Senior Finance Analyst in London

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.

What you'll do

• Assist the Senior Finance Manager by providing the BU management team with accurate and timely financial and operational results, including concise, committed, business-focused commentary.
• Support in developing and implementing BI requirements related to Maritime operations, working closely with the Insights, Analytics & Reporting team (IAR) and other Group finance functions.
• Provide constructive, high-quality, commercially focused financial analysis to support the BU President and SLT in making efficient operational decisions through strategic and tactical business insights.
• Ensure that the Maritime BU has an up-to-date, high-quality full-year forecast that reflects all relevant material issues and business plans, prepared on a timely basis and owned by BU line management.
• Ensure that the Maritime BU has a high-quality Strategic Plan and Budget that is consistent with and delivers the results required by the Strategic Plan for the BU and Group.
• Add customer value by partnering with the Sales and Operations teams in the BU, providing insightful data and analysis to enhance their effectiveness.
• Support all teams within the BU with any ad hoc financial requirements to ensure consistency and accuracy with the figures being presented.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager with any potential Maritime BU transaction activities, including strategic partner deals and other M&A activities.

The day-to-day

• Work within a high-profile team that has exposure to senior collaborators within the business and also within Viasat.
• Operate within a dynamic business unit within an industry which is quickly evolving.
• Add real tangible benefit to the Maritime Business Unit and to Viasat as a whole by providing accurate reporting and detailed analytics/analysis of the financial results.

What you'll need

• Graduate or equivalent with a professional accounting or finance qualification (or part qualified and working toward chartered qualification).
• 3+ years progressive experience in finance, acting at international level and with high quality companies.
• Strong commercial/business partner experience for material revenue generating business units.
• Proven ability to develop trusted and appropriately influential relationships with senior executives.
• Commercially astute, technically strong and influential with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Exceptional analytical and Excel skills coupled with good strategic business understanding leading to key business insight.
• Ability and experience to lead Finance and cross-functional processes and deliver guideline approaches.

What will help you on the job

• Creative problem solver and decision maker.
• Confident working cooperatively in a thoughtful and analytical environment.
• Able to quickly distil high quality analysis.
• Strong people skills, confident and comfortable at engaging collaboratively in an intellectual and multinational environment at all levels.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Invites collaboration, accepts challenge, and makes others feel comfortable.
• Capable of successfully dealing with challenging individuals and situations.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with passion for excellence and innovation.
• Proactive individual capable of effectively managing various projects while adhering to deadlines.
• A strong appreciation of core protocol financial accounting standards, policies, processes and systems.
• Ability to travel and work across cultures and time zones.
• Capable and with the desire to develop further and with the potential of being a Finance leader of the future.
• Relevant industry experience including a working knowledge of satellite communications market dynamics.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.