FP&A Senior Analyst (Financial Planning and Analysis)

Marsh McLennan; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

A global consulting and risk management leader is seeking an FP&A Senior Analyst to join their Insights Center team in Lisbon. This hybrid role requires at least three days in the office and focuses on supporting European finance teams. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of business experience, strong analytical skills, and proficient in MS Office and BI tools. Excellent communication, attention to detail, and initiative are essential for this position, ensuring robust financial planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant business experience.
• Fluent English level (C1/C2).
• Proficient in data extraction and manipulation.
• Highly proficient in data analysis and data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with BI tools and Oracle.
• Ability to present to regional team members and work across geographies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data to support recommendations.
• Assist in the month end close process and prepare reports.
• Evaluate financial plans and track initiatives.
• Maintain best practices policies to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Communicate with management on a regular basis to ensure sound fiscal management.
• Assist in month-end close by preparing standard and ad hoc reports; investigate variances to budget and prior year.
• Evaluate financial plans by identifying outcomes and potential returns.
• Assist in development of budgets and quarterly forecasts; track initiatives.
• Prepare financial planning information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Improve financial planning knowledge by attending educational workshops and benchmarking practices.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Initiative

Big data

Communication skills

Team player

Deadline driven

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Oracle

Job description

FP&A Senior Analyst (Financial Planning and Analysis)

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We are seeking a talented individual to join our Insights Center team at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in Lisbon and is a hybrid role that requires working at least three days a week in the office.

The Insights Center supports the UK and Europe Finance teams for Mercer and Marsh. This role will be mainly focused on supporting either continental European teams or the UK's FP&A activity.

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.

What you need to have:

• 3-6 years of relevant business experience;
• Fluent English level (C1/C2);
• 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 (manipulate big data) and PowerPoint;
• Highly proficient in data analysis and data extraction and manipulation;
• Comfortable presenting to regional team members, able to appropriately challenge the 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?

• Have experience within a Finance department of a multinational firm;
• Positive attitude and ability to adapt to an ever changing environment;
• An aptitude towards systems and technology;
• Experience using BI tools and Oracle;
• Must be able to multi-task, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90 000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Insurance and Business Consulting and Services