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

As a Lumen Finance Analyst, you will provide financial and business analysis in support of the Network Planning and Access Management organization while indirectly supporting other business units. The analyst will be responsible for developing a deep understanding of key cost components and corresponding drivers that impact network expense and margins. This includes but is not limited to preparing periodic financial reports, budgets, forecasts, deep-dive analysis into key variance questions, and margin evaluation. Further, the analyst will be responsible for understanding underlying business trends, drivers and working with stakeholders to recommend and pursue appropriate courses of action. The role will frequently work with Director / VP stakeholders and works cross functionally with FP&A to sync on results, provide insight, and drive recommendations.

The Main Responsibilities Responsible for major elements of the close process including journal entry evaluation, results variance explanation, reporting, communicating, and explaining resultsBudgeting and forecasting process ownerInterpret financial data to determine and understand the trends of the business and root causes driving expense and margin resultsEstablish, interpret, and analyze financial data including monthly financial results, recommendations or preparing statements for business partners/stakeholdersUtilizes multiple systems to bring data together and provided analysis on operational activitiesPartner with internal clients to provide financial data, consultation and make recommendations regarding completion of objectives, and improving operational effectivenessPerform financial data analysis to support the business in analyzing corporate financial targets and operational objectivesWhat We Look For in a Candidate Minimum 3 years related experienceStrong financial and analytical skillsAbility to use advanced Excel functions.Ability to structure and convey ideas and information, both verbally and in written presentation form, in a concise, effective and persuasive manner to bring clear understanding to the target audienceAbility to examine data from multiple sources to determine whether correlation and linkage exist between data setsAbility to organize and manage work in an efficient and effective manner to ensure task, milestones and goals are met according to defined timelines

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of SAP/Hyperion/PowerBI software applications.What to Expect Next

Requisition #: 336245

The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

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