Financial Analyst I

Job Description

Job Description

Build Your Future Here:

Thinking of changing jobs or starting your career at a growing company with an award-winning culture? Well, you are in the right place. Join us on our journey to being the Best Community Bank in America. Our motto is Working Together. Building Success. and by joining Peoples Bank, we will work together to help you achieve your career goals, just like we help thousands of clients reach their financial goals.

Peoples Bank is one of the largest 150 banks in the United States with 130 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. We also have Specialty Finance offices in Minnesota, Missouri and Vermont. Peoples Bank prides itself as a community bank and dedicates its resources to improving our communities. The Peoples Bank Foundation has donated over $8 million to local organizations since its inception in 2003.

We are proud to share national accolades that celebrate our company culture and recognize us as a great place to bank and work:

• American Banker Best Banks to Work For in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
• Newsweek’s America's Greatest Workplaces 2024, 2025 and 2026
• Forbes America’s Best Banks 2024 and 2025
• Forbes Best-in-State Banks 2020, 2021. 2025 and 2026
• TIME’s America’s Growth Leaders 2026 award winner

At Peoples Bank, we know that there is more to life than work. But we also understand that the quality of the work environment and employee benefits can greatly impact an associate's life. That's why we seek to create a great benefits package for our associates including: 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match, employee stock purchase plan, various education assistance programs such as student loan and tuition paydown/reimbursement, paid vacation, holidays, and much more. For full details of our benefits offerings, please visit: peoplesbancorp.com/about -us/find-a-career/

Our associates are each accountable for living the culture and values of the organization. This includes ensuring actions and behaviors create a positive and collaborative work environment, always acting with integrity and professionalism and providing extraordinary customer service. Our goal is for you to be successful; to that end being reliable in terms of ensuring you are at work on time and work your schedule as well as actively pursuing your performance objectives, will be fundamental in your contributing to the teams' success as well as the organization.

Job Purpose:

This position is responsible for reporting, business analysis and the development of strategies that support profitability initiatives and activities across operations, organizational expenses, and the insurance and investment lines of business. Will direct, coordinate and maintain reporting in order to ensure effectiveness and apply knowledge of business and balanced judgement in interpretation of data (analytics) to deliver recommendations. Responsible for continuously improving reporting and analytics.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for the development of reports, dashboards, and performance metrics in order to identify trends in the business, track results/performance and support business strategies and development.
• Evaluate established reporting and provide recommendations for automation, efficiencies and/or effective delivery channels.
• Analyze, interpret and translate performance and financial results for the department and management.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and coordinate with operations to ensure system capabilities/data accuracy.
• Facilitate and collaborate with partners in the development of budgets, forecasts and strategic initiatives.
• Assist and collaborate in the development and execution of department initiatives.
• Will perform special projects as assigned.
• Normal departmental hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday – Friday.

Education, Job Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Management or other business related field
• 1+ years of relevant experience in the financial industry or in a reporting/analytical role is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to collect, organize and analyze information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Proven customer service and risk-disciplined mindset and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and challenge status quo
• Excellent Written, Oral Communication Skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize in a high volume, multi-task environment
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Management or other business related field

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet;
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