FP&A Analyst

Job Description Key Responsibilities Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting cycles, leveraging historical results to improve forecast accuracy.
• Update rolling forecasts with actuals; analyze key drivers of performance vs. budget and prior periods.
• Maintain and refine FP&A models including revenue, project margins, headcount, and operating expenses.

• Collaborate with offshore finance teams to finalize monthly reporting submissions and ensure accuracy of expense coding, accruals, and revenue
• Perform variance analysis and provide insight into month‑over‑month and budget vs. actual performance.
• Prepare departmental P&Ls with commentary for department leaders.

• Review revenue forecasts and compare against actuals to project pacing to identify discrepancies.
• Partner with Client Finance to monitor project balances, staffing, profitability, and revenue pacing.
• Assist in developing insights on client and project performance trends.

• Support headcount planning and workforce forecasting across departments.
• Track open roles, hiring progress, and vacancy impact on forecasts and capacity planning.
• Partner with department leads on staffing levels, utilization insights, and upcoming resource needs.
• Provide analysis on the financial impacts of backfills, new hires, restructures, and talent allocation decisions.

• Support cash flow forecasting by reviewing payment timing, project billing cycles, vendor obligations, and working capital needs.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of key accounts as needed.

• Collaborate with account teams, Client Finance, and department heads to improve financial visibility and support operational decision making.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, refine forecasting inputs, and streamline finance workflows.
• Present financial information clearly and concisely to non‑finance partners.

• Prepare financial support for internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and agency standards.
• Support special projects, modeling enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5–9 years of combined accounting and/or finance experience
• Strong month end close experience including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and revenue/expense analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems; experience with ERP or BI tools preferred.
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
• Experience supporting process improvements, reporting automation, or system enhancements is a plus.
• Ability to handle confidential information with high ethical standards.

Not only will you be joining a multi‑award‑winning Agency with great culture, you will also have the unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from our other offices across the globe. There is a whole heap of benefits that come with the role- a flexible holiday package starting at 20 days, corporate discounts, commuter benefits, cell phone reimbursement and much more. Our benefit plans have your total well‑being in mind, and we offer an extensive list you can choose from to suit your needs.

MKTG S+E is a global agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment for brands. For over 20 years, we've ignited fandom and innovated activation in the world of sports and entertainment to make something worth noticing, engaging, liking, sharing and remembering. We leverage deep INSIGHTS and our network of seasoned & creative team members to create IMPACT between properties, fans & brands.

Today, we help brands move at THE SPEED OF FANS which means we aim to know fans better than they know themselves. MKTG S+E is a part of the broader dentsu Sports International network.

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