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
Are you motivated by driving business outcomes and interested in partnering closely with the business leadership in Lumen? Does working with agility in a fast-paced environment sound exciting??
The Lead Finance Analyst partners with Lumen business stakeholders to drive understanding of business performance including the financial results achieved, the outcomes of key initiatives and investments, and opportunities for the business to take actions to improve financial outcomes. This role is expected to be hands-on in partnering with business leadership and delivering insightful analysis and reporting. This will require a strong analytical, reporting and business partnering mindset to drive performance and communicate risks and opportunities through insightful analysis. The role also collaborates with Finance colleagues and supports teammates in furthering their skills. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of Lumen while expanding your skillsets and impact.
Work Location
This is a work from home position within the U.S.
The Main Responsibilities
Proactively conduct rigorous and innovative financial analysis to generate actionable insights. Leverage deep knowledge of the business and the drivers of business performance, and utilize analytical tools with innovative thinking to drive understanding of Lumen's financial performance and anticipate and highlight the business decisions needed to achieve targeted portfolio results
Understand the key trends and business levers, both forward looking and historical to drive decision-making. Analyze results and explain variance to targets. Build insightful reporting to monitor key financial metrics and drivers for use in modeling and to build accurate financial projections. Streamline our existing reporting through tools such as Excel, Power BI and Power Query.
Drive strong partnerships with business stakeholders. Build rapport with your business partners by understanding their business performance, and ensure stakeholders' focus on the levers and opportunities that will drive results. Communicate effectively to ensure opportunities and risks are understood and addressed in a proactive manner.
Collaborate proactively across multiple Lumen finance and business teams to share insights, connect the dots, and drive outcomes.
What We Look For in a Candidate
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or similar field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of pertinent experience in the technology (or similar) industry
Skilled at financial data analytics and modeling; savvy in solving complicated data and analytical challenges; curious and self-directed
Demonstrated thought leadership that drives value creation for the business
Effective communicator; effective at building stakeholder relationships; clearly communicates steps needed to achieve results
Self-motivated. Manages and prioritizes multiple deadlines and deliverables. Attention to detail.
Manages multiple projects simultaneously meeting all deadlines
Preferred Requirements
Experience as a Finance business partner in the technology industry
Skilled with advanced Microsoft Excel functionality plus other analytical tools (e.g., Power Query, Power BI, SAP, and/or SQL)
Compensation
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.
Location Based Pay Ranges
$84,629 - $112,838 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY
$88,860 - $118,480 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
$93,092 - $124,122 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA
Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
Learn more about Lumen's:
Benefits (https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/benefits-statement)
Bonus Structure
LI-Remote
LI-HR1
Requisition #: 341535
Background Screening
If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page (https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/faq) . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Equal Employment Opportunities
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, "protected statuses"). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.
Privacy Notice
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To review Lumen's Privacy Notice, please visit:
https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/privacy-notice
Disclaimer
The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
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