Senior FP&A Analyst

About the Company

Bluebird Fiber is a premier fiber telecommunications provider of internet, data transport, and other services to carriers, businesses, schools, hospitals, and other enterprises in the Midwest. Bluebird is a dynamic, growing company offering a full-time, benefit-eligible position in our Kansas City office. The team works collaboratively to meet organizational objectives and live the company’s mission and values.

About the Role

The Senior FP&A Analyst is the hands-on owner of financial models, forecasting files, recurring reporting, data integrity, and analytical support. This role prepares models, reporting packages, dashboards, and analyses for leadership discussion, lender reporting, and select M&A activities.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Own day-to-day forecast updates, budgeting templates, long-range planning files, and recurring FP&A deliverables.
  • Maintain integrated financial models covering revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, CapEx, working capital, and liquidity.
  • Develop forecasts for MRR, bookings, installs, churn, renewals, customer profitability, and capital projects.
  • Reconcile model inputs to source systems and investigate data discrepancies across financial and operational data.
  • Prepare monthly variance analyses and business driver summaries for leadership discussion.
• Strategic Modeling & Scenario Analysis
  • Build and maintain supporting models for debt financing, refinancing, credit facility, and private debt placement analyses.
  • Maintain debt schedules, liquidity forecasts, and supporting analyses used in financing discussions.
  • Maintain structured finance models covering recurring revenue, portfolio performance, collateral, debt service coverage, and covenant metrics.
  • Analyze customer contract portfolios and recurring revenue streams.
  • Prepare lender and investor diligence, reporting, and surveillance materials for Director review.
• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Prepare acquisition, divestiture, valuation, synergy, and return analyses.
  • Maintain diligence trackers, transaction data room materials, and internal transaction support files.
  • Prepare CIM summaries and transaction material reviews covering target performance, growth drivers, risks, and valuation considerations.
  • Analyze integration costs, synergy opportunities, and post-acquisition performance trends.
• Investors & Board Reporting
  • Prepare financial analyses, KPI dashboards, operational scorecards, and reporting materials for leadership, lender, and sponsor review.
• Business Intelligence & Reporting
  • Build dashboards and automated reporting solutions using Power BI, Datarails, Excel, ERP systems, and related tools.
  • Improve forecasting processes through automation and financial analytics.
  • Create and maintain standard templates, reconciliations, reporting workflows, and version-controlled files.
  • Maintain secure financial databases and reporting files with strong data integrity, access controls, and current source-system inputs.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Accounting, Investment Banking, or related financial analysis roles.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
  • Experience building three-statement operating models.
  • Experience preparing lender, board, or investor materials.
  • Strong understanding of financial statements and cash flow analysis.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Telecommunications, broadband, data center, infrastructure, or recurring revenue business experience.
  • Private equity-backed company experience.
  • Capital markets, structured finance, or debt financing experience.
  • M&A transaction experience.
  • Exposure to ABS structures, securitized cash flow modeling, or virtual data rooms.
  • Experience with Power BI, Datarails, Salesforce, or Business Central.
  • CFA, CPA, CMA, or MBA.