Level 3 Communications, Inc

Finance Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Level 3 Communications, Inc$91K — $170K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or graduate degree with extensive relevant experience in finance, leadership experience required
  • 9-13 years' experience in financial planning and analysis, with knowledge of related functional areas
  • Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and development of executive-level briefs
  • Excellent analytical skills and data-driven decision-making abilities

Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed financial forecasts including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows
  • Own major financial deliverables like Monthly Business Review and Annual Operating Plan
  • Collaborate with finance and accounting teams for robust forecasting processes
  • Lead preparation and reporting of financial forecast documents
  • Manage department and project budgets, tracking expenditures
  • Oversee sector capital authorization and budget management
  • Perform ad hoc financial analysis and advanced business modeling
  • Drive process improvements to optimize data gathering and reporting efficiency

Benefits

  • Health and disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Education assistance
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off and holidays
Full Job Description
Job Title: Manager, Finance

Job Code: 38713

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 9/80, Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Finance Manager is a high-impact leader within the Mission Critical Communications (MCC) sector Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This role is responsible for providing financial analysis and insights to drive tactical and strategic decision-making for weekly, monthly and quarterly sector financial consolidation deliverables while overseeing the detailed analysis to support those deliverables. Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to support deliverables and drive accountability of sector annual budgets. Lead and develop an early career FP&A team of analysts, fostering a culture of technical and financial excellence. Interface with and influence executive leadership.

Essential Functions:
  • Financial Forecasting: Develop comprehensive financial statement forecasts, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. Maintain and enhance the FP&A processes, tools, and data models needed to produce timely and accurate forecasts, with a strong understanding of underlying drivers. Ensuring continuous improvement utilizing automation, dashboard development and AI tools.
  • Lead Key Financial Deliverables: Own major financial deliverables including the Monthly Business Review (MBR), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and 3-year Joint Strategic Plan (JSP). This includes detailed chart development and oversight of inputs from the broader organization and FP&A team.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with program finance and accounting teams to develop robust processes, models, and inputs for financial forecasting, including overhead, sales, profit, operating income, and free cash flow projections.
  • Reporting and Deliverables: Lead the preparation of financial forecast reports and deliverables. Coordinate responses to ad hoc financial requests and reports, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
  • Department & Project Budget Management: Manage the tracking of SG&A (indirect) and B&P (direct). Lead monthly forecast reviews and periodic reporting to sector & segment leadership
  • Capital Budget Management: Manage the sector capital authorization and spend budget. Collaborating with functional leads to drive execution of plan. Lead review of high dollar capital requests.
  • Ad Hoc Analysis: Demonstrate flexibility in addressing ad hoc financial analysis needs. Use advanced Excel skills to support a variety of business modeling requirements.
  • Process Improvement: Develop tools, templates, and processes to streamline data gathering and report preparation. Ensure the information collected is relevant and at the right level of detail.
  • Variance Analysis: Drive understanding of financial variances. Work with stakeholders to identify corrective actions, risks, and opportunities resulting from those variances.
  • Presentation and Communication: Prepare impactful presentations and concise analyses. Communicate relevant and actionable information effectively to the appropriate stakeholders.
  • System Management: Oversee Hyperion-based forecasting systems.
  • Work Planning: Plan and schedule work to meet objectives and deadlines while ensuring compliance with internal, sector, segment, and corporate requirements.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
  • Prior leadership experience with demonstrated leadership skills within a Finance function
  • 9-13 years' experience and comprehensive knowledge of financial planning and analysis, with the ability to understand and integrate related functional areas
  • 9-13 years' experience and strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in financial modeling and executive-level briefing development

Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and financial planning software
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong analytical and data-gathering skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Prior defense and aerospace industry experience


In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York State is $91,500 - $170,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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