Lumen Looking for Lead Finance Analyst, Customer Success Fp&a Remote, Us at Remote, United States Full Time

About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumenxe2x80x99s network, edge cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies.

The Role

As a Lumen Lead Finance Analyst, you will provide financial analysis and reporting support to various teams. This includes but is not limited to preparing periodic financial reports, budgets and forecasts as well as evaluating project business cases and the underlying assumptions of those cases. The role works with varying levels of management on other requests as necessary and with various teams to validate data integrity from multiple sources to provide insight and provide recommendations.

The Main Responsibilities

• Interpret financial data to determine trends of the overall Business Unit financial performance
• Anticipate process obstacles and decides next steps
• Utilizes multiple systems to bring data together and provided analysis on operational activities
• Detailed knowledge of business they support and how their role impacts the Business Unit
• Provide professional advice, guidance and service to internal clients
• Financial and analytical support to organization
• Responsible for major elements of the close process including journal entry evaluation, results variance explanation, reporting, communicating and explaining results to clients and Business Unit leadership
• Budgeting and forecasting using drivers
• Partner with internal clients to provide financial data, consultation and make recommendations regarding completion of objectives, and improving operational effectiveness
• Gather and organize data used to prepare financial/business reports
• Establish, interpret and analyze financial data including monthly financial results, recommendations or preparing statements for business partners/stakeholders
• Perform financial data analysis to support Business Unit in analyzing corporate financial targets and operational objectives
• Generate special ad hoc reports and perform analysis as requested by supervisor, business partners/clients, and other Business Unit stakeholders
• Improve partnerships with key internal clients by identifying changing business needs, service expectations, quality and format of data provided, and identify opportunities to improve service levels
• Leads multiple, complex, and financial/business analysis projects

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business or relevant field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years related experience
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• PowerBI report building through database connections. Including Measures & Cards
• Highly advanced skills with Excel functions & Pivot tables
• Prior experience retrieving financials from Hyperion Essbase Excel Add-in interface
• Advanced skills with PowerPoint and presenting to a large wide ranging audience
• Ability to structure and convey ideas and information, both verbally and in written presentation form, in a concise, effective and persuasive manner to bring clear understanding to the target audience
• Ability to examine data from multiple sources to determine whether correlation and linkage exist between data sets
• Ability to organize and manage work in an efficient and effective manner to ensure task, milestones and goals are met according to defined timelines

Preferred

• Proactive, anticipates needs, self-starter
• Communicates estimated time to completion, next steps, and next project priority daily.
• Communicates timelines and completes projects within committed deadlines
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills. Including summarizing big data with ease
• Prior work experience in financial planning & analysis or accounting
• Ability to work in a team environment remotely and in-person

What to Expect Next

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Salary Range

Salary Min : 72540
Salary Max : 161520
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for either short-term incentives or sales compensation. Director and VP positions also are eligible for long-term incentive. To learn more about our bonus structure, you can view additional information here. We’re able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process. As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Lumen offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. You can learn more by clicking here. Note: For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions.

Salary Range

Salary Min : 72540
Salary Max : 161520 This information reflects the base salary pay range for this job based on current national market data. Ranges may vary based on the job’s location. We offer competitive pay that varies based on individual experience, qualifications and other relevant factors. We encourage you to apply to positions that you are interested in and for which you believe you are qualified. To learn more, you are welcome to discuss with us as you move through the selection process.