Financial Analyst

GCI Communication Corp•Peoria, AZ

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide high-quality financial analysis, planning, and reporting to enable effective decision-making. Support business partners and finance leadership through accurate forecasts, performance insights, and financial governance, translating data into clear, actionable insights across the company. Drive continuous improvement of Finance processes and tools. This is an intermediate level position within the discipline focused on building accurate financial analyses, supporting planning processes, and ensuring data integrity. This role emphasizes strong analytical execution, structured problem‑solving, and collaboration with partners to gather inputs and validate assumptions. It demonstrates broad knowledge and proficiency in areas of responsibility, performs complex tasks and job duties, receiving minimal instruction on routine work and general instruction on new assignments. The role works under moderate supervision with latitude for independent judgment and supports higher level staff in implementing more complex projects.

Requirements

A combination of relevant work experience and/or education sufficient to perform the duties of the job may substitute to meet the total years required on a year-for-year basis
High School diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics, or relevant field.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, finance, or related background.
At least one (1) year of financial modeling experience.
Takes ownership for actions, decisions, and results; openly accepts feedback and demonstrates a willingness to improve (ACCOUNTABILITY).
Interacts with people in a way that builds mutual trust, confidence, and respect; adheres to GCI’s Code of Conduct for Employees – the Basic Principles (BASIC PRINCIPLES).
Works effectively with others to accomplish common goals and objectives; maintains positive relationships even under difficult circumstances. Supports others through knowledge‑sharing, coaching, and guidance. Works effectively across cross‑functional, fast‑paced environments, building strong partnerships (COLLABORATION).
Conveys thoughts and expresses ideas appropriately and professionally. Communicates financial information clearly to both finance and non‑finance audiences. Uses storytelling and data to influence decisions and shape business conversations. Prepares clear, concise, and impactful presentations for senior executives and management (COMMUNICATION).
Follows internal controls; protects confidential information; abides by GCI’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics (COMPLIANCE).
Demonstrates commitment to service excellence; gives high priority to customer satisfaction (CUSTOMER FOCUS).
Consistently follows through on assigned tasks as expected; demonstrates timely attendance at meetings, training, and other work obligations (RELIABILITY).
Uses a combination of job knowledge, initiative, sound decision making, innovation, adaptability, and problem solving. Demonstrates high attention to detail, strong execution, and ownership of deliverables. Strong FP&A fundamentals including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Proficient in financial modeling, scenario/sensitivity analysis, and P&L/EBITDA drivers. Translates complex data into clear insights, narratives, and decision‑ready recommendations. Confident use of finance systems, analytics platforms, and planning tools. Builds and uses dashboards/visuals to evaluate performance and communicate key trends. Applies standard data definitions and ensures data accuracy; identifies and resolves data issues. Leverages automation and AI tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and depth of insight. Understands how financial and operational drivers connect end‑to‑end across the business. Anticipates risks and opportunities; applies scenario planning to guide decisions. Focuses on outcomes and value creation rather than only reporting historical performance (RESULTS).
Supports a safe work environment by following all workplace safety rules and guidelines; complies with applicable Security policies and procedures (SAFETY & SECURITY).
Proficient computer skills and MS Office knowledge (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel) to complete job duties effectively, such as using the company intranet and to accurately retrieve and input information into database or equivalent. Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to use formulas, create dynamic charts, build macros, and automate tasks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of reporting and model development (TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance.
CPA or CFA certifications.
Knowledge of Oracle or equivalent accounting system.
Telecommunications experience.
Relevant telecom industry or job specific certifications.

Responsibilities

Support the development of annual and multi‑year plans.
Build and maintain detailed budgets and ensure data accuracy.
Ensure alignment with group guidance, assumptions, and timelines.
Prepare rolling forecasts and outlooks.
Analyze key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Ensure consistency between actuals, forecasts, and plans.
Partner with finance stakeholders to support planning and forecasting.
Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions and reconcile variances.
Own the full planning and forecasting cycle for assigned business areas (Senior Level Expectation).
Shape planning discussions by challenging assumptions and providing scenario‑based insights (Senior Level Expectation).
Ensure cross‑functional alignment of assumptions across Finance, Accounting, and business teams (Senior Level Expectation).
Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, processes, and automation (Senior Level Expectation).
Build, maintain, and enhance financial and driver‑based models and share analysis.
Perform sensitivity, scenario, and ad‑hoc analysis to support planning and decision‑making.
Support business cases, investment appraisals, and ad‑hoc analyses.
Gather data, validate accuracy, and support analytical needs for business partners.
Provide data‑driven insights to inform trade‑offs and operational decisions.
Translate analysis into synthesized, actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders (Senior Level Expectation).
Design, enhance, and automate complex financial and driver‑based models (Senior Level Expectation).
Provide strategic insights and recommendations derived from deep analysis (Senior Level Expectation).
Lead financial evaluations of business cases, investments, and operational decisions (Senior Level Expectation).
Identify structural model improvements and establish modeling best practices (Senior Level Expectation).
Deliver timely and accurate monthly and quarterly reporting.
Perform variance analysis against plan and forecast.
Develop clear variance narratives and performance insights.
Analyze revenue, COGS, and Opex trends.
Identify key performance drivers and improvement levers, and compile performance metrics.
Summarize findings for internal finance consumption.
Collaborate with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and management reporting.
Support enterprise‑wide financial consistency.
Own variance narratives and performance insights for assigned business areas (Senior Level Expectation).
Synthesize trends into clear, actionable insights for leaders (Senior Level Expectation).
Connect financial performance to operational levers and identify risks/opportunities (Senior Level Expectation).
Ensure consistency and alignment of actuals with forecasts and management reporting (Senior Level Expectation).
Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions, resolve data issues, and support enterprise‑wide financial consistency.
Identify opportunities to improve reporting, modeling, and planning processes in collaboration with finance stakeholders.
Identify and escalate financial risks, data issues, or misaligned assumptions.
Drive continuous improvement of finance tools, processes, and standards.
Partner with finance stakeholders to support planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
Collaborate with Accounting to reconcile actuals and resolve data issues.
Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions and maintain financial consistency.
Support process documentation and identify incremental improvement opportunities.
Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, shaping discussions on resource allocation and performance (Senior Level Expectation).
Identify emerging risks, misaligned assumptions, and data issues, escalating with recommended solutions when needed (Senior Level Expectation).
Lead improvements in finance tools, processes, reporting frameworks, and data quality (Senior Level Expectation).
Drive automation, workflow redesign, and adoption of AI tools to increase speed, insight depth, and forecasting precision (Senior Level Expectation).
Drive adoption of finance standards, templates, and best practices across teams (Senior Level Expectation).