Lead Financial Analyst- Financial Planning and Analysis

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At Verizon, we are building a world-class Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization. We have begun a comprehensive program to streamline processes, improve systems, realign the organization and add opportunities for personal skill-building and professional growth. We're finding new ways to add value and provide strategic support. This is the kind of work we do. We want to build leading FP&A practices within Verizon, setting the stage to become the place any FP&A professional wants to work. You can become a catalyst for change.

FP&A Corporate and Business Unit Team

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The Business Unit facing positions offer opportunities to drive better business partnering and insights, while growing your FP&A leadership and interpersonal skills. You are considered a business partner and your contributions will make a difference. You'll become involved in, but not limited to, pricing decisions and new initiatives to develop new products and services. You can have an impact on new business growth opportunities through development of business case scenarios.

• Supporting Sales and Operations teams in executing strategic initiatives and delivering revenue and contribution margin incremental to plan.

• Ensuring linkage of program/initiative results to overall financial forecasts: wireless service revenue, wireline net margin, and total contribution margin.

• Leading financial governance of initiatives including creating revenue and margin models, tracking, reporting, and interpreting results, analyzing variances to target, and updating forecasts based on business trends.

• Ensuring discipline in capital investment by assessing cost and benefit assumptions of Business Transformation business cases prior to execution.

• Utilizing digital tools to conduct analyses and deep dives on business dynamics, trends, and initiatives impacting wireline net margin.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with knowledge of Excel.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.

• Experience in the technology and/or telecommunications industry.

• Proficiency in Oracle planning tools, such as Essbase, Smart View, Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion Strategic Finance.

• Proficiency in digital finance and digital efficiency tools.

• Understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.

• A professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA).

• Knowledge of common business and cost drivers, financial statement analysis, and deep-dive analysis.

• Familiarity with the preparation of General Ledgers, Basic Knowledge of FASB requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to focus on the details.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.