Ally Financial

Sr Analyst

Posted on: 11 Apr 2021

Plano, TX

Job Description

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and thats more than some cliche people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. Youre constantly evolving, so shouldnt your opportunities be, too?

The Opportunity

Ally's Business Line Risk Analytics team is currently seeking a highly motivated professional to join our team. This position's primary responsibilities will include supporting Commercial Auto Portfolio Management analytics reporting, report platform migration, and data visualizations building. The ideal candidate must have several years of on the job technical experience (SQL, SAS and/or Python), the ability to work in a collaborative environment, must be results driven, must be an analytical and strategical problem solver, and must constantly look for continuous improvements and efficiencies.

The Work Itself

* Responsible for completing the work vital to define project or analysis scope, identify required and available data, query relational database, process extracted data, and develop a final recommendation or product
* Interact with senior management, department leaders and other employees to develop and reach agreement on reporting requirements and priorities
* Lead projects to build and validate automated processes and the continuous improvement of automation logic
* Maintain code logic to pull, sanitize, aggregate, conform, migrate, and produce operational and portfolio-level reports accurately
* Regular creation of data visuals and presentations using Excel, PowerPoint, and other tools such as Power BI
* Support production BI solutions by supervising and tuning SQL queries and data loads
* Experience in crafting and implementing custom reporting and visualizations using BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Cognos)
* Apply sound control processes into daily/weekly/monthly processes to efficiently identify, assess, and handle risk
* For repeated processes, the Sr. Analyst is encouraged to become the subject matter authority able to parse relevant code and resolve complications as they arise
* Analyze monthly operating results and monthly variances; identify problems and research potential recommendations for corrective actions
* Perform portfolio analytics, special projects, drill down analysis and other duties as needed
* Collaborate with various stakeholders within the auto lendings organization to provide timely and accurate analysis

The Skills You Bring

* Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or related field. Masters degree preferred
* 4+ years of professional experience in analytics/reporting, preferably in financial services
* Sophisticated proven understanding of SQL (SAS, R, and/or Python a plus)
* Expertise in Excel (familiarity with VBA and Power BI a plus)
* Project Management experience preferred
* Ability to create and communicate analyses using PowerPoint
* Ability to reference developer documentation to tackle coding challenges
* Self-starter with proven track record identifying and completing self-directed learning
* Detail-oriented with the ability to take projects from concept to meaningful recommendation

How Well Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Allys total compensation or total rewards extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
* Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally and financially.
* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and child care discounts.
* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Ally Financial

Detroit, MI

Ally Financial Inc. provides various financial products and services to consumers, businesses, automotive dealers, and corporate customers primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through Automotive Finance Operations, Insurance Operations, Mortgage Finance Operations, and Corporate Finance Operations segments. The Automotive Finance Operations segment offers automotive financing services, including providing retail installment sales contracts, loans and operating leases, term loans to dealers, financing dealer floorplans, other lines of credit to dealers, warehouse lines to automotive retailers, and fleet financing. It also offers financing services to companies and municipalities for the purchase or lease of vehicles, and vehicle-remarketing services. The Insurance Operations segment provides consumer finance protection and insurance products through the automotive dealer channel, and commercial insurance products directly to dealers.

The Mortgage Finance Operations segment manages held-for-investment consumer mortgage finance loan portfolio that includes bulk purchases of jumbo and low-to-moderate income mortgage loans originated by third parties, as well as direct-to-consumer mortgage offerings.

The Corporate Finance Operations segment offers senior secured leveraged cash flow and asset-based loans to middle market companies. It primarily focuses on businesses owned by private equity sponsors with loans used for leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, debt refinancing, restructurings, and working capital.

The company, through its subsidiary, Ally Bank, also provides commercial banking products and services. In addition, it offers digital securities brokerage and investment advisory services. The company was formerly known as GMAC Inc. and changed its name to Ally Financial Inc. in May 2010. Ally Financial Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

  • Industry
    Banking/Financial Services
  • No. of Employees
    8, 200
  • Jobs Posted
    2961

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