We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly analytical Financial Planning & Analysis Team Leader to join our FP&A team. This role will be based in Mexico City. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
As an FP&A Team Leader, your responsibilities will include overseeing the financial planning and analysis process, working closely with senior management to provide insights and recommendations based on financial data.
You will also be responsible for managing and leading a team of FP&A professionals, setting goals, providing guidance and support, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture
Continuous improvement is a key aspect of the role, where you will be expected to identify opportunities to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and implement best practices, potentially leveraging technology and automation tools.
Overall, a FP&A Team Leader position requires strong financial acumen, leadership skills, analytical capabilities, and the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information. It is a dynamic role that offers opportunities for professional growth and the ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the organization, coordinate logistics, agendas and cadences for leadership, team and project-specific activities.
We will count on you to:
- Play a crucial role in providing strategic decision support to the organization. This involves analyzing financial data, identifying trends and patterns, and translating them into actionable insights for senior management.
- Oversee the preparation and analysis of financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. This includes ensuring accuracy, compliance with accounting standards, and providing meaningful commentary on financial performance.
- Have direct responsibility for FP&A service delivery, to ensure a successful partnership with FP&A business partners and associated client teams
- Develop SLAs & KPIS for team and ensure metrics are met.
- Develop and maintain standardized operations and procedures.
- Maintain control environment, as well as the timely and accurate delivery of financial information.
- Actively manages staff and develops colleagues and teams.
- Develop, lead and mentor colleagues to maintain best in class service levels.
- Lead team in identifying opportunities to improve operating efficiency, develop solutions, achieve consensus for change and drive projects through implementation
What you need to have:
- Bachelors degree in accounting, economics, Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences or related discipline.
- 5+ years experience in FP&A process.
- 2-3 years supervisory experience.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Oracle and Essbase knowledge preferred.
- Collaborative mindset to enable effective partnership with Field FP&A Team and business.
- Advanced English skills both written and spoken.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in developing and delivering executive-style presentations.
- Proactively manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines across multi-geography teams with minimal supervision.
- Ability to adapt to various people and working styles under tight deadlines.
- Possess excellent leadership, communication, prioritization, and organizational skills.
What makes you stand out?
- Advanced user of Power BI
- The ability to work in a fast moving and collaborative work environment.
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 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.