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Job Description
As a valued colleague of the team, you will play a critical role in supporting budget planning, forecasting and performance management activities. This is a highly visible role that provides direct exposure to leadership and offers the opportunity to influence planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision-making across the Finance Division.
You will contribute strong analytical capabilities, exceptional attention to detail, advanced Excel proficiency, and effective stakeholder management skills to deliver high-quality financial analyses, executive-ready communications, and actionable recommendations.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will play a key role in supporting the Finance Division's budgeting, forecasting, planning, and performance management activities through thoughtful analysis, effective stakeholder partnership, and executive-ready communications. This role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:
Support the budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes by maintaining accurate planning data, updating forecasts, and ensuring the integrity, consistency, and quality of financial information used for decision-making
Analyze actual results against forecast and plan, identify key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends, and deliver actionable insights and recommendations that support business planning and performance management.
Build and maintain strong partnerships by collaborating with stakeholders to gather assumptions, validate inputs, align planning expectations, and deliver timely, accurate, and insightful analysis that supports decision-making.
Prepare executive-ready summaries, commentary, presentations, and communications that clearly explain financial performance and business insights.
Utilize data to support prioritization decisions, strategic planning activities, portfolio discussions, and performance management routines.
Support scenario analysis, what-if modeling, trend analysis, and ad hoc requests to provide meaningful insights to leadership.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
Minimum Required Experiences:
2 years of experience.
Strong attention to detail with demonstrated experience identifying data discrepancies, validating financial information, and maintaining high-quality outputs.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including experience using formulas and pivot tables
Experience performing financial analysis, variance analysis, or business performance reporting.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into concise and actionable insights.
Experience preparing communications, presentations, or financial commentary.
Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.
Desired Experiences:
Bachelor degree or equivalent
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with the ability to connect data to business outcomes.
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, gather inputs, build relationships, and drive deliverables to completion.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments, proactively identify issues, and recommend practical solutions.
Experience creating executive-level presentations and data-driven business stories for senior leaders.
Experience supporting financial planning, management reporting, or executive performance review processes.
Experience using Anaplan or similar planning, forecasting, or enterprise performance management tools.
Experience working with portfolio and investment planning information.
Corporate Finance - Financial Planning and Analysis - Senior Associate
Target Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000 a year
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Qualifications
Education:
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For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Requisition compensation:
85000to
110000Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including formulas and pivot tables
- Experience performing financial analysis, variance analysis, or business performance reporting
- Strong attention to detail, identifying data discrepancies and validating financial information
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex data into concise insights
- Experience preparing communications, presentations, or financial commentary
- Comfort learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence
- Bachelor degree or equivalent
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Experience using Anaplan or similar planning, forecasting, or enterprise performance management tools
- Experience supporting financial planning, management reporting, or executive performance review processes
- Experience working with portfolio and investment planning information
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deliver work in ambiguous environments
Fannie Mae Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fannie Mae and has not been reviewed or approved by Fannie Mae.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive versus industry peers, with base and total compensation viewed as strong for many roles. Public postings and third-party salary bands indicate competitive ranges and reinforce confidence in market alignment.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program is highlighted as notably generous and a standout element of total rewards. Employer contributions meaningfully support long-term wealth-building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and volunteer time are described as ample, with strong parental leave complementing time-off flexibility. The breadth of PTO stands out as a core strength of the package.
Fannie Mae Insights
What We Do
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. We also help make possible the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, which provides homeowners with stable, predictable mortgage payments over the life of the loan. Our tools and resources help homebuyers, homeowners, and renters understand their housing options. We put our customers and partners at the center of everything we do. We apply our experience and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to help our customers succeed. At Fannie Mae, our people pour their hearts into everything they do. Because we know it makes a real difference in others’ lives. We are committed to moving forward with our partners to build a stronger, safer, more efficient housing finance system. Join us to help shape the future of housing: http://fanniemae.com/careers.
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