Sr. Business Analyst

San Francisco, CA, United States

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone. We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

Group Overview

Cash Services is an on-site essential business line located in the Twelfth District in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Phoenix, Arizona. We are trusted to provide coin and currency reliably and securely to our communities. The Cash Services group is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that places people first while maintaining the integrity of the US payment system. We are service driven, seeking to meet the unique needs of each of our employees while simultaneously fulfilling our mission of providing for the nation's currency and coin needs in all of our communities during times of stability and times of high volatility.

Department Overview

District Cash Support provides consultative support to our 12th District Cash Services offices to help them make informed and strategic decisions to meet their mission of providing for the nation's currency and coin needs. Our portfolio includes a broad range of responsibilities: strategy; budget; communications and culture; data analytics and innovation; compliance; business process improvement; outreach; training; and business continuity.

This role is part of the Cash Compliance team. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will coordinate or conduct activities related to identifying and handling department risks, such as internal audits, assessing compliance and risk management. You will be encouraged to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and communicate policies and procedures. Effectively connect with stakeholders regarding compliance. Participate in or leads System groups by providing technical and/or business line expertise, including representing the District on the System compliance liaison group. You will also work closely with and consult cash management on compliance issues or trends.

Essential Responsibilities:

Uses sophisticated and/or broad data analysis to support decisions on group operations, strategic planning, and business issues.

Collects, models, analyzes, and interprets complex and/or broad data; identifies and interprets trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.

Develops forecasts, insights, recommendations, future needs, and strategic and/or tactical plans based on business data and knowledge of business processes/operations.

Prepares and evaluates new or alternative business workflows; participates on and may lead implementation of those workflows.

Partners with key stakeholders, sometimes incorporating external parties, to assess and address internal needs and to model the outcome of potential business strategies.

Participates on and may lead team projects/programs to address business issues; project manage ongoing initiatives via meeting management, document organization, and follow ups. Partners with cross-functional leaders to ensure successful project/program completion.

Develops, monitors, and analyzes solution metrics to ensure business satisfaction; resolves and drives corrective action as necessary.

Additional Requirements:

Participate and may lead Cash management assessment activities and external audits, COSO testing under minimal direction, including performing various tests, live observations and video review of all valuables handling areas.

Ensure compliance with TCOM, CCPS, and procedures for the Cash Services Department and offsite locations by reviewing, verifying, and analyzing transactions, records, and reports, trend analysis of differences and investigate unusual trends and outlier data or other unusual internal or external events.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business preferred

5+ years of relevant experience

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams.

Experience organizing and maintaining compliance related documentation.

Experience collecting, transforming, analyzing, and reporting complex data to drive business decisions.

Experience researching best practices for internal application.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Experience working independently and collaboratively to complete projects.

Must be a U.S Citizen or a Green Card holder with intent to become a U.S Citizen

Base Salary Range : Min: $97,600 - Mid : $126,800 - Max : $155,900

Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographic and other market data.

We offer a wonderful benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Childcare Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

#LI-Hybrid

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States—one of the world's most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.

OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us:

Our reputation precedes us

There will always be room for personal growth

Our people are first

You’ll find the right balance

Your responsibilities will be meaningful

We hope that you will be our future colleague.