Financial Analyst

Job Description

Financial Analyst I – Forecasting Planning and Analysis | GM Financial

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at GM Financial, located in Fort Worth, TX, with a flexible hybrid work environment (2 days a week in office). GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors, a global provider of auto finance solutions across North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. This role matters as it directly contributes to pioneering innovations and shaping a culture that welcomes new ideas and fosters integrity, allowing team members to thrive while supporting the financial operations of the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Fort Worth, TX

• Mission: To analyze financial information, run and monitor financial models, and create reports that support the company’s forecasting, planning, and analysis functions.
• Tech Stack: Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Oracle (a plus), SAS (a plus), SQL (a plus), AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Analysis: Analyze financial information, including trends and forecasts, to provide insights.
• Modeling: Run, evaluate, and monitor existing financial models related to securitization, warehouse, liquidity, debt, and income.
• Reporting: Create monthly interest expense for disclosure and various business scenarios.
• Variance Explanation: Perform variance analysis and research to explain any differences in financial data.
• Communication: Build monthly/quarterly financial reports and effectively communicate the results to management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a similar field, or equivalent work experience. This is an early career role.
• Experience: 0-2 years prior experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and data mining preferred.
• Skills: Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including recording and debugging macros, charting, and pivot tables; good quantitative and analytical skills; good oral and written communication skills; ability to understand historical trends to develop budgeting and forecasting models; proficiency in reading and interpreting financial documents; detail oriented; time management skills; ability to manage projects; ability to work well with all levels of management.
• Bonus: Knowledge of finance, statistics, accounting, and/or the financial services industry; knowledge of financial analysis software such as Oracle; knowledge of data mining tools such as SAS and SQL; ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work; skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias; experience integrating AI into workflows; familiarity with AI-assisted research, summarization, and content generation; understanding of responsible AI use.