Company:
Oliver Wyman
Description:
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly analytical and systems-oriented Revenue FP&A Analyst to support the Oliver Wyman business. This position will support the consolidated revenue reporting, forecasting, backlog analysis, and financial planning activities across a complex, multi-system environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and transparency of revenue data used for executive decision-making.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with technical and analytical capabilities, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about process improvement, automation, and data-driven insights. The role partners closely with FP&A, Accounting, Controllership, Tax, Operations, and Technology teams to support scalable reporting, forecasting accuracy, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Revenue Close, Reporting & Reconciliation
- Support month-end revenue close activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of reporting.
- Reconcile revenue data across enterprise systems and the general ledger; investigate and resolve variances.
- Prepare meaningful revenue commentary, trend analysis, and management reporting.
- Perform recurring reconciliations, data integrity checks, and system validations across financial and operational platforms.
- Partner with technology teams to support system integrations, automated workflows, and reporting enhancements.
Forecasting, Backlog & Financial Analysis
- Consolidate and validate weekly and monthly revenue forecasts across business units.
- Support revenue forecasting and backlog analysis within a professional-services or project-based business model.
- Analyze revenue trends, forecast variances, and key business drivers to provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Develop recurring and ad hoc reporting to support forecasting, planning, and executive decision-making.
Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and automation.
- Support AI-enabled analytics, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning Support
- Support annual budget, forecast, and planning cycles through system administration, data validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Partner with FP&A and technology teams to improve planning system functionality and reporting capabilities.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 3–5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, revenue accounting, finance operations, or related analytical finance roles.
- Experience supporting revenue close, forecasting, and reconciliation processes within a multi-national and multi-system environment.
- Strong understanding of revenue drivers, forecasting methodologies, and financial controls in professional-services or project-based organizations.
- Demonstrated experience improving finance processes through AI, automation, analytics, and technology solutions.
Technical & Analytical Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP, planning, and reporting systems such as SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Hyperion, Adaptive Planning, Power BI, or Tableau.
- Experience with revenue forecasting, backlog analysis, reconciliations, and variance analysis in a multi-system environment.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, data integrity, and process documentation.
- Ability to identify process improvement and automation opportunities, including use of AI-enabled analytics and reporting tools.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills with close attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across finance, accounting, operations, technology, and leadership teams.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.