Lead FP&A Analyst

$80,510 - $107,340/Yr

Lumen Technologies - Hartford, CT

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Hartford, CT
Telecommunications

About the position

The Lead FP&A Analyst at Lumen plays a crucial role in driving business outcomes by partnering closely with business leadership. This position is designed for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are motivated by the challenge of delivering insightful analysis and reporting. The Lead FP&A Analyst will be responsible for understanding business performance, analyzing financial results, and identifying opportunities for improvement. This role requires a hands-on approach to financial analysis, where the analyst will leverage their deep knowledge of the business and utilize analytical tools to generate actionable insights. In this role, the Lead FP&A Analyst will proactively conduct rigorous financial analysis to understand the drivers of business performance. They will analyze results, explain variances to targets, and build insightful reporting to monitor key financial metrics. The analyst will also streamline existing reporting processes using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Power Query. Building strong partnerships with business stakeholders is essential, as the analyst will need to communicate effectively to ensure that opportunities and risks are understood and addressed. Collaboration across multiple finance and business teams will be key to sharing insights and driving outcomes. Overall, this position offers the opportunity to shape the future of Lumen while expanding one's skillsets and impact within the organization. The Lead FP&A Analyst will be instrumental in guiding business decisions through data-driven insights and fostering a culture of performance excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively conduct rigorous and innovative financial analysis to generate actionable insights.
  • Leverage deep knowledge of the business and the drivers of business performance to drive understanding of Lumen's financial performance.
  • Analyze results and explain variance to targets, building insightful reporting to monitor key financial metrics.
  • Streamline existing reporting through tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Power Query.
  • Drive strong partnerships with business stakeholders, ensuring focus on levers and opportunities that will drive results.
  • Communicate effectively to ensure opportunities and risks are understood and addressed in a proactive manner.
  • Collaborate proactively across multiple Lumen finance and business teams to share insights and drive outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or similar field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of pertinent experience in the technology (or similar) industry.
  • Skilled at financial data analytics and modeling; savvy in solving complicated data and analytical challenges.
  • Demonstrated thought leadership that drives value creation for the business.
  • Effective communicator; effective at building stakeholder relationships.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple deadlines and deliverables.
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience as a Finance business partner in the technology industry.
  • Skilled with advanced Microsoft Excel functionality plus other analytical tools (e.g., Power Query, Power BI, SAP, and/or SQL).

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Voluntary lifestyle benefits
  • Short-term incentives or sales compensation
  • Long-term incentive eligibility for Director and VP positions
  • Comprehensive benefits package enhancing physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
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