Senior Financial Analyst

First Hawaiian Bank is currently seeking an experienced, collaborative, and detail-oriented Senior Financial Analyst to join our Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis team.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (hours may vary)

Compensation: The annual salary range for this role is $72,000 to $92,000/yr; commensurate with experience.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in accounting required.
• Three (3) years of experience preparing and analyzing financial statements and other financial information required.
• Five (5) years of experience preparing and analyzing financial statements and other financial information preferred.
• Experience within the financial services or banking industry, including exposure to regulatory reporting preferred.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, including preparation or support of Forms 10‑K and 10‑Q.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional business partners and external auditors.
• Experience in financial calculations and applying financial analysis techniques.
• Knowledge and application of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Possesses sufficient experience to efficiently identify, interpret and implement accounting and regulatory changes.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with a high degree of attention to detail, including the ability to prepare and analyze financial statements and profit and loss variance analyses with accuracy.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 with the ability to create complex Excel worksheets.
• Ten-key proficiency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively in a highly regulated environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build trust and handle confidential matters judiciously.
• Strong attention to detail with high levels of accuracy to create quality deliverables.
• Proven successful collaborator among peers, management, external and regulatory reporting auditors.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing external financial reporting deliverables, including quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• Leads the preparation of additional annual regulatory reports in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Serves as a key liaison between the External and Regulatory Reporting teams by performing reconciliations and analytical reviews across reports filed under different reporting frameworks to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment.
• This position collaborates closely with internal business partners across the Bank and external auditors throughout the reporting process.
• Ongoing responsibilities also include assisting with earnings call presentations, investor presentation materials, and preparing variance analyses and financial insights for senior executives.