Lead Finance Analyst

Lumen Technologies

1d•Remote

About The Position

Are you motivated by driving business outcomes and interested in partnering closely with the business leadership in Lumen? Does working with agility in a fast-paced environment sound exciting? The Lead Finance Analyst partners with Lumen business stakeholders to drive understanding of business performance including the financial results achieved, the outcomes of key initiatives and investments, and opportunities for the business to take actions to improve financial outcomes. This role is expected to be hands-on in partnering with business leadership and delivering insightful analysis and reporting. This will require a strong analytical, reporting and business partnering mindset to drive performance and communicate risks and opportunities through insightful analysis. The role also collaborates with Finance colleagues and supports teammates in furthering their skills. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of Lumen while expanding your skillsets and impact.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or similar field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of pertinent experience in the technology (or similar) industry
Skilled at financial data analytics and modeling; savvy in solving complicated data and analytical challenges; curious and self-directed
Demonstrated thought leadership that drives value creation for the business
Effective communicator; effective at building stakeholder relationships; clearly communicates steps needed to achieve results
Self-motivated. Manages and prioritizes multiple deadlines and deliverables. Attention to detail.
Manages multiple projects simultaneously meeting all deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Finance business partner in the technology industry
Skilled with advanced Microsoft Excel functionality plus other analytical tools (e.g., Power Query, Power BI, SAP, and/or SQL)

Responsibilities

Proactively conduct rigorous and innovative financial analysis to generate actionable insights. Leverage deep knowledge of the business and the drivers of business performance, and utilize analytical tools with innovative thinking to drive understanding of Lumen’s financial performance and anticipate and highlight the business decisions needed to achieve targeted portfolio results
Understand the key trends and business levers, both forward looking and historical to drive decision-making. Analyze results and explain variance to targets. Build insightful reporting to monitor key financial metrics and drivers for use in modeling and to build accurate financial projections. Streamline our existing reporting through tools such as Excel, Power BI and Power Query.
Drive strong partnerships with business stakeholders. Build rapport with your business partners by understanding their business performance, and ensure stakeholders’ focus on the levers and opportunities that will drive results. Communicate effectively to ensure opportunities and risks are understood and addressed in a proactive manner.
Collaborate proactively across multiple Lumen finance and business teams to share insights, connect the dots, and drive outcomes.