Lead Financial Analysis-Statements & Allocations
Dallas, TX - USA
Job Summary
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
Overview
The Lead Financial Analyst oversees maintains and continuously enhances the business intelligence allocation logic and driver-based methodologies within the PDAI financial allocation engine. This role requires a highly analytical self-motivated individual who is comfortable operating across multiple organizations and engaging with leadership including skip-level management.
This position is responsible for the design governance and execution of underlying expense and revenue drivers used in the financial allocation process. The role ensures alignment with financial controls transparency and business intent and plays a critical part in supporting financial close budgeting and strategic planning processes while driving continuous process improvement and automation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Allocation & Driver Logic Ownership
Develop maintain and enhance driver-based methodologies and the driver creation process utilizing multiple systems and cross-functional teams.
Translate business activities into quantifiable drivers such as volume usage headcount revenue or cost-causation metrics to support accurate allocations.
Ensure allocation drivers are well-defined consistently applied and traceable to source systems.
Evaluate and refine driver logic to improve accuracy transparency and alignment with evolving business needs.
Driver Governance & Controls
Establish and maintain governance over driver inputs including data sourcing validation and documentation.
Partner with cross-functional teams to validate driver assumptions and ensure proper representation of business activities.
Maintain clear documentation of driver logic data sources and calculation methodologies to support audits and reviews.
Financial Integrity & Close Support
Support month-end close by validating allocation outputs including both rule execution and underlying driver inputs.
Ensure financial integrity across outputs through monthly reconciliations validations and journal entries where required.
Budgeting Forecasting & Scenario Analysis
Support budgeting and forecasting processes using driver-based modeling techniques.
Perform what-if and sensitivity analyses based on changes in key drivers.
Partner with finance and business teams to assess the impact of operational changes on allocation outcomes.
Reporting & Business Partnership
Deliver standardized reporting and dashboards highlighting driver trends allocation outcomes and key variances.
Act as the subject matter expert for allocation logic and driver methodologies for PDAI stakeholders.
Communicate insights clearly to business partners including the financial impact of driver changes.
Process Improvement & Innovation
Identify opportunities to automate driver ingestion validation and reporting processes.
Continuously improve the efficiency transparency and scalability of allocation and driver processes.
Recommend enhancements to business intelligence data quality and allocation frameworks.
General Responsibilities
Leverage knowledge of financial systems and close processes.
Conduct complex analyses ad hoc requests and special projects with minimal supervision.
Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships and influence decision-making through data-driven insights.
Skills and Experience
3years of experience in financial or general large-scale dataanalysis.
CPA or MBA preferred.
Experience with Power BI dashboard tools and Agentic AI.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong leadership skills.
Experience with financial and accounting systemsand/or interest in deepening Financial skillset.
Advanced technical skills including Oracle Cloud SQL Python general data flow/systems understanding and metadata management.
Education/Experience: Bachelors degree (BS/BA) desired. 5 years of related experience.
Supervisory: No.
Our Lead Financial Analysis jobs earn between $118800.00 - $178200.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography experience expertise and education/training.Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Dallas TexasSalary Range:
$118800.00 - $178200.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
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