Strategic Finance Analyst Jobs in Ohio

Location:

4900 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio

Position Title: Lead Finance Analyst

Department: Finance Enablement

Reports To: Finance Director

Location: 4900 Tiedeman Rd, Cleveland, OH (hybrid - 3 days/week)

Job Brief

The goal of Finance Enablement is to empower finance teams with the tools, data, processes, and strategic support needed to deliver best-in-class financial services across the organization. The Lead Finance Analyst within Enablement’s newly established Finance Data & Reporting Strategy team will play a critical role in helping the Finance Enablement team achieve this goal by helping to set and execute Finance’s data and reporting strategy. The Lead Finance Analyst will have the opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects and strategic initiatives that span the entire Finance organization, collaborating across teams to re-establish guiding principles for our financial dimensions (e.g., ledger accounts, cost centers, products), shaping the newly re-formed Design Authority, setting the strategy for our use of Workday Prism and other Workday reporting tools, and assisting in making our Finance Data Hub (FDH) a more robust resource for the Finance team.

Essential Job Functions

• Participate in building, design, and strategy sessions focused on Finance data, reporting, and change control improvements, balancing impacts to Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Treasury, LOB Finance, and other areas of Finance.
• Partner with Finance Enablement colleagues to continuously improve Workday reporting and planning tools, ensuring they are optimized for accuracy and alignment with Finance users’ needs.
• Develop thorough understanding of Key’s foundational financial systems, products, and businesses and apply this knowledge to assignments.
• Assist the Finance Enablement team in maintaining data quality within FDH by supporting the GCP transition project, helping identify improvement areas, and collaborating with partners to resolve data issues.
• Support cross-functional finance initiatives by assisting with a variety of projects that span multiple departments, helping drive collaboration, data alignment, and process improvements across the broader finance organization.
• Assist with financial forecast initiatives to drive improvements in forecast accuracy, transparency, and efficiency across FP&A, Treasury, and Line of Business (LOB) Finance teams.
• Support the development and implementation of enhanced business flow processes by assisting in the transition from the existing reporting tool to a centralized solution sourced from the Finance Data Hub (FDH).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 1-3 years of analytical experience in Finance, Business, or related discipline
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint)
• Strong financial acumen
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Collaborative team player committed to meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards
• Organized initiative-taker with the ability to work independently and creatively
• Effective time management and multitasking abilities

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with financial system reporting environments (i.e., Workday, Google Cloud Platform, IBM TM1, Tableau, Oracle Essbase)
• SQL and other programming skills to access data for analysis are a plus

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $63,000.00 - $96,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives. Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

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Job Posting Expiration Date: 08/03/2026

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