Senior Financial Business Analyst

Iridium Communications

  • Tempe, AZ
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.What We’re Looking For:Iridium is in search of a Financial Analyst to join our dynamic Financial Planning and Analysis team. In this role, you will collaborate across various functions, with a primary focus on supporting commercial and government sales as well as delivery organizations. Your key responsibilities will include maximizing revenue opportunities through efficient cost management. To thrive in this position, we are looking for a self-starter who is adept at analyzing details, summarizing analytic insights, and preparing executive presentations. This role involves regular interaction with VP-level budget owners and offers exposure to C-suite executives in a supportive and empowering culture.As a Financial Analyst at Iridium, you'll have a significant opportunity to shape the role by refining processes and influencing the evolution of a new financial system towards automated reporting and planning workflows. Your contributions will play a crucial role in strategic discussions and executive decision support, making this an exciting opportunity for professional growth and development.What You’ll Do:
  • Lead the preparation and coordination of annual budgets/quarterly forecasts with finance team and departmental executives that drive the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
  • Maintain short-term financial models, ensuring linkage between operational and financial metrics and alignment between short-term operational and long-term investment models
  • Analyze financial and operational activities to provide decision support that drives ongoing growth and OEBITDA margin expansion
  • Review actual monthly revenue and expense results with variance explanations to provide decision support and recommendations for further actions where appropriate
  • Provide support to the investor relations team on quarterly public results along with explanations where actual results diverge from expectations and suggested communications including public guidance
  • Coordinate the completion of the month-end financial reporting packages and preparing regular and ad hoc presentations for Executive Management and the Board of Directors.
  • Support continuous improvement in metrics, processes, and tools that drive more efficient reporting and planning and more effective analysis
  • Ad hoc analysis as required including business case proposals
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
  • Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
  • Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
  • Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
  • Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
  • Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge
  • Have the ability to lead positive change in tools and processes across functions
  • Be able to influence positive financial performance
  • Expert level Excel skills (Pivot tables, macros, lookups)
  • Proficiency in other MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:
  • CFA or CMA certification and/or MBA Degree
  • Familiarity with Enterprise Performance Management tools preferred (OneStream, Workday/Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, TM1)
We’ll also need you to:
  • This position directly performs under, supports, or is exposed to a U.S. government contract. To comply with the requirements of Iridium’s U.S. government contracts, applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens.
Work Environment:This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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