Strategic Finance Analyst

What You'll Do: Create, improve, and maintain financial projection models for the organization Develop tools that enable organization and team-level leaders to analyze investment, staffing, pricing, and other financial decisions. Support financial analysis related to mergers, investments, and other strategic initiatives, including ad hoc modeling and due diligence support. Analyze loan product pricing relative to cost of funds, competitive benchmarks, and profitability clear recommendations and present findings to senior leaders and relevant committees. Independently back-test assumptions used by Self-Help teams in financial models, forecasts, and strategic proposals. Identify key drivers of variance between projected and actual results and recommend improvements to forecasting methodologies and financial models. Maintain documentation of assumptions, methodologies, and validation outcomes for internal governance. Identify material variances between approved financial assumptions and actual operating results, and summarize impacts to sustainability, break-even expectations, and funding alignment. Assist with market research and asset management related to our multifamily affordable housing preservation efforts. Underwrite potential multi-family acquisitions and preservation opportunities while fostering relationships within the affordable housing community, including sellers, brokers, investors, and peers.

What You'll Need: Bachelors degree in finance, economics, data analytics, accounting, business or related field preferred and 2 years of experience in finance, consulting, data analytics, or financial planning and analysis Masters degree or advanced certification (CFA Charterholder, CPA, FRM) and 4+ years of experience preferred. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and basic understanding of financial forecasting and investment analysis. Strong data analysis skills, including the ability to extract, transform, and analyze data from various source systems and commitment to the organization's mission of creating economic opportunity for underserved communities. Demonstrated initiative, follow through, and ability to work independently. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working attention to detail and strong organizational skills. Ability to effectively plan and prioritize work to meet deadlines. Proactive mindset and ability to learn new systems quickly. Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work beyond normal hours when needed. Ability to demonstrate Self-Help's Core Values: Mission Before Self Service With Excellence Embracing & Promoting Change Results Not Credit Diversity as a Strength Financial Sustainability for Mission Impact Compensation range $72,300-108,500 Self-Help is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, class or family is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.