DE033234-Financial Planning & Analytics Specialist (FP&A | SQL/BigQuery)

POSITION TITLE: Financial Planning & Analytics Specialist (FP&A | SQL/BigQuery)

WORK SETUP: Hybrid

OVERALL PURPOSE:

The Financial Data & Reporting PM oversees high-frequency forecasting and financial planning for Leased Network Assets. This role bridges the gap between data execution and executive strategy, ensuring complex outputs are translated into actionable business insights with minimal oversight.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project & Delivery Management

Cycle Ownership: Lead the end-to-end delivery of monthly outlooks and real-time forecast updates for Fiber, Colocation, and Peering spend.

Process Optimization: Manage the data pipeline and dashboarding work done by data analyst and supporting teams, to ensure accuracy and speed, reducing latency in high-velocity reporting cycles.

Business Analysis & Strategy

Strategic Translation: Convert complex datasets into PnL views and executive-ready narratives that identify spend drivers, risks, and opportunities.

Quality Assurance: Lead rigorous data validation processes to ensure all reporting outputs are accurate and reflect the current commercial landscape.

Stakeholder Partnership

Executive Liaison: Act as the primary strategic partner for leadership and stakeholder teams - including Finance & Business Intelligence - providing confident recommendations based on data-driven trends.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate across Finance and Operations to maintain data integrity across SAP, Coupa, and BigQuery.

OTHERS:

Project Shift Schedule: Night Shift

Project Rest Day: Weekends Off

Project/Team Location: Client Site - Non-Accenture Facility

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

At least 5 years analytics advisory experience

At least 2 years any F&A experience; preferably accounting experience but not required

Knowledge/experience in PnL (Profit and Loss) NOT required

Experience in telecom, network infrastructure, or lease/vendor spend management is preferred, NOT required

Proficient in SQL/BigQuery; the role is more on the governance/oversight since the project has a dedicated data engineer responsible for the programming

At least 3 years supervisory experience; project confirmed they are open to getting ICs in their previous role but willing to manage a small team composed of data engineers

Familiarity in SAP/Coupa is nice to have only, NOT required