Lead Business Analyst

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

We are the San Francisco Fed, public servants with a congressionally mandated mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and we are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, diverse people of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone. We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

The Bank is seeking a Lead Business Analyst in District Cash Services - District Cash Support, Compliance. As the Lead Business Analyst, you will use business knowledge and analytical abilities to provide recommendations, insights, and tactical/strategic plans to drive business decisions for cash operations. You will also lead implementation of innovative solutions through System-wide groups, inspiring fellow Reserve Banks to adopt innovative analysis tools.

 

Our ideal candidate for this role is a proven analyst with experience influencing multiple groups across an organization, is an excellent communicator, sets a high bar for themselves, and is adept at identifying and acting upon opportunities for continuous improvement. If you are someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast paced environment and is constantly seeking solutions in problem solving, then this opportunity is for you!

What you'll do

• Participate and often lead Cash management audit review activities, external audits and COSO testing under minimal supervision, including performing various tests, live observations and video review of all valuables handling areas, conducting financial audits, and reviewing financial reporting. Ensure compliance with TCOM, CCPS, and procedures for the Cash Services Department and offsite locations by reviewing, verifying, and analyzing transactions, records, and reports, trend analysis of differences and investigate unusual trends and outlier data or other unusual internal or external events. Organize and maintain other compliance related documentation.

• Lead and analyze internal and custody controls. Evaluate risks and determine the effectiveness of controls regarding the reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, and compliance with applicable rules and regulations. Identify and assess impact of audit exceptions or findings, then make appropriate recommendations for remediation. Present clear, concise, and convincing explanations of the issues with management. Prepare high quality and comprehensive written reports on observations. Appraise the adequacy of corrective actions taken to address audit exceptions or findings.

• Use complex and/or broad data analysis to support decisions on District Cash operations, strategic planning, and business issues having a broad or highly significant impact.

• Lead the collection, modeling, analysis, and interpretation of complex and/or broad data; identify and interpret trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.

• Lead the development of forecasts, insights, recommendations, future needs, and strategic and/or tactical plans based on business data and knowledge of business processes/operations.

• Determine the best approach to analysis and create all-new methods to improve your own workflow and the team’s workflow; develop and improve the team’s analytical architecture, policies, practices and procedures.

• Be a leader in the development and implementation of new or alternative business workflows

• Lead team projects/programs to address business issues; project manage ongoing initiatives via meeting management, document organization, and follow ups. Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure successful project/program completion.

• Create specifications for reports and analyses based on business needs and required or available data elements.

• Provide expert-level consultation and guidance to management and employees.

• Research external best practices and suitability for internal application.

• Develop, monitor, and analyze solution metrics to ensure business satisfaction; determine and execute corrective action as necessary.

Required Experience + Traits:

• Typically requires 8 years of analyst experience in a fast paced, highly regulated operations environment.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience