Job Function Description: Develops the company's long range strategic plans and identifies organization strengths, weaknesses and business opportunities. Plans, develops, administers and reviews the company or division strategy. Oversees the implementation of organization directives and policies and analyzes the company's economic, regulatory, market and competitive environment by conducting internal technical and financial analyses. Responsible for the strategic planning process which includes analysis of business performance vs. peers, gathering and understanding industry-specific trends and tracking peer company's performance (financial and competitive). Supports the executive leadership team on any strategic matters and interacts with other lines of business and corporate divisions to develop a deep understanding of critical issues and manage high priority strategic initiatives.

Essential Functions/Responsibility Statements:
Develops and maintains an understanding of overall business functions with in-depth knowledge of specific areas/functions and related activities.
Assists with the documentation of new and revised procedures.
Identifies key metrics and build dashboards and reports to track progress.
Develops, tracks and evangelizes the identified metrics that are critical for achieving operational excellence.
Gathers demand requirements that include customer forecasts, internal forecasts, and firm demand to represent appropriate forecast loadings.
Provides cross-functional analytical support to various teams.
Assists in the management of all procedures and controls.
Identifies and researches variance issues, and coordinates resolution with internal and external sources.
Analyzes data and checks for issues and discrepancies and provides resolution of any errors.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent field. Req

Work Experience:
0+ Years Business operations and analyst experience. Req

Skills and Abilities:
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and communication skills
Solid Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate with management, regions, customers and functional boundaries
Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills, business acumen and judgment
Proactive work style with a strong work ethic, be a self starter, have demonstrated ability to multi­task and work well under pressure with a positive and team ­centered attitude
Strong collaboration skills: comfort level talking to different teams and levels
Well-organized with accuracy and sharp attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize among multiple tasks

Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.

Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions: Frequent Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking. Occasional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown. Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, climb ladders.

Employer Rights: This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

Primary Location: New York, NY, New York

Other Locations: New York-New York

Organization: Santander Bank N.A.
Salary: $37,800 - $74,700/year
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