Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Position Summary

InterBel Telephone Cooperative is seeking a highly analytical FP&A Analyst to support the CFO with financial planning, monthly close, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business analysis.

This position will analyze financial and operational data from ERP, OSS/BSS, billing, and other business systems to identify trends, reconcile information, improve reporting, and provide actionable insights to leadership. The ideal candidate understands how financial and operational data flows through an organization and can translate complex information into clear business insights.

Telecommunications or broadband experience is highly desirable, particularly experience with billing, OSS/BSS, ERP, or telecom financial data.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist the CFO with monthly financial close and preparation of monthly financial reporting packages.
• Analyze monthly financial results, including actual-to-budget and actual-to-prior-period variances.
• Prepare financial schedules, management reports, dashboards, and supporting analysis for leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Identify financial trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring additional investigation.
• Support the CFO with ad hoc financial analysis and special projects.

Financial Reporting & Data Analysis

• Analyze financial and operational data across the Company's ERP, OSS/BSS, billing, and other business systems.
• Reconcile information between systems and investigate discrepancies in financial and operational data.
• Develop and maintain recurring financial reports and analytical tools.
• Identify data quality issues and work with Finance, Operations, and Information Technology to resolve them.
• Analyze revenue, subscriber, product, expense, capital, labor, and other key operating metrics.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and reporting to improve management's understanding of business performance.

Business Intelligence & Systems

• Utilize business intelligence platforms to develop dashboards, reports, data visualizations, and analytical tools.
• Create and maintain data queries and reporting processes used by Finance and other departments.
• Assist in evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data flowing through ERP and OSS/BSS environments.
• Work collaboratively with IT and operational teams to understand system architecture, data sources, and business processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting and improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial analysis.
• Support ERP, billing, and OSS/BSS system implementations, conversions, upgrades, and data validation as needed.

Month-End Close & Accounting Support

• Assist the CFO and accounting team with monthly closing activities.
• Review financial information for completeness, accuracy, and reasonableness.
• Assist with account reconciliations, journal entry analysis, accruals, and other close-related activities.
• Investigate unusual transactions, variances, and changes in financial results.
• Help ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, and supported by appropriate documentation.

Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Customer Service, Sales, IT, and other departments to understand business performance and financial results.
• Translate operational data into financial and business insights.
• Provide analytical support for capital projects, broadband expansion, pricing, product profitability, and other strategic initiatives.
• Assist in developing financial business cases and return-on-investment analyses.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience in financial analysis, accounting, FP&A, financial reporting, or a related analytical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience using business intelligence platforms to analyze data and develop reports, dashboards, or visualizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including large datasets, complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial models.
• Ability to understand and analyze data from multiple business systems and databases.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and analytical information clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience in telecommunications, broadband, utility, or cooperative industries.
• Experience with telecom OSS/BSS and billing systems.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial databases.
• Experience with SQL, database querying, or data extraction tools.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable business intelligence platform.
• Experience supporting an ERP or OSS/BSS implementation, migration, or data conversion.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting.
• Understanding of telecom revenue, subscriber metrics, service offerings, capital expenditures, and operating metrics.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Highly analytical with the ability to identify relationships and trends within large datasets.
• Comfortable working across accounting, finance, operations, and technology environments.
• Ability to move between detailed data analysis and high-level business interpretation.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments.
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn the Company's systems, operations, and business model.