Financial Analyst

Marsh & McLennan Companies is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Hoboken office:

Financial Analyst

What can you expect?

We foster great, team-spirited collaborations! Our organization is truly a diverse community that’s open for everyone to participate in making a difference. If you want your insights and ideas to be heard and possibly enacted for your advancement and ours, you'll feel at home here. We value diversity in all its forms, and so here, you will find no limits to your professional growth. We welcome you into the process of exchanging ideas with work that is both stimulating and profitable.

The MMC Corporate Finance team provides FP&A support to corporate functions like HR, Legal, Technology and Executive teams. As a Financial Analyst in the Consolidations team, you’ll deliver reporting, analysis and insights for $2bn worth of spend. You’ll work with large data sets to identify trends, risks and opportunities. The first 100 days will focus on learning our organization, understanding the matrixed environment and building relationships with key stakeholders. As your knowledge increases, we’ll look forward to expanding your scope to include developing and delivering dashboards to our executive leaders. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain detailed knowledge and insight into MMC.

What is in it for you?

• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration and extraordinary career opportunities
• Competitive pay and outstanding benefits to help colleagues and their families live better – physically, mentally, and financially
• Access to ongoing training and development via MMC’s Finance Academy
• Company with a strong Brand and strong results to match
• Generous time away from the office and paid time off to give back through non-profit community service
• Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities, and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations

We will count on you to:

• Review and analyze basic financial planning information and reports in order to make recommendations to management
• Support month-end close process by reviewing recurring/standard and ad hoc reports, develop understanding of our P&L structure and variances to budget and prior year
• Extracts data from MMC’s data warehouse to support key strategic initiatives
• Assist in the preparation of financial presentations using a variety of formats, displays, reproduction of charts, graphs, and econometric models
• Proactively suggest and implement changes to streamline processes and improve effectiveness of support that Finance provides
• Research, identify, and explain expense and operational variances to highlight areas of risk and opportunities to improve

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
• 0-2 years in an accounting or financial analysis role
• Exceptional skills in financial modeling to execute the forecast, financial planning and reporting processes
• Self-motivated with the ability to function independently in a fast pace environment
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

What makes you stand out:

• Adept at applying technology and interfacing with the company’s information technology teams to develop additional financial reporting tools
• Demonstrating intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach
• Knowledge with financial systems (Oracle, Essbase, Tableau)
• Desire to learn and ability to apply new concepts
• Strong communications skills

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s 83,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of nearly $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and wellbeing for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit mmc.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter or subscribe to BRINK.

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