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Value Realization Manager, you will serve as an individual contributor responsible for validating the financial value in business cases before they are approved and launched, and for showing, after launch, whether that value appears in the P&L. While this role has no direct reports, it requires a high degree of autonomy, technical maturity, and ownership over analytical deliverables from initial data pull to executive presentation. You will report to the Director of FP&A.
This position is designed for an experienced FP&A professional or Project Manager who pairs advanced modeling and database querying capabilities with strong business acumen. You will review the financial inputs in each business case, set the baseline that results are measured against, and report monthly what happened versus what was promised, including what is offsetting any value that does not show up. You will focus on any value creation opportunity for Metronet that warrants a high degree of governance such as automation, AI initiatives, significant process changes, or others.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:- Validate the financial inputs and assumptions in each business case before it is prioritized and approved, and confirm the claimed value is visible in the P&L (hard savings versus cost avoidance).
- Set the baseline for each initiative: what the cost line would have been without it, so results can be measured against a defined reference.
- Own the realized-value scorecard, tracking each initiative from approved value through to value realized in the P&L.
- Prepare a monthly value bridge that reconciles expected value to actual P&L results, separates the initiative's impact from other factors (volume, rate, mix, timing), and diagnoses what is offsetting value that does not appear.
- Carry proven results into the financial reforecast and long-range plan, and update business case assumptions as realized results come in.
- Contribute to business cases and financial models for proposed investments and initiatives, evaluating ROI, NPV, payback period, and key sensitivity drivers.
- Audit and validate cross-functional data inputs across multiple systems to ensure data integrity across the value scorecard and executive reporting packages.
- Directly query relational databases (SQL) and build Power BI reports to connect operational data sources with financial actuals, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheet consolidation.
- Synthesize complex financial and operational data into clean, slide-based presentations for leadership, partner with Value Enablement Manager, and execute ad-hoc analyses as requested.
- Other job-related duties as requested
JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Project Management, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field. MBA preferred.
- 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in corporate FP&A, commercial finance, financial consulting, data analytics, or project management.
- Demonstrated ability to independently build, structure, and stress-test comprehensive business cases, and to measure results against a defined baseline.
- Mature data analytics capabilities, including practical experience writing SQL queries and building functional dashboards in Power BI or Tableau.
- Demonstrated experience tracking project or initiative benefits and keeping cross-functional stakeholders aligned on financial outcomes.
- Strong presentation and business storytelling skills, with the ability to translate detailed quantitative analysis into structured, executive-ready presentations.
- Advanced financial modeling proficiency in Excel, with a strong focus on driver-based design, auditable architecture, and scenario testing.
- Solid grounding in GAAP, core accounting mechanics, and unit economics. Experience in a private equity-backed environment, benefits realization, or telecom and infrastructure preferred.
- Willingness to work as a team and independently.
