Opex FP&A Analyst

Liberty Latin America; Village of Panama (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Latin America is seeking an Opex Analyst to provide comprehensive financial analysis and performance management for Operating expenditure (Opex). The role involves assisting in budget control, preparing financial analyses, and supporting stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related fields, with prior experience in financial analysis. The candidate must be proficient in SAP and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting is required.
• Experience in financial analysis within a large business finance function desired.
• Written & Verbal fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in centralized reforecasting and budget control for Opex.
• Prepare and present monthly financial analysis for the LLA Group.
• Support stakeholders in understanding their actuals and forecasts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Accruals Accounting

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent

Chartered Public Accountant or equivalent

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Anaplan

Oracle HFM

Job description

What is the role? The purpose of the Opex Analyst Role in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is to provide comprehensive financial analysis, performance management, and forecasting for Operating expenditure (Opex) in support of the Opex FP&A Manager & the FP&A group. The role will facilitate the delivery and examination of accurate Opex Roll forecasts, annual budgets, and financial analysis for investments.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in centralized reforecasting and budget control for our LLA Corporate entity Opex Roll, tracking spend commitments and working with budget owners to update our Roll
• Prepare and present monthly financial analysis for the LLA Group and explanations of Opex Actuals and forecast changes, comparing vs prior forecast, budget, FY Roll outlooks and long-range-plan (as needed)
• Prepare quarter-end and year-end analysis and explanations for Opex performance
• Assist in the accurate reporting, tracking and benchmarking of key investments contributing to group Opex performance/meeting our budget
• Support stakeholders (including LLA’s financial and operational leadership teams) and Opex budget owners across the business in understanding their Year-to-date and Month-to-date actuals charges and the adjustments to their Year-to-go forecasts in the Roll
• Support Budget owners in managing corrections to our financial records (actuals) where needed, working with Accounting and Budget owner teams to improve the accuracy of our Opex tracking and System records
• Assist the FP&A function with the ongoing development of our financial systems and forecasting maturity to better streamline our forecasting process & centralize Roll management for Opex
• Support the broader LLA FP&A team with Ad-hoc financial analysis as required to meet the demands of LLA Finance & Ops leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent is required
• Chartered Public Accountant or other equivalent Accountancy qualifications are a plus

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience working within a large business finance function with a focus on financial analysis is desired
• Understanding of Accruals Accounting (including its impact on spend forecasting and booking actuals), Profit & Loss statements, Balance sheet statements, and Opex vs Capex accounting
• Experience working with SAP, PowerBI, Anaplan, or Oracle HFM is desirable
• Written & Verbal fluency in English is required

Skills & Abilities

• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work in a matrix organization to influence change without direct-line management control and engage with multiple organizational departments to achieve goals
• Able to create and analyze complex financial models, assessing both the cost and benefit of our investments
• Able to produce and analyze spend forecasts for a variety of different investments/business operations

Liberty Latin America provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.