VP of Financial Analysis and Governance

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-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.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Head of leaders, Directors, Senior Managers and/or Financial Analysts. Recruit, retain, develop talent and maintain a vibrant talent environment with high morale and engagement.

• Build analysis framework and apparatus for Capital, NetEx and NetOps expenses. 

• Take a leadership role in planning, monitoring and facilitating investment decisions.

• Build strong business partnerships across the enterprise to optimize Capital, NetEx/Ops end-to-end.

• Define and own the governance for Capital, NetEx and NetOps.

Business Impact

• Role operates and impacts at the Sub-Function and Function level 

• Sets, drives and executes strategic plan for Sub-Function

• Impacts through exercising control over resources, influencing policy formulation and planning that may be in uncharted strategic areas or without precedent

• Influence and lead other cross functional team members outside of span of control. 

Leadership Focus

• Has full leadership responsibility for a Sub-Function; shapes the Function strategy

• Is accountable for direction and results for large geographically or vertically diverse teams (scale & scope)

• Creates and drives execution of talent development strategies to ensure capabilities needed to drive success within the Sub-Function are addressed

Communications & Influence

• Influences and negotiates, internally and externally, with great latitude on outcomes

• Influences perspectives and actions, while providing counsel and insights to leaders within and across their Function

• Creates alignment, drives collaboration and partnerships across the Sub-Function they are accountable for and more broadly across Zayo

Problem Solving & Decision Making

• Evaluates key business and organizational challenges; directs the development of new or innovative solutions

• Makes highly complex decisions while dealing with uncertainty and at times with incomplete data by leveraging past experiences and track

• Decisions and actions taken related to products, process improvement, innovative services and operation have significant cost impact on the Sub-function and related sub-functions

Knowledge / Business Acumen (Business / Technical / Industry)

• Applies in-depth knowledge of how own Sub-function integrates with other Functions across Zayo and how Zayo differentiates itself from competitors to create competitive advantage 

• Anticipates, influences and adjusts strategy based on internal/external business, people, industry and environmental factors that have an impact their area of accountability

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the content, intent and application of regulations, policies, standards, operations, and requirements applicable to the business function(s) under designated scope of authority.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, regulatory requirements and policies applicable to budget administration, resource/expense control, employee supervision and performance management.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of strategic business planning and continuous process/performance improvement.

• Knowledge of the concepts, practices and tools relating to financial analysis and the development of program metrics.

• Ability to understand financial and/or operational reports, analyze data, identify improvement opportunities and implement effective responses.

• Ability to collaboratively redesign work processes to affect labor, supply, and other operational cost reductions while maintaining or improving service and quality of end products.

• Ability to plan, manage and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.

• Ability to understand financial and/or operational reports, analyze data, identify improvement opportunities and implement effective responses.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, interpret requirements and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to express ideas and convey information effectively in verbal and written communication, and in presentations to leadership/management.

• Ability to develop and implement effective policies, standards and procedures relating to matters under defined scope of responsibility.

• Ability to identify compliance deficiencies and/or systemic weaknesses and implement timely corrective action to forestall or remedy.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations as required by the duties of the position.

• Ability to use office equipment and automated systems/applications/software at an acceptable level of proficiency.

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or related discipline and 10+ years of senior leadership experience, preferably working with technologies within the high tech and telecom industries. 

• Financial leadership and experience in managing P&Ls across complex, matrix and global organizations and delivering results vs. goals/budgets, with year over year improvements in performance.

Base pay range: $200,000 - $250,000, 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.