Financial Analyst

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Travel: 

None

Location: 

McLean, VA, US, 22102

Education: 

Four-year college degree

Experience: 

At least 1 year of experience required

Equivalency: 

Combination of education/experience not considered

Your role in helping us shape the future:

Serve as a liaison between business operations and the Finance organization, analyzing, reporting and interpreting financial data to support informed decision making. Partner with colleagues from multiple internal groups to investigate the underlying drivers for the company’s performance. Interact with management on a regular basis to deliver financial updates and develop budgets and forecasts. Strengthen and implement financial tools, metrics and processes to drive operating performance. Access data from a variety of systems and present accurate, meaningful and relevant information to a diverse audience.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Vets and Disabled

Are you up to the challenge?

Produce monthly financial results packages for budget holders and analyze business drivers of material variances; work with manager and partners to establish action plans to address them.

Develop operating expense and capital budgets in coordination with business partners. Consolidate, analyze, revise and present submissions to manager.

Periodically update financial forecasts based on new information or changes to the business.

Support development of long-term strategic plan.

Work with Accounting to develop necessary accruals and ensure reported results accurately reflect true expenses and comply with GAAP standards.

Perform ad hoc financial analyses to help drive cost structure improvement

Can you drive these processes?

Assist with the implementation and administration of FP&A's budget software.

Assist with analytical support for Business Unit summaries, business cases, cash reporting and other activities.

Provide support for external reporting of quarterly financial results.

You should definitely have:

Must have a Bachelors’ Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field with at least one cumulative year of experience with practical financial planning & analysis, accounting principles (including month-end close, accruals and charts for accounts optimization) and/or development of budget and forecast projections.

Must be able to analyze operational data and develop timely and accurate presentations of the results (including design of informative tables and graphs where appropriate).

Strong written and oral communication skills required, including the ability to convey financial meaning and implications of reported data in succinct terms.

Strong organizational skills required, including the ability to manage priorities and complete multiple projects simultaneously

Ability to anticipate issues and follow through until they are resolved

Must be able to work cross-functionally to analyze reporting requirements and develop an efficient process to meet them.

Must be able to work autonomously, i.e. recognize what needs to be done and do it with limited guidance from management.

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables, Vlookup,

INDEX MATCH,

array formulas, conditional formatting, etc

& PowerPoint skills required; experience with Business Objects and budgeting software helpful.

What it’s like to work with us:

Intelsat is connecting the world and transforming the satellite landscape by reaching beyond the traditional satellite industry. We are defining new products that will open new, profitable markets. To help us reach this goal, you should be a bold thinker who will perform a key role in shaping Intelsat innovation for years to come.

• We emphasize personal and professional growth

• Awesome benefits including PTO, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training

• Fun, diverse, and inclusive culture

Other Job Info:

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

This role is subject to ITAR; candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee).

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

Company description: Intelsat is the largest provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. We enable providers of media, telecom and government services to deliver information and entertainment to people at home, in the office or on the move. On a day-to-day basis, Intelsat supplies video, data and voice connectivity in approximately 200 countries and territories for approximately 1,800 customers, many of which Intelsat has had relationships with for over 30 years. Some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations hallmark Intelsat’s customer base. Customers access capacity through extensive service offerings, which include transponder services, hybrid managed services combining satellite capacity and terrestrial facilities, and channel services.

Nearest Major Market:

Washington DC

Company info

Intelsat
Website : http://www.intelsat.com