Financial Analyst

Overview Provide high-quality financial analysis, planning, and reporting to enable effective decision-making. Support business partners and finance leadership through accurate forecasts, performance insights, and financial governance, translating data into clear, actionable insights across the company. Drive continuous improvement of Finance processes and tools. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting Support the development of annual and multi‑year plans. Build and maintain detailed budgets and ensure data accuracy. Ensure alignment with group guidance, assumptions, and timelines. Prepare rolling forecasts and outlooks. Analyze key drivers, risks, and opportunities. Ensure consistency between actuals, forecasts, and plans. Partner with finance stakeholders to support planning and forecasting. Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions and reconcile variances. Additional Senior Level Expectations: Own the full planning and forecasting cycle for assigned business areas. Shape planning discussions by challenging assumptions and providing scenario‑based insights. Ensure cross‑functional alignment of assumptions across Finance, Accounting, and business teams. Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, processes, and automation. Financial Modeling, Analytics & Decision Support Build, maintain, and enhance financial and driver‑based models and share analysis. Perform sensitivity, scenario, and ad‑hoc analysis to support planning and decision‑making. Support business cases, investment appraisals, and ad‑hoc analyses. Gather data, validate accuracy, and support analytical needs for business partners. Provide data‑driven insights to inform trade‑offs and operational decisions. Additional Senior Level Expectations: Translate analysis into synthesized, actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders. Design, enhance, and automate complex financial and driver‑based models. Provide strategic insights and recommendations derived from deep analysis. Lead financial evaluations of business cases, investments, and operational decisions. Identify structural model improvements and establish modeling best practices. Reporting & Performance Management Deliver timely and accurate monthly and quarterly reporting. Perform variance analysis against plan and forecast. Develop clear variance narratives and performance insights. Analyze revenue, COGS, and Opex trends. Identify key performance drivers and improvement levers, and compile performance metrics. Summarize findings for internal finance consumption. Collaborate with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and management reporting. Additional Senior Level Expectations: Own variance narratives and performance insights for assigned business areas. Synthesize trends into clear, actionable insights for leaders. Connect financial performance to operational levers and identify risks/opportunities. Ensure consistency and alignment of actuals with forecasts and management reporting. Partnership, Governance & Continuous Improvement Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions, resolve data issues, and support enterprise‑wide financial consistency. Identify opportunities to improve reporting, modeling, and planning processes in collaboration with finance stakeholders. Identify and escalate financial risks, data issues, or misaligned assumptions. Drive continuous improvement of finance tools, processes, and standards. Partner with finance stakeholders to support planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles. Collaborate with Accounting to reconcile actuals and resolve data issues. Work cross‑functionally to validate assumptions and maintain financial consistency. Support process documentation and identify incremental improvement opportunities. Additional Senior Level Expectations: Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, shaping discussions on resource allocation and performance. Identify emerging risks, misaligned assumptions, and data issues, escalating with recommended solutions when needed. Lead improvements in finance tools, processes, reporting frameworks, and data quality. Drive automation, workflow redesign, and adoption of AI tools to increase speed, insight depth, and forecasting precision. Drive adoption of finance standards, templates, and best practices across teams. Competencies ACCOUNTABILITY - Takes ownership for actions, decisions, and results; openly accepts feedback and demonstrates a willingness to improve. BASIC PRINCIPLES - Interacts with people in a way that builds mutual trust, confidence, and respect; adheres to GCI’s Code of Conduct for Employees – the Basic Principles. COLLABORATION - Works effectively with others to accomplish common goals and objectives; maintains positive relationships even under difficult circumstances. COMMUNICATION - Conveys thoughts and expresses ideas appropriately and professionally. COMPLIANCE - Follows internal controls; protects confidential information; abides by GCI’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics. CUSTOMER FOCUS - Demonstrates commitment to service excellence; gives high priority to customer satisfaction. RELIABILITY - Consistently follows through on assigned tasks as expected; demonstrates timely attendance at meetings, training, and other work obligations. RESULTS - Uses a combination of job knowledge, initiative, sound decision making, innovation, adaptability, and problem solving. Minimum Qualifications Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics, or relevant field. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, finance, or related background, to include: one (1) year of financial modeling experience. Preferred Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance. CPA or CFA certifications. Knowledge of Oracle or equivalent accounting system. Telecommunications experience or relevant telecom industry certifications. Owns complex forecasting, budgeting, and variance processes with strong P&L, margin, and EBITDA drivers. Builds, enhances, and automates advanced financial models with deep scenario, sensitivity, and driver‑based analyses. Synthesizes insights into executive‑ready recommendations that influence decisions and guide resource allocation. Applies advanced analytical capabilities and strategic thinking to develop robust financial models. Uses analytical skills to drive EBITDA performance and identifies optimization opportunities. Driving Requirements This position may require access to reliable transportation for occasional travel between locations. Physical Requirements & Working Conditions Work is primarily sedentary with daily computer usage. Ability to work shifts as assigned and in standard office/home office settings. Ability to communicate information effectively and exercise good judgment. Available to work additional time on weekends, holidays, or outside normal hours when necessary. Ability to work with a diverse group of people and in a team environment. The company and its subsidiaries operate in a 24/7 environment providing critical services. EEO: GCI is an equal opportunity employer. DISCLAIMER: This description is intended to indicate the general nature of work performed but is not a comprehensive inventory of duties. All employees are expected to support the GCI Mission Statement and Declaration of Principles on the GCI Career page and Employee portal. #J-18808-Ljbffr