Financial Analyst

FOCUS Broadband • Shallotte, NC

2d

About The Position

The Financial Analyst supports insight and decision-making by combining financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, data management, and AI-enabled analytics. The role develops reporting, dashboards, forecasts, financial models, and actionable insights to help leadership understand performance, identify risks and opportunities, and improve business outcomes. The analyst works with Finance, Accounting, Operations, Regulatory, IS, and other cross-functional teams to ensure financial and operational data is accurate, consistent, well-governed, and useful for management decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and more than five years of experience in finance, data analytics, accounting, or a related area.
• General knowledge of financial and operational principles and accounting.
• Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance metrics.
• Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record that must be maintained.
• Ability to develop financial reports, dashboards, KPIs, and business performance metrics for management decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial, operational, and customer data to identify trends, anomalies, risks, and opportunities.
• Understanding of business intelligence concepts, including data visualization, dashboard design, metric definitions, and self-service reporting.
• Working knowledge of data management principles, including accuracy, reconciliation, source-system understanding, documentation, and governance.
• Ability to use AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve efficiency, summarize information, generate financial commentary, identify patterns, and support scenario analysis.
• Strong data storytelling skills and ability to translate complex analysis into clear insights and recommended actions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including professional and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Ability to partner with multiple business functions to improve reporting, analytics, and decision support.
• Curiosity, resiliency, sound judgment, professional skepticism, and a continuous improvement mindset; ability to work through ambiguity, ask thoughtful questions, and translate analysis into practical insight.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods; walk; perform finger dexterity, feeling, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, and visual acuity tasks, including close vision.
• Ability to look at a computer screen for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• May occasionally need to stoop, kneel, or bend.
• Ability to drive long distances.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the telecommunications industry.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics AX/D365.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, financial modeling, variance analysis, and profitability analysis.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance models evaluating revenue, expenses, capital investments, operating performance, customer economics, and business scenarios.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods; identify performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Partner with departments and business leaders to gather assumptions, validate inputs, define metrics, and translate business activity into budgets, forecasts, and insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, visualizations, KPIs, and management presentations communicating financial and operational performance.
• Collect, validate, reconcile, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple systems to support reporting accuracy and integrity.
• Use business intelligence and analytics techniques to improve forecasting support, financial commentary, trend identification, scenario analysis, and reporting efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports, streamline budgeting and forecasting workflows, improve data quality, and strengthen management reporting.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses, business cases, and special project support for strategic initiatives, cost management, and operational performance.
• Maintain regular and timely attendance and perform other duties and special projects as required.
• Participate in community and company-sponsored activities as requested.
• Attend safety meetings, complete safety and security training, and maintain a safe working environment.
• Maintain and enhance job-related knowledge and skills through ongoing professional learning and development.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 401k company contribution plus tiered match.
• Employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Employer-paid AD&D and term life insurance.
• On-site clinic available Monday through Friday.
• Wellness Bonus Program, including gym reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level