Financial Analyst II (Finance)

Position Title:  Financial Analyst II (P2)

 

Company Summary:

Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we're the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future.   Crown Castle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CCI), is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US.      

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we're an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology.

 

Role:

The Financial Analyst II will be responsible for building and maintaining financial models, analyzing results, identifying key drivers, risk and opportunities and being able to communicate in a clear, concise manner. The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial by nature, analytical in approach, have a demonstrated ability working with stakeholders to provide timely analysis and insights into business performance and partner with business teams to address reporting needs.  This role requires a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced ambiguous environment. The candidate must have the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and methodologies, while dealing with big data.

 

Responsibilities 

• Ability to develop and maintain moderately advanced financial models and complete adhoc analysis as needed, understanding trends and developing insights.
• Financial Planning & Analysis, both near- and long-term forecasts including complex large scale capital planning. Deep dives into the 'why' and not just the numbers.
• Create and implement financial and operating performance metrics, identifying key call outs and drivers to senior management.
• Build new and improve existing finance processes to ensure data integrity and efficient analyses.
• Identify root cause of issues, propose possible solutions or improvements.
• Ability to work with senior management and explain / present financial information to non-finance professionals.

 

Expectations  

• Collaborative work done in a way that balances educated decision making with measured speed of implementation. 
• Partnership & influencing skills with senior leaders.
• Effective problem solving and analysis skills, combined with business acumen & strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, reporting and organizational skills, attention to detail.
• A constant example of modeling Crown's B3 values.   

 

 Education/Certifications  

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• MBA preferred in finance or related field of equivalent experience.

 

Experience/Minimum Requirements  

• 2-5 years of experience of relevant work experience.
• Advanced knowledge in budgeting, forecasting, developing, and working with financial models.
• Experience with major ERP accounting systems.

 

Organizational Relationship  

  

Reports to: Manager, Finance 

  

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): N/A

  

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office on Monday through Thursday.  On Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.  There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could

 

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