Verizon Looking for Senior Financial Analyst-Financial Planning and Reporting at Basking Ridge, NJ Full Time

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 an impetus for change.

Financial Planning & Analytics Services (FPAS)

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The Financial Planning & Analytics positions offer opportunities to drive better business partnering and insights, while developing your FP&A skill set and leadership as we continue to grow as a world class organization. You are a valuable business partner, finding new and better ways of working by leveraging digital capabilities. You’ll become involved in, but not limited to, planning, reporting, analyses, and initiatives that will impact important decisions around the growth and development of Verizon business.

• Performing subject matter expertise & ad-hoc analysis, including identifying variance drivers, assisting with the development of the financial plan, and presenting results.
• Ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial planning, reporting & analyses for the business.
• Liaison with cross-functional teams and business partners to build a network and acquire advanced business & technical acumen.
• Identifying improvement opportunities and executing projects which may include leveraging digital tools for dashboards, automation tools, data workflow creation, and system integration.
• Actively participate in the cultural and professional development of FPAS as a world class organization through Mentor/Mentee relationships and various activities offered.

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What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.
• Experience or transferable skills leveraging digital tools such as Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, Looker, ThoughtSpot, Alteryx, Knime, Power Query, SQL, Python, or R.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

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Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.
• Knowledge of common business & cost drivers, financial statement analysis, and descriptive & predictive analysis.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to focus on the details.
• Proficiency with Google Suite.