Financial Planning & Analysis -Senior Manager

Verizon; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company seeks a Senior Manager for Operational Expense Forecasting in Miami. This role involves strategic financial management, partnering with executive teams, and driving efficiency in operational costs. Candidates should have a strong finance background and experience in the telecom sector. A hybrid work model is offered, providing flexibility alongside competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

401(k) savings plan

Health insurance options

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in finance or related fields.
• Experience managing and forecasting headcount/labor costs.
• Ability to provide strategic guidance and insights.

Responsibilities

• Owning and communicating the cost forecast across brands.
• Leading the development of business cases for operational spending.
• Driving partnerships to identify and implement operational metrics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Financial modeling

Ability to build partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Essbase

Hyperion Planning

Job description

Overview

When you join Verizon, you want a career with room to grow, share ideas freely, and thrive. Verizon powers and empowers how people live, work, and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We drive innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community that believes listening is where learning begins, and we come together in good times and in crisis to lift our communities and build trust everywhere, always. Join the #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing

The Finance Organization

We are building a world-class Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization. We are implementing a comprehensive program to streamline processes, improve systems, realign the organization, and provide opportunities for personal skill-building and professional growth. We aim to add value and provide strategic support and to build leading FP&A practices within Verizon, becoming a destination for FP&A professionals. You can become a catalyst for change.

FP&A Corporate and Business Unit Team

Move beyond compiling data and help tell the story behind the numbers. The Business Unit-facing roles offer opportunities to drive better business partnering and insights while growing FP&A leadership and interpersonal skills. You will be a business partner whose contributions make a difference. You'll be involved in, but not limited to, pricing decisions and new initiatives to develop new products and services. You can influence new business growth opportunities through development of business case scenarios.

The Senior Manager of Operational Expense Forecasting is a high-impact, strategic role responsible for owning the forecast, analysis, and strategic management of our most critical operational costs—including subsidy, sales incentives, commissions, and Full-Time Labor—for Verizon's Value Prepaid brands.

This role is a primary financial partner to the Chief Revenue Officer's (CRO)/ Base Management organization and HR. It translates commercial and sales strategies into financial outcomes, challenges assumptions in business cases, and drives profit optimization by improving key operational metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Owning the end-to-end development and communication of the cost forecast and financial reporting across all prepaid brands for subsidy, device rebates, commissions, and Full-Time Labor (Headcount).
• Serving as a dedicated financial partner to the CRO organization/Base management/HRBP, focusing on the financial impact and effective deployment of subsidy and sales incentive programs.
• Leading the development of all business cases related to operational spending, partnering with the business to scrutinize and validate underlying assumptions.
• Owning relationships with Brand Managers to understand brand strategy and align cost forecasts with strategic priorities.
• Driving partnerships with teams coordinating direct costs and device costs to identify supply chain efficiencies and opportunities to improve device costs.
• Leading cross-functional efforts to identify and implement operational metrics that improve cost performance (e.g., commissions efficiency, device cost reductions).
• Assessing cost efficiencies and driving profit optimization across all cost centers.
• Overseeing the preparation and delivery of consolidated operational expense results for the Value CRO organization/Base Management.
• Owning the development and communication of the operating expense plans, financial reporting, operational analysis, and executive reviews for Actuals, Business Plan, and Best View for CRO Organization and Base Management.
• Leading the team to enhance partnership with HRBP and performance assurance team.
• Providing financial guidance and oversight to the Distribution Strategy organization related to our retail store footprint.
• Evaluating business results and serving as a functional expert to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process.
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert on complex business performance issues, defining and executing action plans.
• Interpreting and evaluating monthly analyses of business trends, including budget variance of financial results and KPIs, to identify risks and opportunities and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Assessing the impact of strategic financial decisions and presenting recommendations to leadership.
• Designing, developing, and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve processes, including dashboards to analyze operational performance.
• Being accountable for decisions and recommendations to ensure the quality and delivery of all financial products and services.
• Confidently presenting and communicating to all levels of the business.
• Providing experience in operational expense forecasting, business case development, and strategic financial modeling, preferably within the telecom sector.
• Demonstrating ability to build strong partnerships with commercial (sales, marketing, brand management) and operations teams.
• Experience managing and forecasting headcount/labor costs is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with a track record of translating complex cost drivers into clear, executive-level insights.
• Advanced proficiency in financial planning systems and data analysis tools.

What we're looking for

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A Master's in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Experience in the technology and/or telecommunications industry.
• A professional certification (e.g. CPA, CMA).
• A high degree of analytical capability with the proven ability to structure business case around a high-level strategic vision.
• Strong strategic skills, with the proven ability to identify and assess key points, implications and recommendations.
• An advanced understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes.
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of common business and cost drivers, financial statement analysis, and deep-dive analysis.
• Knowledge of FASB and SEC requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, tax reporting and accounting practices and International Financial Reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and project management.
• Proficiency in Essbase, Smart View, Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion Strategic Finance.
• Experience leading large and complex team projects with minimal direct supervision.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Equal Employment Opportunity

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

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives. We've got you covered with our total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-time roles, compensation will reflect hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $94,000.00 - $180,000.00.