Consultant-Financial Planning & Analysis

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 Consultant for the revenue team will be a vital member of the finance team, directly supporting the Senior Manager managing Verizon’s prepaid brands. This role is responsible for the precise execution, in-depth analysis, and clear communication of all revenue forecasts and financial reporting for Verizon Value's prepaid brands.

This individual is a key partner to our commercial and finance teams, serving as a critical connection point to the Chief Revenue Officer's organization and the Base Management Teams. The role requires direct collaboration with brand Managers to understand brand strategy and channel sales dynamics. This individual will also work closely with our Reporting & Analytics Team and other FP&A Teams, requiring a strong technical skillset to translate commercial activity decisions into the financial models.

​Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Reporting.

• Preparing and owning the final financial plan, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing for the business clients.

• Developing the Business Plan, Commitment View, and Best View, including the analysis, distribution, and recommendations for management reviews.

• Preparing final monthly analyses of business trends and budget variance for financial results and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be used in strategic business analysis sessions.

• Creating cash flow statements and performing ad-hoc cash flow analysis and trending.

• Developing and analyzing capital planning models, reports, and templates.

• Strategic Partnerships & Commercial Analytics.

• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert on business performance, conducting in-depth analysis to define and execute action plans for gap closures, revenue growth, and profitability management.

• Working directly with brand managers to understand the key value propositions and channel sales strategies that impact financial performance.

• Conducting in-depth analysis of economic drivers of the business, such as customer churn, plan step-ups and step-downs, and base retention offers.

• Modeling and assessing performance scenarios to proactively identify potential risks and opportunities.

• Applying technical expertise to model the financial impact of all commercial activity decisions.

• Communicating with all partners in a clear and concise manner.

• Processing Improvement & Technical Acumen.

• Defining the need for and the source of data requirements for planning, forecasting, and reporting.

• Create and oversee the development of profitability and costing models, and communicating model updates to the Center of Excellence.

• Designing and developing methods and strategies to continually improve financial processes and tools.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with knowledge of Excel.

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

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.

• Experience in the technology and/or telecommunications industry.

• A professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA).

• Understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.

• Knowledge of common business and cost drivers, financial statement analysis, and deep-dive analysis.

• Familiarity with the preparation of General Ledgers, Basic Knowledge of FASB requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

• Proficiency in Essbase, Smart View, Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion Strategic Finance.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to focus on the details.

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.