LOCATION: Durham, NC (Hybrid)
ABOUT US
Victra is Verizon's largest premium retailer in the United States. We thrive on collaboration, innovation, and performance. Our mission is to "Connect technology to life in a trustworthy, fun, and profitable way". We work closely with Verizon and our brand partners to deliver exceptional product offerings, promotions, and campaigns that drive in-store traffic and revenue.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Manager, FP&A, leads the budgeting, forecasting, ad hoc analysis, and cost management processes for the organization. This role serves as a strategic business partner across departments, providing financial insights, reporting, and analysis that support business decisions and drive operational performance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and cost management processes.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop assumptions and analytical inputs supporting budget and forecast activities.
- Serve as the primary finance partner for corporate expense planning and management.
- Identify, quantify, and communicate financial risks and opportunities.
- Prepare financial reporting packages and variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior periods.
- Provide actionable recommendations and insights to leadership and conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Ensure budget accuracy, challenge spending assumptions, and identify savings opportunities.
- Work closely with stakeholders across all functions to improve financial performance and drive accountability for achieving financial targets.
- Partner with Accounting to support a timely and accurate month-end close process.
- Develop executive-level presentations and reporting materials, including monthly financial reviews, quarterly board presentations, and communications with private equity sponsors.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts within Financial Planning & Analysis, including automation, reporting optimization, improved technology utilization, and documentation of key assumptions.
- Enhance communication, data integrity, and process efficiencies across finance functions.
- Model Victra's core leadership principles by demonstrating Performance, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Celebration while partnering across the organization.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Finance and/or Accounting roles.
- Demonstrated experience managing budgeting and forecasting processes and partnering across multiple business functions and leadership levels.
- Retail industry experience preferred.
- Experience with Hyperion and/or Oracle PBCS preferred.
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
- Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to streamline reporting, forecasting, and month-end processes, reducing manual effort and improving turnaround time.
- Experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions in Power BI.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
- Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence decision-making without direct reporting authority and constructively challenge assumptions and business decisions.
- Self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to independently manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment.
WHY JOIN US?
- Paid training and career development opportunities.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k retirement plan.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee discounts on Verizon services.
- Referral bonuses.
- Career pathing opportunities.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.