full Job Description
Support Finance leadership by driving execution of business priorities through structured reporting, communications, and coordination. This role enables effective Business Office operations by developing materials, managing recurring routines, and ensuring alignment across Finance teams and enterprise partners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Analyze Finance business performance, operational metrics, and strategic priorities to identify emerging risks, opportunities, and trends, providing recommendations to leadership on appropriate actions.
2. Independently evaluate complex business issues and develop strategic options, recommendations, and action plans for Finance leadership consideration.
3. Support and coordinate assigned strategic initiatives and workstreams, conducting analysis, assessing impacts, and developing recommendations to support business objectives.
4. Partner with Finance leaders to assess business challenges and recommend improvements to operating processes, governance routines, and organizational effectiveness.
5. Develop executive-level analyses, business cases, and decision-support materials to inform strategic planning discussions and leadership decision-making.
6. Assess risks, dependencies, and cross-functional impacts associated with key initiatives and recommend mitigation strategies to leadership.
7. Identify opportunities to improve reporting frameworks, reporting methodologies, and performance measures to enhance decision-making and strategic oversight.
8. Synthesize complex information, formulate conclusions, and provide recommendations to Finance leadership on business and operational matters.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or science/academic field, or equivalent education and related training or experience.
2. 5-7 years of experience in Finance, business operations, reporting, Business Office/COO, or coordination-focused roles, preferably within financial services.
3. Advanced ability to create executive-ready materials and presentations, including synthesizing complex inputs into clear, actionable leadership messaging.
4. Demonstrated experience independently leading recurring reporting routines, coordinating operating forums, and driving deliverables across multiple stakeholder groups.
5. Advanced facilitation and coordination skills to partner with senior stakeholders on governance documentation, decision materials, and cross-functional priorities.
6. High attention to detail and ability to think critically and strategically, multi-task, and drive change.
7. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
8. Strong meeting management, conflict management, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to guide discussion, surface decisions, and drive follow-up.
9. Results-oriented and demonstrated ability to work under difficult time constraints and required delivery dates.
10. Ability to think critically and strategically with a bias for action to drive change and identify opportunities for process improvement.
11. Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and reporting/workflow tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot, etc.), with ability to improve or automate reporting processes.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. MBA or advanced degree.
2. Advanced risk certifications with focus on operational and regulatory areas of the financial services/banking industry.
3. Business intelligence certification / advanced experience (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Power Apps, Power Automate, etc.).
4. 5-7 years of Management Consulting, Business Office, or Finance transformation experience.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist's defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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