Company:MMC Corporate
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our FP&A team at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in London. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
Finance Business Partner, 1 year FTC
Reporting to the Finance Leader for Health and Career, this role will support Mercer’s Health Business in the UK, working closely with the Senior Business Leaders to provide financial business partnering. This is a 1-year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
We will count on you to:
- Analytical/reporting responsibilities: perform variance analysis immediately following month-end as part of the control environment; provide Functional Leadership with monthly and YTD analysis of key cost drivers supporting actual vs budget expense variances; includes providing an understanding of run rate expenses, internal/operating company business initiatives as well as cost efficiency initiatives and their impact on the results; review expense allocations and allocation methodologies as appropriate.
- Budgeting/Forecasting: work directly with Functional Leadership on all budgeting/forecasting input, processing, reporting and analytical requirements (both capital and P&L); perform Excel and query-based analyses of financial data; initiate, develop and implement improvements to financial reporting processes; guide and educate finance peers and functions on the use of the global reporting tools.
- Controllership coordination: coordinate with Controllership on the monthly financial close; including coordinating preparation of journal entries (which are processed by Controllership), coordinating on account reconciliations and account analysis; review all general ledger activity related to the function(s) and coordinate and/or provide month end accruals as appropriate.
- Manage and deliver special projects: implement standard reporting metric; partner with finance leadership to assist in the development of an integrated forecasting, budgeting and reporting process; standardize iProcurement financial reporting, capex tracking and service and project spending analysis.
- Business Partner: co-ordinate and manage commercial finance requirements with Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) UK Business Leaders, Heads of Services and Operational Managers, and wider MMC finance members.
What you need to have:
- Full Accountancy qualification or qualified by experience.
- Previous experience within a finance business partnering / FP&A role from within a large matrixed organisation with experience of managing and reporting of P&L.
- Excellent financial analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills with the ability to build business relationships at all levels.
- Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
What makes you stand out?
- Experience with Hyperion Planning, Essbase, and Oracle Financials or similar.
- Financial business partnering experience within financial services, insurance or consulting sectors.
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. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].
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.
