Financial Planning analyst (people cost)McCann Worldgroup

Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a financial analyst who wants to build a career in financial planning. The job requires high analytical skills, advanced Excel skills, collaborative work style and great discretion and confidentiality. The job provides good on-the-job training, useful business and operations knowledge and opportunities to be a well-rounded analyst which are great foundations for career-building.
Job Description
As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will be helping the Agency's Leadership develop sensible budget by leading the preparation of the staff cost budget, developing staff rate cards, determining and creating profitability reports and looking after the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency's Project and Resource Management system.
Main Responsibilities
Lead in the development of the staff cost budget based on sound assumptions and ensure its timely delivery and related reports to stakeholders
Lead in the development of staff rate cards and collaborate closely with the Commercial Finance lead and CFO to ensure rate cards are optimized for profitability.
Lead the development and enhancement of budget and rate card templates to improve efficiency and minimize errors.
Lead in the administration of the Agency's Project and Resource Management system to ensure it captures accurate operational data to generate meaningful insights on utilization, profitability, etc.. that will enable the Agency leadership team make the best business decisions.
Assist the team in other works related to Financial Planning and Commercial Finance to help drive team and departmental success.
Required Skills
Accounting/Management Accounting
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
Good verbal and written communication skills
Highly analytical
Required Experience
minimum 2-3 years experience in any accounting-related function