FP&A-Sr Mgr

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.

Commercial Finance Team

Our team is responsible for preparing financial and economic analysis for senior management to determine the profitability of our different customer types, initiatives, and offers. You will leverage a thorough understanding of Verizon financials and operations in order to make the best-informed decisions possible. This position requires independently interacting with multiple Headquarter departments, including Marketing, Sales, Product, and Customer Experience Teams. The primary accountabilities associated with the position include:

• Cross functional financial modeling support of Home margin profitability balancing price ups and increasing expense.

• Developing financial models, tools and corresponding assumptions used to evaluate the profitability and shareholder value of long-term strategic decisions.

• Analyzing the financial profitability of new and existing products and services through the development of business cases and Net Present Value models.

• Preparing financial presentation materials and formal business case documents for use with senior management.

• Focusing on post-mortem analysis and tracking, specifically with the ability to source data for independent analysis of key metrics, segments or trends via dashboards, SQL or partnership with VGS.

• Partnering with teams throughout the business to leverage digital finance tools to disseminate insights and to create better informed business cases.

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

• Presenting and communicating to all levels of the business about the financial and strategic implications of new projects.

• Updating financial models with current financial reporting trends, periodically review assumptions to ensure accurate modeling results, incorporate new functionality into the models, and troubleshoot the models

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.

• Project management 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.

• 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

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.