Financial Analyst

Job Summary

The Financial Analyst supports the company's financial planning and analysis activities, including forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, reporting, and performance analysis. This role drives strategic financial planning, evaluates business performance, and provides data-driven insights to leaders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to drive annual planning processes, including five-year plans, operating budgets, capital budgets, and company strategy.
• Partner with business units to understand financial performance and develop/implement action plans to achieve objectives.
• Provide thorough and thoughtful financial analysis to drive better informed decision-making.
• Partner with business partners in developing relevant and timely financial reporting for business leaders.
• Cultivate and sustain effective working relationships across the company.
• Extract, consolidate, and analyze large volumes of financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
• Perform other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 2-5 years’ experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Expertise with Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, and financial modeling.
• Experience extracting, validating, and analyzing large datasets to identify trends, business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Experience developing relevant and timely financial reporting for business leaders.
• Collaborative and service-focused, comfortable working with employees at all levels.
• Flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing environment.
• Self-starter, able to work independently while achieving desired performance metrics.

Professional Integrity & Discretion

Manage sensitive information and exercise excellent judgement and discretion.

Physical Requirements

• Maintain physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• Office setting with exposure to computer screens and extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system.
• Primary office setting.

Physical Demands

• Maintain physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Physical Requirements

• Maintain physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Diverse Workforce / EEO

Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status. Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may require a pre-employment drug screening. Ziply Fiber is a drug-free workplace.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Sick Leave and Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Quarterly Performance Bonus
• Training
• Career Growth and Education Reimbursement Programs