Manager, Capital Finance

Company Description

At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South.

Backed by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience.  

Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality….designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

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Job Description

We are currently looking for a Manager, Capital Finance to join our growing Finance team!  In this role, you will be responsible for modeling, forecasting, analyzing, and managing capital projects from a financial perspective with a heavy focus on broadband grants.  The ideal candidate will provide capital guidance while challenging the status quo and maximizing value-creation for the company. You will drive strategic and tactical business decisions working in a cross-functional environment with all levels of leadership. You will need experience with capital management, strong analytics, excellent communication, and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment. The finance team at Brightspeed plays a critical role in ensuring the company’s success and helping leadership optimize decision making.  We work in a highly collaborative environment where everyone’s contribution is valued. Come help us build the best and fastest fiber-optic network in America!

As the Manager, Capital Finance, your duties will include:

• Provide transparency into the day-to-day operations of the business by being a trusted business partner to functional teams, partnering with key stakeholders to drive strategic and actional insights with strong reporting commentary
• Conduct reporting, research, interpretation and evaluation of emerging business trends, including variance analysis to identify areas of risk and opportunities and provide course correcting recommendations
• Evaluate the performance versus budget for functional capital investment categories
• Manage the annual and long-term budgeting and forecasting process for Capital Management
• Provide strategic input into the Broadband Grants team and processes while providing financial modeling, guidance and reporting
• Establish or refine capital management processes to align with the constantly changing nature of the business 
• Act as thought leader within the FP&A team by sharing best practices and identifying enhancement opportunities for the team
• Assess the impact of strategic financial decisions and present recommendations to leadership
• Identify and assist with implementation and enhancements to financial reporting and planning systems
• Design, develop and implement methods and strategies to continually improve processes
• Present to and communicate with all levels of the business.

Qualifications

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent work experience
• Well-rounded capital reporting, planning and analysis background
• Acts as an owner by proactively identifying challenges and hurdles while thoughtfully recommending solutions 
• Highly adept in MS Excel with experience building and/or maintaining complex financial models
• Experience working with planning and reporting tools such as SAP, Looker, Anaplan as well as ERP and accounting systems
• Comfort with ambiguity, ability to take a vague problem and drive material results 
• Self-starter with demonstrated flexibility and agility in a high growth environment
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
• Experience with financial modeling and valuation techniques, business case modeling, NPV/IRR, financial forecasting, and overall knowledge of accounting and budgeting principles
• Exceptional communication and inter-personnel skills; including one-on-one, group, and presentation formats

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Familiarity with government broadband grant programs and capital reporting requirements
• CPA designation
• 5+ years of experience with financial analysis in a large corporate environment
• Familiarity with government broadband grant programs and capital reporting requirements

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