Financial Analyst

Department Summary

A Dish Business Reporting/Financial Analyst will analyze data from a variety of sources including financial statements and budgets.  They will develop reporting summaries that provide useful, actionable insights to management. The Commercial Operations Reporting/Financial Analyst will also maintain recurring reports on programming, hardware, COGS, financial trends and budget performance within the Commercial department. A successful analyst will have a strong attention to detail and the ability to approach problems in a critical, measured manner. A successful analyst will also have the strong communications skills required to effectively explain pertinent trends and to highlight key department activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Create, manage and refine new and existing financial models to determine NPV, Break-Even and Rate-of-Return. 

• Manage competing deadlines while performing recurring and ad hoc deal analysis and make recommendations to improve profitability.

• Manage and track deal costs including capital and operating expenses, fixed and variable costs and cost of goods sold.

• Perform variance analysis of installation costs and identify opportunities for improved forecasting and modeling.

• Generate meaningful reporting and analysis for the sales and management teams.

• Work cross-departmentally to perform and improve financial analysis while providing a high level of customer service to a variety of partners and customer in complex and demanding situations.

• Prioritize work efforts and manage competing deadlines to meet business needs.

• Be able to integrate data from multiple sources to produce requested analysis.

• Performs financial and strategic analyses to forecast and improve performance for Commercial Services to include performance to budget for revenue, subscribers, and COGS.

• Coordinate monthly reconciliation of departmental P&Ls

• Research, identify, and leverage best practices to identify improvements for the Commercial Sales and Operations department.

• Be able to quickly and effectively analyze data, identifying trends and summarizing key details to highlight immediate business impacts.

• Use a variety of reporting tools and systems to process requests, Tableau, SalesForce, Oracle, Orbit, G-Suite and Microsoft Office.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate curiosity, pride, adventure and winning
• Effectively conveys an accurate, complete, and concise message verbally and in writing
• Learns theoretical structures quickly: business models, system functionality and interdependencies
• Collaborate with others to resolve problems and improve processes
• Adjust to changes with no decline in attitude or performance
• Have a strong attention to detail and ability to manage diverse and complicated tasks
• Deal with mistakes constructively and quickly recovers from setbacks

A successful applicant will have the following: 

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; 

• Four years of relevant work experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency of SalesForce, Microsoft Office tools, G-Suite, and Excel.

• SQL and Tableau experience a plus.

• Ability to interact cross-functionally with various levels of employees and with management.

• Well-developed analytical skills, including the ability to handle competing requests from customers, partners, and internal colleagues.

• Sales and/or negotiation experience preferred, but not required.

Salary Range

Compensation: $57,400.00/Year - $82,000.00/Year
Compensation and Benefits

We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits.   

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.