Senior FP&A Manager

Company Description

At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South.

Backed by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience.  

Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality….designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

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Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, FP&A supports strategic and financial decision-making for Brightspeed’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) consumer business. This role leads financial modeling, forecasting, capital allocation analysis, and performance insights to optimize unit economics, guide investment decisions, and support disciplined growth in a capital-intensive, subscription-based environment. The position partners closely with executive leadership, commercial, operations, and network teams to drive efficient capital deployment and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial modeling and investment analysis to support pricing strategy, product packaging, churn reduction initiatives, fiber network expansion, overbuilds, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Build and maintain models to evaluate capital allocation decisions using methodologies such as net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, and cohort-based analysis.
• Support capital allocation decisions across competing priorities, including footprint expansion, penetration improvement, retention investment, and infrastructure deployment.
• Incorporate key FTTH business drivers into financial planning and analysis, including penetration, take rate, ARPU, churn, margin, and cost to serve.
• Evaluate market-level fiber builds by cohort, including ramp curves, saturation assumptions, and long-term margin profiles.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess investment risk, return trade-offs, and business performance outcomes.
• Own Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) modeling across FTTH sales channels to evaluate acquisition efficiency, payback periods, and long-term profitability.
• Lead Cost per Gross Add (CPGA) analysis across products, channels, and geographies, including cost drivers such as marketing, commissions, installation, promotions, and subsidies.
• Identify opportunities to improve acquisition efficiency while maintaining subscriber quality and long-term value creation.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for the FTTH consumer segment using driver-based assumptions tied to subscriber growth, penetration, churn, ARPU, and capital deployment.
• Partner cross-functionally to align financial plans with operational execution and business priorities.
• Track actual performance against plan, identify key variances, and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial and operational outcomes.
• Analyze key FTTH business metrics and translate operational drivers into financial outcomes and strategic implications.
• Prepare and present executive-level materials to support pricing, growth, capital allocation, and investment decisions.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required.
• 6–10+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or related financial analysis roles.
• Experience in investment banking, private equity, or top-tier management consulting strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting capital-intensive, subscription-based, telecommunications, fiber, or similar industries preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of capital allocation, unit economics, and return-based decision frameworks.
• Advanced financial modeling skills with expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience building financial models incorporating NPV, IRR, payback period, sensitivity analysis, and cohort-based analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex analyses into clear, actionable insights.
• Ability to translate operational drivers such as churn, penetration, pricing, and ARPU into financial outcomes and recommendations.
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance analytical rigor with practical decision support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to present to senior executives and influence decision-making across cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to partner effectively with executive leadership, commercial, operations, and network teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in telecommunications, fiber, broadband, or other subscription-based businesses.
• MBA or other advanced business degree preferred.
• Experience supporting consumer growth businesses, capital planning, or infrastructure investment decisions.
• Experience with executive-level financial presentations and board-quality analysis.

Physical Demands & Work Conditions

• Remote office environment with regular use of a computer and standard office equipment.
• Occasional travel or in-person meetings may be required based on business needs.
• Standard business hours apply; additional hours may be required during budgeting, forecasting, planning cycles, or major strategic initiatives.

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Additional Information

WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Charlotte Observer, Brightspeed HQ is located on the 7th floor of the new Vantage South End - East Tower in Charlotte, NC. We prioritize hiring talent in the Charlotte area, whenever possible, to make it a truly vibrant destination for our hybrid workforce. At Brightspeed, we have roles that are designated as remote, hybrid, office or field-based, depending on the position, business needs and individual circumstances. We also invest in technology that enables our entire team to stay connected. Why? Because Brightspeed recognizes the value of finding the best talent for the job, wherever they may be.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Our benefits and paid time off programs reflect our underlying belief in promoting overall wellness through physical, emotional and financial health. Brightspeed offers a comprehensive benefit program, including competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; an employee assistance program; a 401K plan with company match and a host of voluntary benefits. 

Inclusion and belonging are at the center of our grounding belief in Being Real. 

When we bring our authentic selves to work, everyone is better as a result. A diverse team helps us be fierce advocates for more accessible, inclusive and high-quality internet, because we believe doing so promotes equity in the communities we serve.

Brightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion of all qualified individuals, including individuals with a disability/veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact taaccommodationrequests@brightspeed.com to initiate the accommodations process. 

For all applicants, please take a moment to review our Privacy Notices:  

• Brightspeed’s Privacy Notice for California Residents
• Brightspeed’s Privacy Notice

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