Financial Analyst II- Tower Finance

Position Title: Financial Analyst II- Tower Finance (P2)

Company Summary

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future.   Crown Castle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CCI), is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US.       

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we’re an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology. 

Role

The Financial Analyst II will be responsible for building and maintaining financial models and reporting, analyzing results, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities. The successful candidate will be analytical in approach, capable of communicating complex business cases in a clear concise manner and have a demonstrated ability of partnering with stakeholders to drive informed business decisions. As a member of the Tower Finance FP&A team, the Analyst will be expected to breakdown intricate business problems and summarize their findings into actionable insights for the Tower Organization’s Senior Leadership team. A keen attention to detail, the ability to work in a fast-paced ambiguous environment and the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and methodologies to their work product are crucial to success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Ability to develop and maintain financial models and complete adhoc analysis as needed to understand trends and develop insights.
• Reconcile and summarize financial data from multiple sources to communicate financial performance in an actionable manner. 
• Financial Planning & Analysis, both near- and long-term forecasts including complex large scale capital planning. Deep dives into the 'why' and not just the numbers.
• Create and implement financial and operational performance metrics, identifying and presenting key drivers and levers to senior management.
• Build new and improve existing finance processes to ensure data integrity and efficient analyses.
• Identify root cause of issues, propose possible solutions or improvements.
• Ability to work with senior management and explain / present financial information to non-finance professionals.
• Ability to work with big data to develop sophisticated visualizations, self-service reporting and dashboards within Power BI.

Expectations 

• Collaborative work done in a way that balances educated decision making with measured speed of implementation. 
• Partnership & influencing skills with senior leaders.
• Effective problem solving and analysis skills, combined with business acumen & strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, reporting and organizational skills, attention to detail.
• A constant example of modeling Crown’s Purple values.   

Education/Certifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• MBA or MS in Finance, Economics, or related field preferred.

 Experience/Minimum Requirements  

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Advanced knowledge in budgeting, forecasting, developing, and working with financial models.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Power BI (or similar Data Visualization tools), DAX and Power Query.
• Experience with major ERP accounting systems.

 Organizational Relationship  

 Reports to: Manager, Finance

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office on Monday through Thursday.  On Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.  There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could require travel.  

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