Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today's Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications services groups.
As a member of the FP&A team you will be an integral member of Burson's Global HQ finance team reporting to the Global Head of FP&A, Client Finance. You will be responsible for providing critical analysis and insights to help drive business decisions. In addition, you will be working and communicating with regional finance teams around the world.
The FP&A team at Burson is an extremely collaborative group and with the expectation that everyone is a team player and able to multi-task. We look for people who are self-driven and have a passion to grow their skills and knowledge rather than stay with the status-quo.
What you'll be doing:
- Manage the financial forecasting process, including preparing in-depth analysis and presentations.
- Manage and enhance reporting, financial models, and analytics to keep pulse of KPI's.
- Proactively lead the creation and development of analysis and presentations for executive management.
- Manage the monthly and quarterly review of reporting and explain key impacts in verbal and written communication.
- Partner with key business owners to develop insightful, actionable, and accurate financial analysis.
- Build key business reports and dashboards.
- Collaborate with other members of the Worldwide Headquarters Finance group, including regional finance teams in Asia-Pacific, EMEA, Latin America, and North America regions.
- Perform ad-hoc reporting to drive financial results and/or based on immediate need.
What you'll need:
- 7+ years in corporate finance and/or FP&A.
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills with a flexible interpersonal style to clearly present ideas both verbally and in writing.
- Proven ability to connect all data points and then clearly present the big picture.
- Comfortable to converse/debate financial objectives and projects with other financial leaders.
- Proactive in bringing ideas to the table.
- Ability to work independently and/or part of a team to complete multiple projects on time.
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, including excel and VBA/macros.
- Experience in Visualization deployments (Power BI or Tableau) a plus.
- Strong experience in financial reporting systems (SAP BFC, Hyperion, Oracle, etc.).
- Understanding of basic accounting concepts and principles.
What we offer:
- Hybrid work environment that offers the flexibility and balance of working from home (1-2 days / wk) and going into the office(3-4 days / wk)
- Paid time off for vacation, sick and personal days, as well as Summer Fridays. Our Flexible Holiday Policy includes paid holidays inclusive of Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day, with the option to swap out a company holiday for another personally significant day. We also offer paid time off for voting, jury duty, bereavement and school leave. In addition, our offices are closed for Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
- 12 weeks paid Parental Leave to bond with your new child, also inclusive of adoption and foster care
- Wellness benefits including healthcare, vision, dental and pet insurance, as well as free virtual or in-person counselling for mental health.
- 401K Savings and Investment Plans
- Commuter benefits using pre-tax dollars per month to pay for eligible commuting & parking expenses
- WPP Employee Discount Program based on client roster
- Career growth opportunities through continued education, training & development courses, and BCW's Career Pathing program
- Employee Resource Groups that provide our employees the platform to network, build key leadership skills, gain greater visibility and access to senior leadership, have an impact at BCW and the outside community and accelerate their careers.
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $75,000 to $180,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details - .
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