Job Abstract

Guy Carpenter brings together the world's top (re)insurance specialists, industry-leading analytics and the financial strength of Marsh McLennan to offer our clients a vast network of expertise across a broad range of industries and capabilities.

Our Finance team is currently seeking a strategic and analytical Head of Corporate FP&A leader based out of the New York office.

What can you expect?

• The FP&A Leader, GC role is responsible for creating GC financial strategy and decision support.
• This role will report to GC CFO and will lead the GC Corporate FP&A team and work closely with Finance and GC leadership.

What is in it for you?

• Partner directly with the GC CFO and leadership team to drive exceptional financial outcomes through strategic guidance.
• Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organization.
• Hybrid working model with the expectation of being in the office at least 3 days a week.

We will count on you to:

• Lead GC FP&A team and liaise frequently with GC Executive Committee
• Provide leadership to GC Finance, working closely with the CFO to forge direction and delivery.
• Own the budget process for GC, understanding opportunities and threats and build credible plans to deliver profitable growth in line with targets.
• Lead forecasting process, ensuring appropriate mix of top-down understanding and client level analytics.
• Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management, including the provision of accurate, timely and insightful analyses of key projects in the business unit such as acquisitions, team hires, IT projects etc.
• Produce analytics from across financial systems to bring GC leaders insights and direction on clients, product lines, etc.
• Ensure the business receives robust KPIs to run the business, including coordinating the collection of all performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of variances to budget, forecast and prior year.
• Present and explain GC financial results at management meetings, including an in-depth analysis of revenue drivers versus prior year.

What you need to have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related degree; qualified or equivalent accounting qualification.
• 10+ years of Finance experience in a (re)insurance or global, highly matrixed organization.
• Strong business acumen and knowledge of operating models across insurance broking and advisory firms.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, managing multiple stakeholders.

Guy Carpenter

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC is a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist with more than 3,100 professionals in over 60 offices around the world. Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of broking expertise, trusted strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics to help clients adapt to emerging opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Guy Carpenter is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company’s 85,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading companies including Marsh, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit www.guycarp.com and follow Guy Carpenter on LinkedIn and Twitter @GuyCarpenter

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing 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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting TANA@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. 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.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $130,100 to $260,400.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.