Financial Planning & Analysis -Senior Manager

When you join Verizon

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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 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.

FP&A Corporate and Business Unit Team

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The Business Unit facing positions offer 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. You’ll become involved in, but not limited to, pricing decisions and new initiatives to develop new products and services. You can have an impact on new business growth opportunities through development of business case scenarios.

The Senior Manager for the revenue team will be the primary owner and subject matter expert for the prepaid mobile Verizon Value Brands. This is a highly visible, strategic role responsible for the development, analysis, and communication of all revenue forecasts and financial reporting for brand leads.

This individual is a critical partner to senior leadership, forging direct partnerships with the Chief Revenue Officer's organization and the Base Management team to provide financial insights and support strategic decision-making. The role will also work closely with our Reporting & Analytics team, FPAS and other VCG FP&A teams to ensure data integrity and alignment. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of our business drivers and translate commercial activity decisions into a robust financial forecast.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Forecasting Ownership.
• Owning the end-to-end forecasting process, including the development and communication of the financial plan and forecast across all prepaid brands.
• Leading the preparation of all financial deliverables and executive reviews for Actuals, the annual Business Plan, and our in-quarter Commitment and Best View forecasts.
• Driving the revenue model's evolution, ensuring its continued relevance and accuracy in a complex and dynamic business environment.
• Strategic Partnerships & Commercial Application.
• Partnering directly with brand managers to understand the strategic direction, key value propositions, and channel sales dynamics of each brand.
• Working with commercial teams to identify key operational metrics for improving churn, step-ups, step-downs, and other base retention offers, modeling their financial impact.
• Translating commercial activity decisions—including new product launches and pricing changes—into the financial model with a strong technical application, ensuring the forecast accurately reflects these strategic initiatives.
• Collaborating closely with the Reporting & Analytics team, FPAS and other VCG FP&A teams to ensure data integrity and consistency across all financial models and reporting.
• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert to analyze complex business performance issues and define and execute action plans.
• Leadership & Process Improvement
• Interpreting and evaluating monthly analyses of business trends and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Partnering with the business to develop and improve costing and profitability models, assessing customer and product profitability to drive profit optimization.
• Developing and assessing robust business cases for pricing and investment decisions, providing critical financial insights and support to leadership.
• Designing, developing, and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve financial processes, enhancing efficiency and accuracy across the team.
• Be accountable for making decisions and recommendations that ensure the quality and delivery of all financial products and services.
• Confidently presenting and communicating to all levels of the business, translating complex financial data into a clear and compelling story for both technical and non-technical audiences.

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 work experience
• 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.