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Finance Manager
Posted 22 Oct
What’s this role about? The Finance Manager serves as a strategic partner for Operations and Technology, overseeing financial planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis. This role leads a team of analysts to provide actionable insights and support investment decisions across the organization.
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Company
About Associated Bank Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of $42 billion and is the largest bank holding company based in Wisconsin. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from more than 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. The company also operates loan production offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.
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Responsibilities
- The Finance Manager serves as a strategic finance partner supporting Operations and Technology, providing financial planning, forecasting, profitability analysis, and decision support for key business initiatives. This role helps guide investment decisions, business case development, and financial performance management while leading a team of analysts and delivering actionable insights to business leaders. The position offers exposure to enterprise-wide initiatives with opportunities for career growth and professional development. This key role will contribute to the continued transformation of Financial Planning & Analysis and its impact across the organization.
- Partner with business leaders to provide financial insight, strategic guidance, and decision support for Operations and Technology initiatives.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and profitability analysis for assigned business areas.
- Develop and evaluate business cases supporting technology investments and strategic initiatives.
- Communicate financial results, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior leaders through clear and impactful presentations.
- Review and approve financial analyses, assumptions, forecasts, and recommendations prepared by the team.
- Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, reporting effectiveness, and financial planning processes.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals while managing priorities and performance.
- Ensure financial planning and analysis processes, controls, and documentation meet governance, audit, and regulatory requirements.
Qualification
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Management, Economics, Accounting, or a related field or equivalent amount of education and experience.
- 7+ years of financial analysis, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), or banking experience
- Experience providing financial analysis and decision support to business leaders
- Leadership experience managing direct reports and developing team members
Preferred
- Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, or development-related financial initiatives
- Experience developing and evaluating business cases for strategic investments
- Cost accounting experience
- Profitability reporting experience
- This role offers the opportunity to serve as the lead finance partner for impactful technology and operational initiatives across the organization. You'll gain significant exposure to strategic investment decisions while leading a team and influencing business outcomes. The position also provides a potential pathway into future senior finance leadership opportunities.
- Apply today to make an impact.
- We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including but not limited to people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience.
- In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life.
- Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.
- Paid time off to volunteer in your community.
- Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups.
- Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.
- Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.
- Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits.
- Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success. See why our colleagues continually vote us a best place to work in the Midwest. Join our community on Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
- To support our recruiting process, we may use artificial intelligence ("AI") or automated technologies to collect, organize, sort, and analyze information submitted by applicants. These tools may assist our Talent Acquisition professionals in identifying applicants who appear to satisfy the minimum qualifications for a position.
- Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures. Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act. Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence. Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR.
- Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank’s anonymous Ethics Hotline.
- Associated Bank provides additional assistance throughout the application, interview and hiring process. Please contact leavesandaccommodations@associatedbank.com if you need an accommodation at any time during the process.
- Associated Bank is Pay Transparency compliant.
- The pay range represents anticipated base pay for this role. Actual pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, work location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.
- For certain positions, total compensation may also include incentive, commission, or bonus opportunities not reflected in the posted base pay range.
- $98,980.00 - $169,680.00 per year
Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement savings
- Pension plans
- Paid time off
- Volunteer time off
- Diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups
- Professional development
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Military benefits
- Personal banking benefits
- Loan benefits
- Investment benefits
- Insurance benefits
- Well-being programs
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