Financial Planning and Analysis- Senior Manager

Job Description

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 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.

FP&A Capital Reporting Team

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The Capital Reporting team is responsible for delivering consolidated capital results for both incurred and cash capex to Sr. Leaders. This role will lead the monthly close process for VZ enterprise-wide incurred consolidated capital results and will be a key thought leader for the future design of incurred reporting. You will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all reporting related to incurred capex, including, but not limited to, owning the reporting close process, articulating results and key drivers for both actuals and forecasts to Sr. Leaders. Key responsibilities include:

• Being the SME for incurred results and the reporting tool (DCAT).

• Leading the monthly close and consolidation process and ensuring timely completion and delivery of materials.

• Overseeing the budget and outlook process.

• Developing an expectation of the monthly OL and reconcile capex movements (transfers, incremental requests and givebacks) against the approved CV or OL.

• Overseeing the OL transfer process.

• Driving efficiency and enhancement.

• Thought leader for the Target Adjustment Process (TAP), including, but not limited to, development of digital tools and alignment with the P&L team.

• Leading the monthly results alignment call with FP&A teams from around the organization.

• Building relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring that we are able to “see around the corner” for potential impacts to the incurred OL.

• Owning and maintaining Corporate FP&A calendar updating and adding deliverables and key dates as required

• Owning the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls related to incurred capex reporting.

• Partnering with the control evaluator and internal and external auditors to complete annual SOX requirements on time and answer questions as needed.

• Overseeing delivery of testing data and supporting documents.

• Supporting the Goodwill Impairment process.

• Being a thought leader for Capital Reporting (both incurred and cash). Help answer the question, “What does the future of Capital Reporting look like?”

• Ad hoc statistical and analytics projects as needed.

• Ad hoc (or recurring) incurred capex related materials for the Board of Directors (BoD) and the Executive Council for Capital Management (Project Council).

What We’re Looking For…

You’ll Need to Have:

• ​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.

• Experience with Microsoft Office, Smartview, Google Suite and data visualization tools such as Qlik and Tableau.

• High degree of analytical capability, including the ability to analyze a large amount of data and interpret and untangle complex financial relationships and models.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead through difficult conversations.

• Strong strategic skills, with the ability to identify and assess key points, implications and recommendations; proven ability to deliver key messages to Sr. Leaders both verbally and in presentations.

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

Even Better if You Have:

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

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

• Familiarity with Smartsheets.

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

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.