Financial Analyst II - Corporate Planning

Company Summary:

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Department Summary:

Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

This role addresses the critical challenge of translating complex financial data into strategic narratives that drive corporate decision-making and operational efficiency. The corporate finance team faces the ongoing task of managing high-throughput, cross-functional budget cycles while maintaining meticulous accuracy across workforce planning and corporate allocations. Success requires navigating ambiguous financial landscapes, designing dynamic projection models, and identifying process optimization opportunities to streamline reporting for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

Manage the end-to-end budgeting process, including G&A expense modeling, corporate allocations, eliminations, and accuracy validation, ensuring all inputs align with corporate financial goals

Act as a financial storyteller for the enterprise, distilling monthly and quarterly variances into clear, actionable insights that empower the CFO and cross-functional leadership to drive strategic outcomes

Lead the preparation of high-impact presentations, including the annual budget deck for the Chairman, synthesizing complex financial narratives for senior leadership and Board review

Partner with HR to drive enterprise-wide workforce planning, providing rigorous modeling and analysis of headcount and personnel-related costs to support long-term projections

Architect dynamic financial models to track performance, identify trends, and deliver ad-hoc analyses that proactively guide leadership decisions across diverse business lines

Collaborate closely with Accounting to drive operational excellence, providing oversight on reclassifications and process integrations to ensure financial reporting is both accurate and efficient

Foster a culture of curiosity and adventure by applying an outside-the-box mindset to complex financial challenges, consistently seeking innovative ways to improve efficiency and data clarity to put EchoStar in a position to win

Skills, Experience and Requirements:

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):

Strong skills in advanced financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and interactive dashboard creation using Excel and Google Sheets.

Exceptional collaboration and interpersonal skills to build productive cross-departmental relationships and influence strategic decision-making.

Ability to resolve ambiguous business problems by systematically gathering data, interpreting complex trends, and delivering concise executive summaries.

Proactive, growth-oriented mindset focused on challenging current processes to continuously improve operational efficiency and reporting quality.

AI application literacy, with a demonstrated ability to utilize generative AI and data automation tools to streamline financial research and report production.

Critical experience navigating high-speed, high-throughput environments with a high degree of organizational agility and attention to detail.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Minimum Experience: 3 years of experience in corporate finance, budgeting, or financial planning and analysis (FP&A)

Required Technical Skills:

Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling and Google Sheets formulas.

Corporate allocations and G&A expense modeling

Preparing executive and Board-level financial presentations in PowerPoint or Google Slides

Additional Qualifications:

Familiarity or experience with enterprise corporate financial reporting systems (e.g., Hyperion, OneStream)

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Benefits:

We 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: EchoStar 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. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

Salary Range: USD $63150.00 - $90000.00 / Year