Senior Financial Analyst

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

In this role, you will provide robust and efficient financial analysis andsupporttoANTSManagement.

This person will partner with the ANTS finance team to delivera high quality, responsive and commercially focused financial management function, leveraging shared services across the wider Finance organisation. You will deliver high quality, timelyandinsightfulreporting, analysis and business partnering.

You will ssupport theANTsbusinessesindecision making through strategic and tactical business insights,includingthedevelopment of business cases and financial analysis.

This person will also ensure thefinancialoperations of thebusinessarealignedwith the wider group,leveraging synergies and enabling seamless collaboration.

Monthly Reporting and Forecasting:

• Take ownership in delivering across the four key pillars of Planning, Reporting, Controlling and Analysis. Work closely with central Finance andANTSbusiness to ensure the upstream and downstream processes work appropriately such that the financial data and reporting required to deliver these four areas can be easily obtained and relied upon.
• Support the ANTS finance teamto ensure that the financial and operational results ofthe business are provided to the management team on an accurate and timely basis together with concise, action-orientedandbusiness-focused commentary.
• Support the ANTS finance teamtopreparea, high-quality full year forecast that reflects all relevant material issues, opportunities and business plans.
• Support the development and implementation ofBI requirements related toANTSoperations, working closely with the Insights, Analytics & Reporting team (IAR) and other Group finance functions.

Operational and Business Planning (Budget & 5 year plan): Support theANTSfinanceteamtopreparea high quality full yearbudgetand5 year plan that reflects all relevant material issues, opportunities and business plans relevant tothe wider ANTs business.

Ensurethe Planis consistent withthestrategic goalsand delivers the results required by thebusinessand Group.

Adhocfinancial analysis: Support theANTSfinance teamto provide ad hoc financial and operational analysis and advice to supportANTSleadership and their direct reportsin making high-quality strategic and operational decisions.

Business partnering: Actas abusiness partner with business stakeholders to proactivelydeliverhigh-quality, commercially-focused financial advice in support ofANTS’goals and performance.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or finance with professional accounting qualification or equivalent.
• Experience:
  
  8-10+ years progressive experience in accounting, financial modelling and analysis within quality companies.
• Superior analytical skills coupled with good strategic business understanding leading to key business insight.
• Creative problem solver and decision maker.
• Ability to draw high quality analysis out of the results that drive decisions in the business.
• Strong people skills, confident and comfortable at engaging collaboratively in an intellectual and multinational environment at all levels. Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Technically strong, and influential with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment…