Lead Financial Analysis

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

At AT&T, we empower leaders to drive change in a fast evolving, connected world. Your strategic vision will help serve customers and transform lives through innovative solutions and impactful connections.

NP&E Consolidation Position – Assistance with Consolidation, Close Process, and Variance Analysis

Join our Finance team supporting the Network Planning & Engineering (NP&E) Strategy organization.  This group supports an annual spend of over $8B in expense supporting AT&T’s Mobility and Wireline businesses.  We are looking for a strong Lead Financial Analyst who can conduct complex financial analyses and support the NP&E business with reporting, variance attributions/storytelling, and Automation.

Our position offers more than just financial reporting.  As a Lead Financial Analyst, you will gain intimate knowledge of the NP&E business while performing Consolidation, Results analysis, Outlook and Plan processes, and analytics on variance segments of the NP&E business. This role is an excellent chance to enhance your financial acumen, hone your reporting and analytical skills, and develop your leadership prowess.  This is a great career builder where you’ll learn how AT&T finance manages results analyses, automation, and pulling together the high-level Access “story.”

Specific job requirements include:

•    Pursue opportunities to improve monthly close and reporting processes with automation and efficiencies.
•    NP&E Outlook and Plan processes/consolidation, pursuing opportunities to improve and streamline processes.
•    Financial management, analytics, and recommendations to help NP&E achieve or exceed financial commitments.
•    Evaluate and make recommendations related to business opportunities, investments and similar financial projects or programs.
•    Gather, interpret, and evaluate financial information.
•    Determine financial impacts for alternative methods, plans and strategies.
•    Evaluate financial performance including cost or budget administration.
•       Lead Headcount Management efforts, including forecasting, tracking, and aligning staffing plans with financial targets.
•       Oversee Org Expense Management, ensuring organizational spending aligns with budgetary goals and identifying opportunities for cost optimization.

The successful candidate will bring analytical capabilities, innovation, critical thinking, and influence across key focus areas while working with multiple teams and organizations:
•    Collaboration across multiple organizations (such as finance, operations, long term planning, accounting, etc.) to align assumptions, methods, and procedures.
•    Partnering with NP&E CFO teams to consolidate outlooks/budgets and provide key takeaways and analytics.
•    Coordinating deliverables with Network/Network and Technologies finance groups to deliver timely reporting and analytics.

Qualifications:
•    Previous experience with Consolidation in Results, Outlook, and Plans using advanced Excel methods.
•    Proficiency in data manipulation (Advanced Excel, SQL etc.).
•    Previous Automation activities a plus
•    Excellent desktop skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
•    Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) and presentation skills.
•    Excellent interpersonal communications, project management and leadership skills.

Job Contribution: An experienced professional, recognized as an expert, creatively resolving complex issues with broad and in-depth knowledge. Leads significant projects with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions. Mentors less experienced staff, implements long-term plans impacting the organization, and frequently collaborates with senior leadership.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired. 5+ years of related experience. Certification is required in some areas.

Supervisor: No

Our Lead Financial Analysis earns between $118,800 - $178,200. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage  
• 401(k) plan  
• Tuition reimbursement program  
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designate