Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

Marsh McLennan is pleased to announce an opening for the position of Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis (D)

Location: Gurgaon DLF

What can you expect:

The Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis collaborates with the FP&A team providing trusted financial reporting. By creating, tracking and analyzing budgets, forecasts and financial results, they develop performance insights that contribute to critical business decision making and strategic plans. The role will become an expert in all FP&A reporting systems and will be expected to help with standardization of reporting and looking for efficiencies.

We will count on you to:

• Analyze basic financial data and quantitative analyses, in order to support sound and defensible recommendations.

• Review and conduct simple analysis of financial planning information and reports, and make recommendations for changes to management.

• Conduct basic audit activities, in order to comply with requirements.

• Maintain best practices policies, in order to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

• Communicate with management on a consistent basis, to ensure sound fiscal management.

• Assist in the month end close process by preparing recurring/standard and ad hoc reports, researching general ledger activities and variances to budget and prior year.

• Evaluate financial plans by identifying financial outcomes and potential returns.

• Assist in the development of budgets and quarterly forecasts; tracks and reports initiatives.

• Prepare financial planning information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

• Improve financial planning job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices.

Note: Applicants should be flexible working in shifts if needed.

What you need to have:

• Overall 6+ years relevant business experience in Financial Planning & Analysis

• Ability to understand and articulate financial impact or decisions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Show initiative and contribute to a continuous improvement environment

• Proficient in MS Office, Advanced Excel and PowerPoint

• Highly proficient in data analysis and data extraction and manipulation

• Comfortable presenting to regional team members; able to appropriately challenge team

• Proven track record of delivering to deadlines

• Active team player with the ability to work across geographies

• Be open for new challenges and willing to undertake additional responsibilities

What makes you stand out:

• Positive attitude and ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment

• An aptitude towards systems and technology

• Experience using BI tools

• Must be able to multi-task, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Able to work independently or with a team

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize time effectively