Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Planning

EchoStar; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks (FSA/HSA)

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible time away

Career opportunities

Job summary

EchoStar is seeking a finance leader in Englewood, CO to own end-to-end budgeting, provide strategic financial storytelling, and lead executive presentations. You will partner with HR for workforce planning, build dynamic models, and ensure accurate reporting in close collaboration with Accounting and senior leadership.

The role emphasizes cross-functional impact, data clarity, and process optimization to drive decisions for the CFO and Board review.

Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling and Google Sheets formulas.
• Corporate allocations and G&A expense modeling.
• Preparing executive and Board-level financial presentations in PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end budgeting process, including G&A expense modeling and corporate allocations with accuracy.
• Distill monthly/quarterly variances into actionable insights for CFO and leadership.
• Prepare high-impact presentations, including the annual budget deck for the Chairman and Board.
• Partner with HR for enterprise-wide workforce planning and headcount cost projections.
• Architect dynamic financial models to track performance and guide leadership decisions.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure accurate reporting and process integrations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Quantitative analysis

Dashboard creation

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive summaries

Growth mindset

AI literacy

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

PowerPoint/Google Slides

Job description

What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

This role addresses the critical challenge of translating complex financial data into strategic narratives that drive corporate decision-making and operational efficiency. The corporate finance team faces the ongoing task of managing high-throughput, cross-functional budget cycles while maintaining meticulous accuracy across workforce planning and corporate allocations. Success requires navigating ambiguous financial landscapes, designing dynamic projection models, and identifying process optimization opportunities to streamline reporting for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Manage the end-to-end budgeting process, including G&A expense modeling, corporate allocations, eliminations, and accuracy validation, ensuring all inputs align with corporate financial goals
• Act as a financial storyteller for the enterprise, distilling monthly and quarterly variances into clear, actionable insights that empower the CFO and cross-functional leadership to drive strategic outcomes
• Lead the preparation of high-impact presentations, including the annual budget deck for the Chairman, synthesizing complex financial narratives for senior leadership and Board review
• Partner with HR to drive enterprise-wide workforce planning, providing rigorous modeling and analysis of headcount and personnel-related costs to support long-term projections
• Architect dynamic financial models to track performance, identify trends, and deliver ad-hoc analyses that proactively guide leadership decisions across diverse business lines
• Collaborate closely with Accounting to drive operational excellence, providing oversight on reclassifications and process integrations to ensure financial reporting is both accurate and efficient
• Foster a culture of curiosity and adventure by applying an outside-the-box mindset to complex financial challenges, consistently seeking innovative ways to improve efficiency and data clarity to put EchoStar in a position to win

Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):

• Strong skills in advanced financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and interactive dashboard creation using Excel and Google Sheets.
• Exceptional collaboration and interpersonal skills to build productive cross-departmental relationships and influence strategic decision-making.
• Ability to resolve ambiguous business problems by systematically gathering data, interpreting complex trends, and delivering concise executive summaries.
• Proactive, growth-oriented mindset focused on challenging current processes to continuously improve operational efficiency and reporting quality.
• AI application literacy, with a demonstrated ability to utilize generative AI and data automation tools to streamline financial research and report production.
• Critical experience navigating high-speed, high-throughput environments with a high degree of organizational agility and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum Experience: 4+ years of experience in corporate finance, budgeting, or financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
• Required Technical Skills:
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling and Google Sheets formulas.
  • Corporate allocations and G&A expense modeling
  • Preparing executive and Board-level financial presentations in PowerPoint or Google Slides

Additional Qualifications:

• Familiarity or experience with enterprise corporate financial reporting systems (e.g., Hyperion, OneStream)

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Range

Compensation: $83,160.00/Year - $118,800.00/Year

About Our Department

Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.

About Our Company

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Benefits

We offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

This job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

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