Finance Senior Manager

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking a Finance Senior Manager to provide day-to-day, month-end and year-end financial support to help improve service delivery. The Finance Senior Manager will proactively provide meaningful analytics and decision support to the business leaders and decision-makers. The Finance Senior Manager requires in-depth knowledge and experience and uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.

*We're open to this position working remotely within the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Collect, research, and organize financial and operational data to develop meaningful analytics and reporting, such as monthly financials, variances and trending analysis.

• Validate accuracy of data, productivity metrics, statistics and process integrity by conducting audits and collaborating with team members and partners.

• Support business leaders with annual operating budget and long range plan, including financial and Ops KPI forecasts.

• Drive the financial budgeting and forecasting cycle by partnering and providing training to leadership teams and managers regarding budget reporting, metrics and related information.

• Identify and implement processes/models to establish predictability in cash flow management, revenue, expenses, and recommend cost reduction techniques to minimize loss.

• Work with Accounting and Operations teams to support month-end close activities including budget versus actuals, and reporting activities.

• Prepare presentations (internal and external) of financial and operational business results and analysis.

• Provide guidance, assistance and training to more junior-level analysts. Acts as a resource for other team members.

• Provide continued measurement of actual performance against current project budgets, original project funding, and other measures as appropriate.

• Partner closely with the business and PMO to ensure work-streams stay on track and deliver value.    

• Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical and problem solving techniques to identify causes.

• Resolves and assesses a wide range of issues in creative ways and suggests variations in approach.

• May lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements. 

• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

• Devises solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues.

• Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action.

• Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points. 

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within their own team and other related teams.

• Works within broad guidelines and policies. 

• Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion.

• Adapts style to different audiences and often advises others on difficult matters. 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED, required. 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics or other related field plus seven (7) years of related experience; OR nine (9) years of direct related experience. MBA/CPA, a plus.

• Strong financial modeling, forecasting and analytical skills: ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Complete knowledge and full understanding of areas of specialization, principles and practices within a professional discipline.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Access experience, a plus.

• Ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and effectively.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.

• Strong sense of teamwork and mentoring are highly desired.

• High energy individual with strong work ethic and ability to multitask.

• Must be self-motivated with the ability to maintain confidentiality. 

• Ability to work extended hours (some evenings and weekends, when necessary) and achieve results in a deadline driven environment.

Base Salary Range: $83,300 - $119,000 USD/annually, commensurate with experience.

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Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• Fitness membership discounts

• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.