Job Description: Senior Project Analyst (Hybrid - Columbia, SC) The Senior Project Analyst is responsible for the coordination, planning, and reporting of project and technology-related operating expenses based on collaboration and guidance from senior managers. What you'll do - Develop a comprehensive and consistent reporting process that forecasts operating expenses, compares actual expenditures to budget and prior year totals with variance analysis, and compares project-related expenses. - Coordinate the utilization of technology resources with the Project Management Office (PMO), Product Management, and other Bank departments regarding active/future projects and other related needs. - Provide support and leadership for financial reporting requests around the creation of new business applications and enhancements to existing ones (System Development Life Cycle). - Coordinate and track actual and planned resource allocations (i.e. full-time employees, contractors, consultants, hardware, software, etc.) across technology departments. - Serve as the technology area's liaison to Finance for all capital project and non-capital project requests including capitalization schedu les, project variance reporting, and cost allocation processes. - Ensure that project costs are being appropriately captured monthly and quarterly. - Assist with developing the technology area's annual budgeting process and monthly/quarterly reporting requests. - Understand the IT project portfolio execution process and assist the PMO with their project budgeting operation where needed. - Manage models designed to calculate the profitability and costs associated with the Bank's services provided as a managed service provider What you'll need - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. MBA or relevant certification (ex. CPA/CMA) preferred - Minimum of 6 years of relevant accounting/banking and budget experience - Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles - Experience with information technology and project management concepts at the enterprise portfolio level - Thorough knowledge and understanding of Microsoft applications - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills - Experience with Oracle Hyperion Planning and PeopleSoft a plus