Manager

Job Description:

About us*

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview*

GF (Global Finance) Global Financial Control India (GFCI) is part of the CFO Global Delivery strategy to provide offshore delivery to Line of Business (LOBs) and Enterprise Finance functions. The capabilities hosted include General Accounting & Reconciliations, Legal Entity Controllership, Corporate Sustainability Controllership, Corporate Controllership, Management Reporting & Analysis, Finance Systems Support, Operational Risk and Controls, Regulatory Reporting and Strategic initiatives.

The Financed Emissions Accounting & Reporting team, a part of the Global Financial Control-Corporate Sustainability Controller organization within the CFO Group, plays a critical role in supporting the calculation of asset level balance sheet Financed Emissions, which are integral to the Bank ’s goal of achieving Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Job Description*

The role is responsible for building data sourcing process, data research and analytics using available tools, support model input data monitoring and develop necessary data or reporting frameworks to support our approaches to net zero progress alignment, target setting, client engagement and reputational risk review, empowering banking teams to assist clients on net zero financing strategies and specific commercial opportunities. The role will support and partner with business stakeholders in the Enterprise Climate Program Office, Technology, Climate and Credit Risk, the Global Environment Group, Lines of Business, Legal Entity Controllers and Model Risk Management. Additionally, the role will support data governance, lineage, controls by building, improving and executing data processes. Candidate must be able to communicate across technology partners, climate office and the business lines to execute on viable analytical solutions, with a focus on end-user experience and usability. Candidate must be strong in identifying and explaining data quality issues to help achieve successful and validated data for model execution.

This individual should feel at ease creating complex SQL queries and extracting large, raw datasets from various sources, merging, and transforming raw data into usable data and analytic structures, and benchmarking results to known. They must feel comfortable with automating repeatable process, generating data insights that are easy for end users to interpret, conduct quantitative analysis, as well as effectively communicate and disseminate findings and data points to stakeholders. They should also understand greenhouse gas accounting frameworks and financed emissions calculations as applied to different sectors and asset classes. The candidate will have experience representing ERA with critical Climate stakeholders across the firm, and should demonstrate capacity for strategic leadership, exercising significant independent judgment and discretion and work towards strategic goals with limited oversight.

Responsibilities*

Net zero transition planning and execution: Partners with GEG, Program Office and Lines of Business in developing and executing enterprise-wide net zero transition plan and operational roadmap, with a focus on analysis and reporting capabilities, data procurement, liaising with consultants, external data providers, Climate Risk and Technology functions.

Data development & Operations: Research on data requirements, produce executive level and detailed level data summary, validate the accuracy, completeness, reasonableness, timeliness on the dataset and develop desktop procedures for BAU operations. Perform data review and test technology implementation for financed emissions deliverables. Execute BAU processes such as new data cycle creation, execute data controls and data quality processes. Produce data summary materials and walk through with leadership team.

Data Analytics & Strategy: Analyze the data and provide how granular data movements across history affects the data new results. Find trends of data improvements or areas for improvement. Develops automated data analysis results and answer the common questions to justify the changes in data. Support ad hoc analytics of bank-wide and client net zero commitment implementation, with an initial focus on automation of financed emissions analysis, reporting against PCAF standards and net zero transition preparedness analytics and engagement to enhance strategy for meeting emissions goals for target sectors.

Requirements*

Education*

Bachelor’s degree in data management or analytics, engineering, sustainability, finance or other related field OR Master’s degree in data science, earth/climate sciences, engineering, sustainability, natural resource management, environmental economics, finance or other related field

Certifications If Any NA

Experience Range*

•Minimum 7+ years in Climate, Financed Emissions, finance, financial reporting

•Two (2) or more years of experience in statistical and/or data management and analytics and visualization (intersection with financial services strongly preferred)

Foundational skills*

• Deep expertise in SQL, Excel, automation & optimization, and project management
• Knowledge of data architecture concepts, data models, ETL processes
• Deep understanding of how data process works and ability to solve dynamically evolving and complex data challenges part of day-to-day activities.
• Experience in extracting, and combining data across from multiple sources, and aggregate data to support model development.
• Strong documentation & presentation skills to explain the data analysis in a visual and procedural way based on the audience.
• Excellent interpersonal, management, and teamwork skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Ability to effectively communicate and resolve conflicts by both oral and written communication to both internal and external clients.
• Ability to think critically to solve problems with rational solutions.
• Ability to react and make decisions quickly under pressure with good judgment.

Desired skills

• Advanced knowledge of Finance
• Advanced knowledge of Climate Risk
• Demonstrated ability to motivate others in a high-stress environment to achieve goal.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving work environment.
• Ability to quickly identify risks and determine reasonable solutions.
• Experience in multiple database environment such as Oracle, Hadoop, and Teradata
• Knowledge on Alteryx, Tableau, R, (knowledge of NLP, data scraping and generative AI welcome)

Work Timings*

Window 12:30 PM to 9:30 PM (9 hours shift, may require stretch during peak period)

Job Location*

Mumbai / Gurugram