FP&A/Controlling Analyst (French speaker)

About Us

WTW is a leading advisory, broking, and solutions company with a storied history dating back to 1828. From the Titanic in 1912 to supporting the Moon Buggy in 1971, we have a legacy of turning risk into growth opportunities. 

Our Lisbon Regional Delivery Hub is at the heart of this innovation, with a vibrant team of over 300 professionals dedicated to excellence every day.

The Opportunity

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? WTW’s Finance function is looking for a FP&A/Controlling Analyst (French speaker) to join our Global Finance Analytics Centre of Expertise (GFA CoE) team. You will play a critical role in driving business value, partnering closely with Business Finance teams and the broader GFA CoE global team across WTW’s Centres.

What You’ll Do

As a FP&A/Controlling Analyst, you will be at the forefront of financial planning and analysis. You will work closely with Business Finance leaders in delivering FP&A processes – reporting, analytics, forecasting, and planning – and become a trusted adviser by delivering the right insights, within agreed deadlines, and with the quality controls needed.

Key responsibilities can include the following:

• Financial Planning: Assist in the financial planning process for your assigned segment, business unit, region, or function.
• Deliver Insights: Provide in-depth financial analysis, reporting and key performance insights to support business results.
• Monthly Performance: Analyse monthly financial performance against budget and forecast, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Growth Analysis: Conduct client profitability analysis to support growth.
• Cost Management: Report and analyse salary, benefits, and other costs.
• Financial Reconciliation: Reconcile financial data across systems and resolve discrepancies.
• Financial Control: Assist in the month end close process by preparing recurring/standard and ad hoc reports, researching general ledger activities and variances to budget and prior year.
• Dashboard Review: Develop, analyse and comment on dashboard outputs, presentations and financial models.
• Budget Assistance: Assist with establishing WTW’s budget and forecast.
• Process Improvement: Assess, improve and automate processes, creating and maintaining standard operating procedures documentation. Promote knowledge sharing of best practices within your assigned area, and beyond.
• Knowledge gathering: Build knowledge through interactions with business stakeholders. Execute on personal development objectives and training. Take a proactive approach to build knowledge beyond your core deliverables identifying opportunities for improvement and value add insights.
• Smooth Transitions: Ensure smooth transitions of processes and tasks between teams.
• Global Standards: Adhere to global service standards and internal procedures.
• Ad-Hoc Support: Provide ad-hoc and project support as needed.

 

In additional to your extensive financial acumen, the ideal candidate will bring:

• An analytical and data-driven approach, forming insightful recommendations to enable decision making.
• A change agent mindset - comfortable with ambiguity and applying continuous improvement methodologies.
• An ability to work independently and as part of team. You will relish problem solving opportunities, handle competing priorities well and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• An ability to build credible relationships with key stakeholders across seniority levels in a multi-location environment.

What You’ll Bring

Your expertise and experience will be key in driving our financial strategy and success:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or another quantitative field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Professional Experience: 1-3 years of relevant FP&A experience in a large company and/or public accounting setting. 
• Technical Skills: Proficient in MS Office, Intermediate/Advanced Excel and experience with FP&A and Business Intelligence applications (Hyperion Planning / ePBCs, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx), or a willingness to learn.
• Languages: Written and oral communication skills in English and French are essential for this position. Spanish and/or Italian language skills are a plus.
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