Lead Analyst FP&A at American Tower Corporation in Woburn, MA

We are seeking a Lead Analyst - Business Finance to join American Tower’s Finance team and support global operations financial planning. The Finance team partners with internal stakeholders to provide actionable analyses and recommendations to the global Operations team, driven by detailed analytics. Day to day you will focus on financial modeling, planning, reporting, and analysis. As a Lead Analyst you will serve as a finance business partner to global Operations leaders and their respective teams with a focus on the forecasting, planning, analysis, and modeling of growth and maintenance capital, SG&A, direct expenses, and overall operational impacts to key company financial metrics.

Serve as a business partner by providing thoughtful financial and operational analyses and predictive modeling to help operational and other senior leaders make informed decisions regarding capital allocation and the direction of the business.
Prepare long-range strategic plans, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts
Build monthly and quarterly reporting packages and variance analyses of actuals against plans and forecasts.
Develop global key performance indicators to measure financial performance and cost savings and develop appropriate reports and/or dashboards to provide visibility into trends and key drivers.
Develop ad hoc analyses to uncover trends and assess business risks and/or opportunities in order to provide recommendations.
Communicate to Operations and Finance executives and other internal stakeholders outcomes of analyses and research to ensure successful end-to-end understanding of financials, strategies, processes, and plans.
As a Lead Analyst you may be responsible for the recruitment, performance management, and career development of Analysts and Senior Analysts. You’ll also be expected to cultivate a collaborative team dynamic that enables us to meet our business objectives.
Other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related major is required.
Masters degree and/or CPA/ CFA certification is preferred.
Minimum 5 years of progressive finance experience, such as reporting, planning, advanced analytics, and complex predictive modeling, required.
Proficiency with multi-dimensional reporting and business intelligence tools (e.g. Essbase/Adaptive Planning/Anaplan, Tableau/PowerBI/OAS) is required.
Business partnership experience strongly preferred.
Telecommunications, real estate, and/or broadcast media experience is a plus.
Ability to anticipate barriers/opportunities and think out of the box to enable solutions.
Strong organization, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.
Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.
Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally to achieve results.

American Tower is a global digital infrastructure company serving customers through tower sites and other real estate solutions that support connectivity and opportunity, focused on achieving our vision of Building a More Connected World. Our success is rooted in the potential of our people and the power of local teams at our offices and sites across 25 countries.

We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a publicly traded (NYSE:AMT), Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The next decade will be an exciting time as we evolve our infrastructure to meet tomorrow’s needs and position our people to elevate their impact, their potential, and our shared success. Come grow your career with us!

For more information about how American Tower is building a more connected world, visit americantower.com.

American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, reproductive decisions, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.