Commercial Banking Chief Administrative Officer

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

This position can be based out of any of our major office locations in the Northeast.

Working closely with the business leaders, responsible for all day-to-day and strategic financial activities including business planning and budgeting, sales tracking/reporting, financial forecasting, management and financial reporting, balance sheet optimization, investment case and decision support, accounting, and control infrastructure. Also responsible for understanding key business drivers, developing operational and strategic plans, and delivering insightful analysis to the business.

Essential Duties:

• Provide monthly/quarterly reporting of business unit financial statements and non-financial metrics to business unit leaders and senior management. Include relevant advisory, planning, analysis, reporting, and monitoring produced in a controlled and timely process.
• Planning and forecasting of business unit results and development of both operational and strategic plans. Produce meaningful and timely business operating segment reports, assessing performance and directing profitability strategies.
• Lead development and implementation of business unit performance measures. Assess and enhance processes that drive accountability measurements within the business.
• Provide financial information for decision making support including cost management and revenue enhancement. In addition, support business competitive intelligence analysis and strategic benchmarking.
• Interface with the leadership team in the development and implementation of business unit strategies. Review and prioritize business unit and financial initiatives. Provide financial leadership, advice, processes, and tools.
• Create and distribute sales tracking methodologies for each commercial vertical
• Ensure strong accounting and internal controls environment.
• Ensures compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and prescribed policies/practices/procedures necessary to reduce risk and uphold ethical standards related to and required by one's duties.
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position. Ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all job-specific training requirements in a timely fashion.

Ancillary Duties:

As an integral member of the Commercial Banking Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Commercial Banking Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.

Education, Training and Requirements:

• Candidate must possess a BA or BS from an accredited four-year institution.
• An MBA is preferred.
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older

Skills:

• A strong track record of driving business performance, the successful candidate will have broad and deep functional expertise in business financial decision support, reporting, performance monitoring, and/or accounting. Strong financial acumen and P&L management skills. Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders and translate their needs into actionable, practical initiatives; can define expectations and key success factors and metrics in business terms. Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior leadership. Excellent communication (oral/written) and presentation skills. Experience managing complex projects with short delivery dates and cross-divisional teams. Proven experience in leading major change initiatives in the face of challenging internal and external pressures. Experience building, developing, motivating, and mentoring teams. Strong knowledge of financial systems, processes, and controls. Comfortable acting in a regulated environment.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Financial Services / Banking industry

Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

The Company is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability. If you have a physical or mental impairment and would like to request an accommodation with respect to the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.