Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Financial Planning & Analysis III

Hybrid Role in Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

12 Months Contract Role Extension

Key Skills: FP&A, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, SQL, Python, ThoughtSpot/Essbase, Data Visualization

Hourly Pay: $53.50/hr to $58.50/hr on W2

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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, financial planning and analysis of all acquisition and retention mobile promotions, and new initiatives to deliver on our commitments. You can have an impact on new business growth opportunities through development of business case scenarios.

• Own the development and communication of the plan and forecast, financial reporting, operational analysis and executive reviews for Actuals, Business Plan, Commitment View, and Best View.

• Accountable for forecasting accuracy & understanding the financial impacts of promotional considerations for both cash costs & the P&L impact.

• Evaluate business results and serve as a functional specialist to the business client to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.

• Interpret and evaluate monthly analyses of business trends, including budget variance of financial results and Key Performance Indicators to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide recommendations.

• Partners cross functionally with the business to explain drivers of promotional activity. Inclusive but not limited to VCG FP&A teams, Accounting, FPAS, & VGS.

• Assess the impact of strategic financial decisions and present recommendations to leadership.

• Partner with the Customer Profitability team to provide insights on how commercial decisions drive PCOA, PCOR, and influence yield.

• Design, develop and implement methods and strategies to continually improve processes.

• Present and communicate to all levels of the business.

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.