Oliver Wyman - FP&A Lead

Marsh McLennan•Boston, MA

4d•$115,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Oliver Wyman is seeking an FP&A Lead with a strong finance foundation and advanced analytical and technical skills to join its Corporate FP&A team. This role combines deep expense analytics, reporting ownership, automation, and actionable insights to help the business manage expenses and support strategic decision-making. The FP&A Lead will ensure the accuracy of reporting data, collaborate with the team to design and maintain the automated reporting dashboards, and lead AI-driven projects. This role requires a high degree of independence, proactive identification of opportunities and risks, and a focus on driving process and reporting improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent.
Advanced experience with Tableau and Tableau Prep and/or other BI Tools, data visualization etc..
6+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally in a multi-national professional services environment.
Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (modeling, data manipulation, structured analysis).
Experience with enterprise financial systems and planning tools (e.g., Oracle, SmartView, Oracle EPM, Hyperion Planning) strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience in AI and automation for finance and a willingness to apply/scale automation to improve reporting, forecasting, and operational efficiency.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with a high degree of ownership.
Proven experience leading analytics or automation projects end-to-end.
Strong experience with budgeting and forecasting, P&L analysis, and cost allocations; ability to explain drivers and implications to non-finance partners.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.
Strong initiative to learn, grow, and expand responsibilities; proactive problem-solver who can work independently and escalate appropriately.
Track record of creating operational efficiencies through report automation, financial modeling, and improved forecasting/planning processes.
Strong analytical and accounting/financial planning background with the ability to translate data into clear business narratives.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly expense reporting for stakeholders, emphasizing clear analysis, insights, and recommended actions.
Partner with stakeholders to understand variances, evaluate trade-offs, and support active management of departmental expense against budget/forecast.
Coordinate monthly close activities with local controllers to ensure accurate expense coding, timely accruals, and appropriate cost center alignment.
Prepare and deliver materials that clearly communicate performance trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities to influence decision-making.
Manage non-billable project codes and approval matrix for our procurement system.
Own key components of periodic forecasting cycles and the annual budget/planning process for assigned functions/regions.
Build and enhance financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and enable scenario analyses.
Support resource planning and expense management discussions by translating business assumptions into financial impacts and actionable recommendations.
Drive efficient monthly forecasting of function expenses by incorporating AI and other automation.
Design, build, and maintain automated BI dashboards and published data sources.
Mentor and provide technical review and training for FP&A Analysts; coordinate workstreams and ensure quality of deliverables.
Lead AI projects from ideation through production: define business cases, coordinate modeling, validate outputs, and operationalize results into reporting.
Partner with Data & Analytics and Tech to prioritize data needs, establish refresh cadence, and troubleshoot downstream issues.
Provide support and analysis for all special projects as needed, including efficiency initiatives, restructuring initiatives, process improvements, management of project codes etc.
Contribute to best practices and knowledge sharing across the FP&A team; may mentor or provide day-to-day guidance to junior analysts on deliverables and methods.