The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A supports forecasting and financial analysis for Leo Burnett Group and related business units within Publicis Groupe Creative.  Reports to Associate Director, FP&A.

Responsibilities:

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Support business unit Finance Directors in creating regular financial forecasts in line with Publicis Groupe schedule
• Analyze monthly and annual financial results, providing commentary on variances to forecast
• Ensure accuracy of information in Groupe financial software (Hyperion Financial Mgmt – HFM & Anaplan)
• Develop expertise in financial software to regularly update data and distribute financial reports
• Share information to support strategic planning across Finance and other departments

General & Administrative (G&A) costs

• Provides monthly reporting of G&A costs to budget holders across different departments
• Works across agency to get costs coded to proper account and budget
• Analyze actual costs to budget and understand variances and key drivers

Management Reporting

• Supports Finance and Executive leadership by compiling and analyzing data to create business insights
• Assists with presentations (charts, graphs, etc) of financial information to agency leadership
• Creates reports to highlight trends and evaluate business performance against expectations and historical data

Personnel Reporting

• Analyze payroll reports to reconcile headcount on monthly basis
• Update and maintain employee database to keep track of changes
• Reviews freelance reports to propose forecast

Ad hoc Analysis

• Supports agency leadership by providing data and analysis to solve business problems
• Extract and summarize data from Groupe financial software to assist leadership team

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 2+ years of work experience considered
• Strong technical skills, especially Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, etc.)
• Preference for Chicago area candidates
• Effective communication skills
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment 
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• Comfortable digging through large volumes of reporting for key operational findings
• Ability to work with confidential information professionally and discreetly
• Ability to maintain and grow positive stakeholder relationships
• Self-motivation to work independently 
•  Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.