Lead Financial Analyst- Financial Planning and Analysis (Business Markets)

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What you'll be doing...

The Finance Organization

At Verizon, we are building a world-class Financial Planning and 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 Financial Planning and Analysis practices within Verizon, setting the stage to become the place any Financial Planning and Analysis professional wants to work. You can become a catalyst for change.

Business Markets Financial Planning and Analysis Team

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. These Sales facing positions offer opportunities to drive better business partnering and insights, while growing your Financial Planning and Analysis leadership and interpersonal skills. You are considered a critical partner to the Sales organization and a driver of business performance. You'll become involved in, but not limited to, quota setting, Sales personnel support, sales incentive effectiveness analysis and sales force productivity monitoring. You can have a direct impact on the business by helping executive level Sales leaders drive top line growth.

• Serving as the Finance business partner to Sales leaders and their organizations.

• Setting quality and timely delivery of quotas and attainment monitoring, commissions support, and workforce productivity optimization.

• Evaluating complex business performance issues and serving as a functional specialist providing strategic guidance and insight to driving profitable growth.

• Interpreting and evaluating monthly analyses of business trends, including budget variance of financial results and Key Performance Indicators to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide recommendations.

• Providing input into and support development and communication of the Business Plan, Commitment View, Outlook, and Forecast.

• Leading Executive reviews of financial and operating results.

• Assessing the impact of strategic financial decisions and presenting recommendations to leadership.

• Designing, developing and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve processes.

What we're looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience with Microsoft Office and GSuite with strong knowledge of Excel and digital tools.

• Proficiency in one or any of the following: Essbase, Smart View, SQL, Alteryx/Knime, Qlik/Tableau, or Smartsheets.

• Understanding of report query and design.

• Experience in the technology and/or telecommunications industry.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.

• A professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA).

• Understanding of financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.

• Knowledge of common business and financial drivers, financial statement analysis, and deep-dive analysis.

• Experience supporting a Sales organization and with Quota setting

• Familiarity with the preparation of General Ledgers, Basic Knowledge of FASB requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to focus on the details.

• Experience in continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and project management.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

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