Global Reach Financial Strategy Director

at  Zayo Group

Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Position Description
Zayo Global Reach is seeking a Financial Strategy Director to join the organization reporting directly to the Managing Director, Global Reach. This position plays a pivotal role in actively driving the success of the Zayo Global Reach business and requires an individual with diverse analytical skills and financial experience. If you enjoy a challenge and are motivated by responsibility, this is the career opportunity you are looking for.

Responsibilities

• Lead with a data driven approach the Global Reach financial strategy - ensuring growth and profitability goals are measurable and attainable while navigating complex cross- business scenarios to drive highest value outcome for GR and Zayo holistically
• Finance business partner: track analyze and help drive operational and financial KPIs
• Prepare and maintain in-depth analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting of financial and business performance for the Global Reach business
• Global Reach P&L budget and forecast preparation, maintenance and providing insights into results - deep focus on cost / revenue alignment to ensure profitability metrics tightly monitored
• Prepare and maintain monthly/quarterly/annual forecasting and reporting records of financial and business performance to support company-wide financial and operational goals, initiatives and objectives
• Own month-end and quarter-end close and reporting responsibilities
• Own the preparation of presentations (internal, external and board level) of financial and operational business results and analysis
• Advanced ability to translate contractual provisions into financial and accounting figures and forecasts
• Can communicate and train others on a business proposition or organizational philosophy
• Maintain data fidelity in our financial databases
• Can test the strength of our systems and existing automation to find new opportunities for operational and financial efficiency; can create and lead an IT project to completion
• Partner with cross-functional teams across organization business units, providing connective tissue across the teams
• Advanced understanding of GAAP principles
• Can teach and train financial and accounting principles to non-finance and non-accounting staff
• Own the capital spend analysis, providing detailed budget performance for Executives
• Ability to communicate effectively with Executives and leaders in other functional groups
• Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in business or finance, MBA/CPA preferred
• 15+ years of experience in FP&A and/or accounting
• Ability to successfully manage matrix organizations and cross functional teaming
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting and analytical skills: ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Data sleuth - pulling reports and providing analysis and direction based on Salesforce data
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Professional demeanor; self-accountable
• Knowledge of accounting (GAAP) principles and financial statement modeling

Base Salary Range: $105,000 - $157,500 commensurate with experience.

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Fitness membership discounts
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training

• Lead with a data driven approach the Global Reach financial strategy - ensuring growth and profitability goals are measurable and attainable while navigating complex cross- business scenarios to drive highest value outcome for GR and Zayo holistically
• Finance business partner: track analyze and help drive operational and financial KPIs
• Prepare and maintain in-depth analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting of financial and business performance for the Global Reach business
• Global Reach P&L budget and forecast preparation, maintenance and providing insights into results - deep focus on cost / revenue alignment to ensure profitability metrics tightly monitored
• Prepare and maintain monthly/quarterly/annual forecasting and reporting records of financial and business performance to support company-wide financial and operational goals, initiatives and objectives
• Own month-end and quarter-end close and reporting responsibilities
• Own the preparation of presentations (internal, external and board level) of financial and operational business results and analysis
• Advanced ability to translate contractual provisions into financial and accounting figures and forecasts
• Can communicate and train others on a business proposition or organizational philosophy
• Maintain data fidelity in our financial databases
• Can test the strength of our systems and existing automation to find new opportunities for operational and financial efficiency; can create and lead an IT project to completion
• Partner with cross-functional teams across organization business units, providing connective tissue across the teams
• Advanced understanding of GAAP principles
• Can teach and train financial and accounting principles to non-finance and non-accounting staff
• Own the capital spend analysis, providing detailed budget performance for Executives
• Ability to communicate effectively with Executives and leaders in other functional groups
• Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc request