Senior Finance Analyst — FP&A for Partner Sales (Remote)

Lumen; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 89,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Lead Finance Analyst to drive strategic financial support for a partner-driven sales organization. You will partner with sales, strategy, product, and finance to deliver insights that guide major business decisions and investment priorities. This role emphasizes forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning in a fast-paced tech environment.

Remote work is supported nationwide in the U.S. with potential cross-functional collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or related strategic finance role.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Experience supporting revenue forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.
• Ability to communicate complex insights clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial and analytical support to partner sales and cross-functional stakeholders, enabling insight-driven decision making.
• Develop and evaluate business cases, ROI analyses, financial models, and scenario planning to support strategic initiatives.
• Own forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities aligned to partner-driven revenue streams.
• Analyze performance across revenue, margin, productivity, and execution metrics; translate findings into actionable insights.
• Design and maintain KPIs, scorecards, and performance tracking frameworks to measure business success.
• Partner cross-functionally with revenue operations, sales, product, and finance teams to align insights with business priorities.
• Support monthly close processes and reporting, ensuring accuracy and clarity of financial results.
• Identify risks and opportunities across the business and proactively recommend actions.
• Produce executive-ready reporting and presentations that synthesize complex data into clear recommendations.
• Lead and support special projects related to operational excellence, transformation initiatives, and partner strategy.
• Continuously enhance reporting tools, processes, and analytical frameworks to improve efficiency and impact.
• Act as a thought partner to leadership, providing forward-looking insights and supporting key business discussions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Power BI

SAC

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Lead Finance Analyst to drive strategic financial support for a partner-driven sales organization. You will partner with sales, strategy, product, and finance to deliver insights that guide major business decisions and investment priorities. This role emphasizes forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning in a fast-paced tech environment.

Remote work is supported nationwide in the U.S. with potential cross-functional collaboration across teams.