Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you'll be doing...

The Finance Organization

At Verizon, we are building a world-class (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.

VBG HQ FP&A

The FP&A-Sr Mgr will responsible for overall planning and governance needs within the Verizon Business Group HQ FP&A organization. This role will require both a curious mind and an analytical skillset. The successful individual will be able to dig into the detail to derive insights that can be applied to forward looking views. Some key responsibilities include:

• Servicing Revenue modeling for Best View, Outlook, Commitment Views and Business Plan

• Leveraging digital finance tools available in creation of forecasts & sensitivities

• Gaining mastery of all available resources to monitor customer behaviors to bring actionable insights (ThoughtSpot, Essbase etc)

• Thoughtful weekly updates to Leadership to keep a pulse on results

• 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.

• Evaluating business results and serving as a functional specialist to the business client to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.

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

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

• Accountable for making decisions and recommendations to ensure the quality and delivery of all the products and services.

• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert to complex business performance issues to define and execute action plans.

• Performing in-depth financial analyses (including scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses) to support special projects and senior management requests.

• Partnering across numerous stakeholders and teams

• Presenting and communicating to all levels of the business.

What we're looking for...

You'll need to have:

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

• Six or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

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

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

• Revenue planning and/or forecasting experience.

• Anaplan and/or EPM tool background.

• 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.

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.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

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