FP&A Manager

About the job

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-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.

Position Description 

Zayo is seeking a FP&A Manager to join our Finance team. The team provides organizational stability and cohesion by providing the business with performance analysis, scenario analyses, commercial approvals, operating reviews and guidance/audit on day to day business activities. The candidate must possess diverse experience and interests in all functional areas of a company to be successful in this role. This role is a hybrid manager and individual contributor role with three analysts reporting to them. If you enjoy a challenge, take pride in your work and are a proven high-performer looking for the experience of mentoring and building a team, this is the career opportunity you are looking for.

Responsibilities 

● Prepare and maintain in-depth analysis and reporting of financial and business performance 

● Own the preparation and presentation of monthly and quarterly operating reports 

● Advise local Leadership on operational and business changes to improve financial performance 

● Assists the close and forecast cycles with local knowledge, research and insights 

● Act as a process and finance expert for the entire organization and all functions to ensure the organization is educated on and aligned to goals and objectives 

● Can communicate and train others on a business proposition or organizational philosophy 

● Advanced ability to translate contractual provisions and complex business transactions into financial and accounting figures

● Provide modeling and business case analysis expertise for commercial and inorganic activities including: building and maintaining models, education, and ensuring that investment returns are meeting expectation 

● Maintain data fidelity in our financial databases 

● Can test the strength of our systems and existing automation to find new opportunities for operational and financial efficiency; can create and lead an IT project to completion 

● Can teach and train financial and accounting principles to non-finance and non-accounting staff 

● Review the capital spend expectations of the business and work with commercial, business development and operational staff to provide forecasting and performance insights 

● Can have advanced communication with Executives and leaders in other functional groups; viewed as a partner to the business 

● Provides ad hoc support to solve complex problems 

● Other financial and operational analysis and duties as needed 

● Requires being a liaison with US-based staff; non-standard hours may be required on occasion 

Qualifications 

● Telecommunications experience given preference, but not required 

● Experienced professional of 10 years or more 

● Strong English required, preference given to multilingual candidates 

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

● Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and presentation applications 

● Professional demeanor 

● Ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and effectively 

● Attention to detail is a must 

● Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and time management skills 

● Must be self-motivated 

● Ability to maintain confidentiality of information when needed 

Rewards 

● Competitive compensation 

● Pension contributions 

● Fitness membership discounts 

● Career progression 

● Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave 

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time