About Oliver Wyman Group Oliver Wyman Group (OWG) Delivers Advisory Services to Clients Through Three Operating Units, Each of Which Is a Leader in Its Field
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About Oliver Wyman Group Oliver Wyman Group (OWG) delivers advisory services to clients through three operating units, each of which is a leader in its field. Oliver Wyman (www.oliverwyman.com) is the largest part. It is a top-tier global management consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Lippincott (www.lippincott.com) helps clients create, develop, and manage their corporate branding, identity, and image. NERA Economic Consulting (www.nera.com) advises corporations, law firms, and government entities on the economics of competition, regulation, public policy, finance, and litigation. Visit our website for more details about Oliver Wyman Group: www.oliverwymangroup.com Job specification Job title: Asia & Pacific Regional FP&A Lead Department: Finance Office/region: Asia Pacific / Hong Kong or Singapore Reports to: International FP&A lead Job Oliver Wyman is seeking an Asia & Pacific Regional FP&A Lead responsible for overview: financial reporting, analytics, and business support for the region. The Asia & Pacific Regional FP&A Lead will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability and build trusted relationships with the region head, his management team, business leaders and partners. The role will have a strong link with the broader OWG FP&A team and is expected to establish strong coordination with region chief of staff and region / country controllers. This newly created role should progressively build strong leadership in a very fast growth environment supporting all practices in 8 offices across the region. The ideal candidate will have a strong finance background, an understanding of financial systems and possess excellent interpersonal and analytical capabilities. Oliver Wyman Group Page 2 APR FP&A Lead Key Financial reporting & analysis Responsibilities: o Prepare and deliver weekly & monthly reporting, KPI’s and analysis to Region Head and his Management Committee, primarily focused on o Region/Market revenues, backlog, pipeline and project profitability o Business development activity o Intersections with vertical and horizontal practice analysis o Market and client penetration analytics o Capacity analysis o Partner productivity and margin management o Expense management in coordination with infrastructure departments o Special projects and ad hoc analysis as needed Business partnership, financial operations and advice o Partner with the Region Head and practice leaders to provide financial information to support the regional/market strategy and management of the business o Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders. Foster appropriate interaction with the business to help achieve goals – growth, productivity and profit improvement o Partner with the Asia Controllership function to help bridge the gap between the business and controllership. o Point person to liaise with the Controllership function to better understand the needs of the business and implement formalized efficient processes and controls. o As the regional point person for the OWG FP&A function, help communicate all the policies and processes to the business and partners o Work with the controllership group on finance operations matters, including but not limited to project lifecycle (opportunity to cash collections), expense process and monthly financial close. Planning & forecasting o Provide support on capacity planning for the region coordinating with region leadership, OW global capacity management team, and vertical practice and FP&A leads. o Help region and practices determine annual targets (revenues, investments) in coordination with OW planning team o Coordinate annual budgeting with controllers and the business to help them understand regional and country budgets o Periodic forecasting coordination for the practices in the region Liaison with other regional functions o Key FP&A contact with regional / country controllers o Point person to coordinate all operational finance matters between the business and region controllers o Support OWG FP&A team and region controllers during month end close o Strong coordination with tax, legal, treasury, practice services, human capital and other OW function heads as needed Other additional functions o Support M&A activity as needed o Support firm wide initiatives and change management in the region o Support the process of determining partner compensation. © Oliver Wyman Page 3 APR FP&A Lead Experience BA or BS degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting preferred required: 5+ years’ experience in a financial, analytical or consulting role Working experience in a professional services / consulting firm Strong finance and/or analytical background Skills and Fluent in English Attributes: Superior analytical skills and attention to detail Strong initiative/seek and accept new challenges, and have a high level of intellectual curiosity as it relates to new projects, and finding solutions to problems Adaptable to a fast paced and quickly changing environment Thrives in a strong team environment, including willingness to assist other team members and share knowledge Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to interact with and advise multiple constituencies in the organization Technical Expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills: Experience with Financial Enterprise Business System suite of applications, business intelligence tools and database extraction and analytics preferred How to apply: Please send CV and cover letter to: [email protected] Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunity employer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. To learn more, please follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter: @OliverWyman. www.oliverwyman.com/careers Marsh & McLennan Companies is a global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. It is the parent company of a number of the world's leading risk experts and specialty consultants, including Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy. With over 60,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of approximately $13 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies provides analysis, advice and transactional capabilities to clients in more than 100 countries. Its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. © Oliver Wyman .