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What you'll be doing...
The Finance Organization
At Verizon, we are building a world-class Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization. We continue 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.
Verizon Business Group - Capital Consolidations Team
Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The position offers opportunities to drive better business partnering and insights, while growing your FP&A leadership and interpersonal skills. You are considered a business partner and your contributions will make a difference. Key responsibilities include, but not limited to, the following:
Owning the development and communication of the plan and forecasting, financial reporting, operational analysis and executive reviews for Actuals, Business Plan, Commitment View, and Best View.
Trusted business partnering, working alongside Corporate, FP&A peers, FP&A support teams, Network, and IT.
Serving as a Subject Matter Expert to complex business performance issues to define and execute action plans.
Collaborating with stakeholders across all levels of the business in order to effectively synthesis, frame, and address major issues.
Evaluating business results and serving as a functional specialist to the business client to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.
Analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating monthly Capital results to identify areas of risk and opportunities in order to provide recommendations to leadership.
Designing, developing and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve processes.
Assessing Capital requirements, developing insights and providing recommendations on Capital distribution.
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 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 Qlik, Essbase, Smart View, Google Slides/Sheets, and SAP.
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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