Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen is a trusted network for the AI-powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through their expansive fiber network. The Finance Manager will provide strategic business partnering and advanced financial analysis for product portfolios, influencing decision-making and translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive business partnerships with product leaders to influence and provide guidance on strategic decision making and management of Revenue budgets
- Drive financial modeling for rerate and pricing strategies and competitive positioning
- Review, challenge, and support business cases for new products and enhancements
- Own end-to-end financial planning and performance for assigned product portfolios, including revenue, margin and profitability analysis
- Lead forecasting and budgeting for the portfolio of products; identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers
- Generate deep financial insights and communicate them concisely and effectively to key Product stakeholders and business partners
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence
Skills
- Proven ability to take high level direction and produce results which show thought leadership and drive value creation for business with limited supervision
- A strong communicator with a business partnering background and a proven track record at building relationships with stakeholders
- Thrives on continuous improvement - simplifying and automating processes and data using technology, while taking a hands-on approach to getting into detail
- Self-motivated; manages and prioritizes multiple deadlines and deliverables
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and executive communication skills
- Attention to detail – spots underlying trends and inconsistencies in financial data and analysis
- Skilled in advanced Microsoft Excel functionality (experience with Power Query or Power BI a significant advantage)
- Bachelor's degree and or relevant experience
- Minimum 3 plus years of related experience
- Strong business partnering, influencing and relationship building skills; within the Technology sector a significant advantageous
- Strong Commercial or Business Finance background supporting product-driven, or telecom organizations
- Ability to communicate and drive insights and narrative through a data-driven and analytical approach
Benefits
- Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
- We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
Company Overview
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a technology leader delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity, and security solutions to customers around the world. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lumen.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
CenturyLink has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 24 in 2025, 21 in 2024, 27 in 2023, 29 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 49 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.