Strategy Analyst

GCI Communication Corp • Anchorage, AK

6d • $77,622 - $128,852 • Hybrid

About The Position

GCI's Strategy Analyst will support the Organization’s Strategic Finance function with strong modeling and financial governance to help meet strategic goals as outlined by the Strategy Management Office and Senior Leadership.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of financial planning, strategy development, and EBITDA management or other relevant professional experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge; Proficient computer skills and MS Office 365 Suite to complete job duties effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex challenging problems and situations leading to optimal solutions.
• Strong accounting, financial, research and analytical skills required.
• Ability to prepare and review financial models, maintain consistent analysis methodologies, find, and resolve errors.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision while prioritizing changing priorities and timelines.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of corporate finance and accounting (accordance with GAAP).

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CFA credential.
• Telecommunications experience.
• Other relevant telecom industry or job specific certifications.

Responsibilities

• Improve and enhance daily operational procedures, tasks, and controls.
• Analyze complex challenging problems and situations leading to optimal solutions.
• Resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Maintain consistent methodologies, maintain accuracy, identify discrepancies, and move easily between detail and conceptual levels.
• Support the continuous refinement and application of the Organization’s Strategic Planning process.
• Work alongside GCI Business, GCI Consumer, and vertical support departments to evaluate business opportunities by providing appropriate assessment models and other analytical support.
• Participate in circular feedback to enhance business case and forecasting methodologies that ensure efficient and effective use of capital and operating resources.
• Assist in the development and implementation of the Organization’s long-range plan, ensuring an alignment of strategic goals and company initiatives.
• Ensure business cases are compiled accurately and generate financial metrics in accordance with the Organization’s ROI and Payback requirements.
• Support the Organizations project approval and revision guidelines.
• Ensure budget compliance through ongoing monitoring of leading indicators for unapproved spend.
• Support compliance with Operating and SOx Financial controls (compliance with GAAP regarding accounting treatment).
• Compile project forecasts alongside the delivery function through monthly analysis of project finances and thorough conversations with project managers.
• Develop robust documentation of business events causing variances and communicate significant project changes to leadership so operational adjustments can be made.
• Publish annual and multi-year financial reports to provide visibility into the budget and long-range plan, utilizing road mapping, financial planning, and analysis tools.
• Assist in developing, improving, and maintaining monthly reports & dashboards that provide insight into the Organization’s project portfolio performance.
• Originate and maintain project-level reports to assist in detailed analysis and status monitoring.
• Support Strategic Finance’s ability to create ad-hoc reports and analysis.
• Develop knowledge set around road mapping and financial planning and analysis systems used by the organization.
• Support an integrated process for the management and enhancement of tools in support of enterprise strategic road mapping and financial planning and analysis.
• Support strong financial and operational control over all data models and system processes through use of best practices.
• Strive for innovation using artificial intelligence to increase the value of business intelligence operations.
• Support a pro-active and collaborative team environment that fosters a culture of highly productive, informed decision making.
• Actively seek opportunities to coach and train to further the education & learning of Strategic Finance throughout the Organization.

Benefits

• The company and its subsidiaries operate in a 24/7 environment providing critical services to Alaskans and may need to respond to public health and safety matters or other business emergencies. Due to business needs employees may be contacted outside of the core business hours to respond to an immediate emergency. As such, you will be requested to provide emergency after hours contact numbers, to include your home and cell phone numbers if you have those services.

What This Job Offers

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