Spec-Business Intelligence

Verizon; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon in Chennai is seeking a senior FP&A professional to lead AI-powered financial planning, reporting, and automation initiatives. You will partner with finance and data teams to design zero-touch AI-driven processes and deliver strategic insights.

The role combines data storytelling with data engineering, using Qlik Sense, Tableau, Looker, and SQL, in a hybrid work environment with global collaboration.

Qualifications

• You are a strong collaborator who can own and prioritize multiple work streams.
• You have excellent communication skills and can partner with multiple finance teams.
• You are adaptable to change and meet tight deadlines.
• You have hands-on experience with AI agents or agentic systems.
• You understand LLM capabilities and prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Architect intelligent FP&A workflows and automate bottlenecks.
• Transform data into actionable insights with AI-driven storytelling.
• Bridge finance and technology with data science teams.
• Lead prompt engineering and model selection for finance use cases.
• Deliver end-to-end FP&A reporting and analytics for business units.

Skills

Strong collaboration

Excellent communication

Adaptable

AI agents experience

Prompt engineering

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Qlik Sense

Tableau

Looker

LookML

Vizlib/NPrinting

SQL

Jira

Google Suite

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What You Will Be Doing...

At Verizon, we aren't just building a world-class Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization—we are fundamentally redefining the future of finance. As we step into the AI era, we are pioneering intelligent, AI-driven FP&A practices that will completely transform how finance teams operate and deliver strategic value. Through a comprehensive initiative to streamline processes, modernize our systems, and invest heavily in the continuous growth of our people, we are setting the industry standard. This is your opportunity to be the catalyst for this AI-powered revolution, helping us make Verizon the ultimate destination for forward-thinking FP&A professionals.

Move Beyond Compiling Data And Help Tell The Story Behind The Numbers. The Corporate FP&A Positions Offer Opportunities To Drive Better Business Partnering And Insights While Developing Your Skill Set And Leadership As We Continue To Grow As a World-class Organization. You Are a Valuable Business Partner, Finding New And Better Ways Of Working By Leveraging Digital And AI Capabilities. You’ll Become Involved In Planning, Reporting, Analyses, And Initiatives That Will Impact Important Decisions Around The Growth And Development Of Verizon's Business. In Our Department, You Will

• Architect Intelligent Workflows: Identify bottlenecks in traditional FP&A processes (like month-end close or manual data consolidation) and spearhead the implementation of automations and AI solutions.
• AI-Enhanced Data Storytelling: Transform complex, multi-layered datasets into clear, actionable intelligence using advanced data visualization tools and AI-generated insights.
• Bridge Finance and Technology: Act as the crucial link between traditional FP&A and data science teams, ensuring AI algorithms are trained with deep financial context and commercial acumen
• Prompt Engineering for Finance: Utilize generative AI tools to rapidly synthesize financial data, draft preliminary variance narratives, and accelerate the reporting cycle.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of financial planning, reporting & analyses for the business.
• Be a trusted advisor by providing valuable decision support and guidance to FP&A Business Partners.
• Proactive Value Creation: Move beyond retrospective reporting to become a forward-looking strategic advisor, using AI-driven scenario planning to guide executive decision-making and identify growth opportunities.
• Actively participate in the cultural and professional development of Corporate FP&A as a world-class organization through Mentor/Mentee relationships and various activities offered.
• Be the Impetus for Change: Champion the adoption of AI and modern finance practices across the broader Verizon team, overcoming resistance to change through education and proven results.

As part of the Corporate FP&A team, you will be helping the reporting and accounting teams deliver world-class, zero-touch automated solutions for all Verizon entities. You will interact with finance teams across the business, bringing new automated and AI-driven solutions to life for our month-end financial close and reporting activities.

Reporting, Automation & Data Visualization

• Deliver best-in-class end-to-end automated solutions for our stakeholders to support Finance Business Units (BUs) and drive efficiencies.
• Design data visualizations of financial statements for different organizations across Verizon.
• Deliver C-Suite Executive reporting with 100% quality and accuracy.
• Collaborate with the various stakeholders to deploy Qlik/ Looker Applications in production environments and resolve any production issues with existing applications.
• Document processes to ensure accuracy across the enterprise and maintain strict change control.

AI & Analytics Systems Architecture

• Design and build AI solutions that interact with development tools, codebases, and team workflows in meaningful ways.
• Work extensively with LLM APIs (Claude, Gemini, Codex, and others) to understand their capabilities, limitations, and optimal application patterns for financial automation.
• Own the developer experience of agentic interactions—making complex AI capabilities feel natural and trustworthy for finance end-users.
• Lead technical decision-making on agent patterns, model selection, and integration approaches.

What we’re looking for…

You are a strong collaborator who can effectively own and prioritize multiple work streams and adapt during pressured situations. You display initiative and resourcefulness but are also comfortable brainstorming and sharing ideas in a team environment. You possess excellent communication skills and can partner effectively across multiple business and finance teams to speak to both internal and external stakeholders. You are adaptable to change, meet tight deadlines, and are strongly focused on the quality of your deliverables.

You'll Need To Have

• Bachelor’s degree and Four or more years of work experience in financial report automations.
• Five or more years of relevant work experience in Business Intelligence/Analytics within FP&A teams (but not limited to this function).
• Hands on experience in Qlik Sense & Tableau.
• Experience with Looker, LookML will be an added advantage
• Vizlib and NPrinting experience in Qlik Sense.
• Deep, hands-on experience building AI agents or agentic systems in production.
• Strong understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations across multiple models (Claude, Gemini, Codex, etc.).
• Expertise in prompt engineering, model selection, and working with tool-use/function calling.
• Ability to mine, extract, transform, and load large financial datasets to create zero-touch reports.
• Working knowledge of report automation tools, technologies, and end-to-end ETL processes (e.g., Knime Analytics Platform, Alteryx).
• Experience with Qlik Sense and QVD generations from different data sources.
• Experience in Essbase, SQL, and SQL performance tuning.
• Knowledge of Google Suite, database management systems, and ticketing tools (e.g., Jira).

Even better if you have one or more of the following

• Familiarity with evaluation frameworks for agentic systems and understanding of the practical tradeoffs in production.
• Basic knowledge of programming languages essential for modern data and AI work (e.g., Python, Google App Scripting, React.js, etc.,).
• Background in developer tools, productivity platforms, and engineering analytics.
• Exposure to GCP Big Query and Teradata databases.
• A proven ability to derive insights from data and recommend actionable business strategies.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.