Senior Financial Analyst-Contract
About The Position
Reporting directly to the Senior Finance Manager, the contract Senior Financial Analyst will play a vital role in reporting operations and with transitioning of our accounting functions to our Shared Service Center. The contract Senior Financial Analyst will work closely with other Analysts in the team to ensure that all accounting entries are posted correctly, review for missing entries, and check entries for accuracy. Responsibilities include assisting with all BFC reporting packages for all North America entities such as monthly Actuals reporting, Forecast & Budgeting, conducting Operational KPI analysis, and addressing various financial ad hoc requests for Hogarth Worldwide via the Hogarth Global team or the WPP teams. The contract Senior Financial Analyst will provide comprehensive variance explanations, comparing actual results against prior years and forecasts. The contract Senior Financial Analyst must be able to organize and make sense of large project scopes, datasets, workflows, and assist with the forecasting and reporting for all WPP requirements.
Requirements
- Background in Accounting a must, exposure to other areas of finance including FP&A a plus
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Confident presentation & communication skills, comfortable working with all levels of management
- Proactive and results driven problem solver.
- Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical, financial modelling, budgeting, planning, and analysis experience required
- Expert Excel skills
- Strong forecasting, budgeting, and reporting skills
- Industry relatable experience
- Results driven problem solver
- Availability to come onsite
Nice To Haves
- Experience within a billable industry is preferred
Responsibilities
- Review financial schedules within our accounting and enterprise systems to ensure all data has been entered correctly
- Review the acquisition of assets to the Fixed Assets ledger and depreciation, prepaid account and corresponding entry
- Preparation of journal entries as needed
- Assist with internal controls, SOX, IFRS, GAAP, and company financial policies, and audits
- Ensure that invoices and operating expenses are entered correctly or accrued for as needed
- Prepare balance sheet reporting including detailed monthly review of all balance sheets to ensure accuracy
- Provide analysis on monthly expenses incurred vs. prior 12-month trend, prepare accruals or reclasses as needed
- Review of month end schedules, and assist with the quarter-end and year-end close
- Conduct monthly reviews with department heads to assess actuals vs. budget and provide actionable insights.
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting, including P&L, balance sheet, variance analysis, and operational KPI tracking.
- Research and prepare variance analysis and explanations
- Support the Finance Manager with budgeting and forecasting requirements, including understanding the process from beginning to end and articulating the end result
- Ad hoc reporting and financial operations considered necessary by management
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
