Manager of FP&A Commercial Sales Opex

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

 

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The Manager of FP&A Opex will partner with the Commercial Sales (Accelerate & Growth Team - AGT) leadership team to support the monthly opex reporting, sales headcount analytics and related ROI for investments across the organization. This role will be the lead business partner for the commercial sales business under the CRO (Chief Revenue Officer). The role requires a strong analytical, reporting and business partnering mindset to drive performance, articulate clear messages and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

Location

This role has been designated as fully remote, US.

The Main Responsibilities

• People manager: Strong coaching and developing others mindset; player-coach approach to driving outcomes across the team.
• Monthly reporting and analytics on commercial sales Opex spend and commentary.
• Return-on-investment (ROI) analytics on opex spend, including building robust framework and obtaining alignment across stakeholders to analyzing impact on sales and outcomes for the company.
• Budgeting, forecasting and analytics across opex, to ensure high quality outputs and identification of opportunities and risks to business performance.
• Deep financial analysis, model and report creation, insight generation and business partner communication; high acumen in modelling financial outcomes, utilizing multiple inputs and data tools.
• Partner with business leadership and stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, delivery of commitments, and accurate and timely deliverables.
• Creation and simplification of standardized reporting and outputs, through various tools such as Excel, Power BI and Power Query.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required

• Proven ability to take high level direction and produce results which show thought leadership and drive value creation for the business with limited supervision.
• Savvy in solving complicated data and analytical challenges – evolves reporting and analysis to guide business and drive impact more effectively (individually and through team members).
• Thrives on continuous improvement - simplifying and automating processes and data using technology, while taking a hands-on approach to getting into the detail.
• A strong communicator with business partnering background and a proven track record at building relationships with stakeholders.
• Self-motivated; manages and prioritizes multiple deadlines and deliverables.
• Creative approach to problem solving, with a predisposition to look for root causes and implement lasting change rather than quick fixes.
• Attention to detail – spots underlying trends and inconsistencies in financial data and analysis.
• Skilled in advanced Microsoft Excel functionality (experience with Power Query, SQL or Power BI a significant advantage).

Preferred

• Experience with analytic and business intelligence software (Power BI, Essbase, SAP).
• Understanding of data manipulation and analytical tools such as SQL, Power BI or Power Query.
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