Financial Planning & Analysis -Senior Manager

Verizon Communications • Basking Ridge, NJ

95d • $94,000 - $180,000 • Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• A Master's in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Experience in the technology and/or telecommunications industry.
• A professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA).
• A high degree of analytical capability with the proven ability to structure business case around a high-level strategic vision.
• Strong strategic skills, with the proven ability to identify and assess key points, implications and recommendations.
• An advanced understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.
• Demonstrated in depth understanding of common business and cost drivers, financial statement analysis, and deep-dive analysis.
• Knowledge of FASB and SEC requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, tax reporting and accounting practices and International Financial Reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and project management.
• Proficiency in Essbase, Smart View, Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion Strategic Finance.
• Experience leading large and complex team projects with minimal direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Owning the end-to-end development and communication of the cost forecast and financial reporting across all prepaid brands for subsidy, Device Rebates, commissions, and Full-Time Labor.
• Serving as a dedicated financial partner to the CRO organization/Base management/HRBP, focusing on the financial impact and effective deployment of subsidy and sales incentive programs.
• Leading the development of all business cases related to operational spending, partnering with the business to scrutinize and validate underlying assumptions.
• Owning relationships with Brand Managers to deeply understand brand strategy and align cost forecasts with strategic priorities.
• Driving partnerships with teams coordinating direct costs and device costs to identify supply chain efficiencies and opportunities to improve device costs.
• Leading cross-functional efforts to identify and implement operational metrics that improve cost performance.
• Assessing cost efficiencies and driving profit optimization across all cost centers.
• Overseeing the preparation and delivery of consolidated operational expense results for the Value CRO organization/Base Management.
• Owning the development and communication of the operating expense plans, financial reporting, operational analysis, and executive reviews for Actuals, Business Plan, and Best View for CRO Organization and Base Management.
• Leading the team to enhance partnership with HRBP and performance assurance team.
• Providing financial guidance and oversight to the Distribution Strategy organization related to our retail store footprint.
• Evaluating business results and serve as a functional expert to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert to complex business performance issues, defining and executing action plans.
• Interpreting and evaluating monthly analyses of business trends, including budget variance of financial results and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Assessing the impact of strategic financial decisions and present recommendations to leadership.
• Designing, developing, and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve processes, including further use of dashboards to analyze operational performance.
• Be accountable for making decisions and recommendations to ensure the quality and delivery of all financial products and services.
• Confidently presenting and communicating to all levels of the business.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance.
• Short and long term disability.
• Basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Stock incentive programs.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year.
• Up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree