Divisional Finance Director

Divisional Finance Director This position is responsible for driving the financial discipline of Comerica at a strategic LOB level. This includes providing financial insights, analysis, reporting, recommendations for earnings improvement, and an independent view of financial performance. Responsibilities

• Provide financial support, maintain financial oversight and make recommendations on financial issues to LOB Executive management teams.
• Coordinate the creation and analysis of the strategic plan, annual plan, monthly forecasts and monthly financial reports.
• Support national lines of business, as well as local market executives.
• Act as primary financial partner for LOB Executive Management teams and be an active participant in all team meetings.
• Partner to develop and advance profit and growth improvement ideas from a financial perspective.
• Provide analytical support and recommendations on key financial issues.
• Provide financial modeling for strategic initiatives and track the financial performance of those initiatives.
• Supervise summarization and analysis of financial information for review by Executive management; recommend opportunities for profit and/or efficiency enhancements.
• Proactively resolve MIS issues impacting performance and review impact with Executive management.
• Review cost/benefit analysis of capital expenditures for accuracy and appropriate accounting.
• Responsible for overall Plan and Forecast management at the market level, including development of targets and coordination with local executive management.
• Provide special project support and market level analytics related to financials and other performance metrics to Executives, the President of Comerica, the CFO, and the MEC as needed; Supervise and/or perform research and assist with analysis for special projects for Executive Management on an as needed basis.
• Develop employees to create and maintain strong pipeline of talent for future openings.
• Ensure compliance with all Comerica's policies and administer all human resource requirements in a proper manner.