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’re redefining the future of connectivity. At our core is a passion to serve our customers with products and services that create connections, improve lives and allow millions to share the stories and experiences that matter. Our Corporate teams are fueled by innovation and a desire to connect the world in meaningful ways. Join our team and bring your bold ideas, supporting and transforming our business across areas like marketing, finance and more.

This role supports consolidations of the Corp and Other Segment which includes the Parent Support Organizations, Misc Parent (Benefits) and Non-Dept (various other costs).

As a Lead Financial Analyst, you’ll be responsible for conducting and documenting complex financial analysis projects, working on problems of diverse scope including the analysis of financial reports, trends, and opportunities.
 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis: Lead financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. Provide strategic recommendations to senior management based on financial analysis and projections. Analyze financial performance against key business metrics to document and assess progress.
• Financial Reporting and Data Interpretation: Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports ensuring accuracy and compliance. Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends and provide actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Budget Management and Financial Modeling: Oversee the preparation and management of company budgets, monitor actual performance, and analyze variances. Develop and maintain financial models to support business initiatives, investments, and financial opportunities.
• Team Leadership and Development: Mentor junior financial analysts, providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Other Duties as Assigned: Identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies, ensure compliance with financial regulations, streamline financial processes, communicate financial insights to stakeholders, and support audits and reviews.
• Gathers, interprets, and evaluates financial information. Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of financial and other data.
• Performs complex data forecasting and financial analysis for book close and for various ad hoc business cases.
• Develops recommendations to achieve the organizations financial objectives.
• Determines financial consequences of alternative methods, plans and strategies.
• Emphasis is revenue and volumes, but costs/EBITDA impacts also examined.
• This job is in Dallas, TX only. There is no relocation budgeted.
• This job is required to be in the office 5 days a week.
 

Job Contribution: Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in effective ways. Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in- depth evaluation of variable factors.
Qualifications:

• Typically requires 5-7 years’ experience.
• Five or more years’ experience in financial modeling and financial forecasting
• Five or more years’ experience in accounting, financial data analysis, or financial reporting preferred.
• Excel, Power BI, Power Query, SQL skills required
• Excellent interpersonal communications and project management and leadership skills
• MR2020 skills required. EDW, FDW, Billing system data extraction (SQL, etc) skills extremely useful.

Education/Experience:

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

Supervisor:

• No

Our Lead Financial Analyst, earn 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 compa