Operational & Financial Efficiency Leader, Marsh Technology - London, United Kingdom - MMC Corporate

Description

Marsh is seeking candidates for the following position:

Operational & Financial Efficiency Leader, Marsh Technology

What can you expect:

• To be the Operational & Financial Efficiency Leader, reporting to the Marsh CIO.
• To join at a time of dynamic transformation and change and play a critical role in driving the organization towards Operational Excellence.
• A company with a strong brand and strong results to match.

We will rely on you to:

Strategy:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to devise, mobilize, and align with Global MMC Human Capital Planning strategies, providing the financial aspects needed to create a more dynamic, fungible Marsh Tech workforce.
• Be an active member of the Marsh Tech leadership team, providing input to define, mobilize, and execute the mid- and long-term strategy. Work with MMC CFOs and regional Marsh CFOs to effectively communicate all financial aspects and impacts of a modern IT strategy to the overall Marsh organization.

Planning:

• Serve as the primary liaison between the MMC Tech CFO and Marsh regional CFOs, leading the Marsh Tech annual operating plan/budgeting process and developing appropriate internal reporting focusing on critical risks and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages that provide focused analysis of actual versus plan results, including identification of key variances and causes.
• Review expense forecasts and trends with senior Marsh Tech budget stakeholders, identify issues and opportunities, and swiftly implement corrective actions, including training, to ensure identified issues do not recur.
• Identify Budget Target Assurance Programs that can be implemented to offset any significant downsides to the Plan.
• Working with the regional Marsh CEOs and CFOs to review budget and actuals and define key performance indicators to measure overall IT operational performance.
• Monitor certain fund balances at various institutions and ensure controls are in place and compliance standards are met.
• Manage and develop staff by providing guidance, training, and motivation
• Partner with the Operations and Finance teams (project and FP&A) to drive understanding of Planview Cash, CapEx, and OpEx spend.
• Define, mobilize, and continuously improve the annual (18-month) planning process in collaboration with Global Marsh teams (not limited to Business, Operations, Infrastructure, Finance, and OoCIO), ensuring the process is scalable.
• Define, guide, facilitate, monitor, and improve the monthly and quarterly actuals processes and monitor progress against the current strategic plan, ensuring delivery is aligned with strategic goals.
• Key partner to Global Marsh teams to ensure Marsh business cases are financially viable, providing appropriate recommendations and ensuring materialization of benefits tracking.

Controls:

• Defines, iteratively adapts, and scales the intake process to ensure Marsh technology achieves its financial and resource utilization targets.
• Communicates key decisions, driven by the Marsh Tech CIO, to the wider teams, and ensures timely follow ups.
• Defines processes for other forms of required investment / spend for Marsh Tech, including (and not limited to) PO's, Contingent workers, Software.

What you need to have:

• Deep understanding of finance and accounting principles, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Experience in financial cash planning and the ability to partner with finance teams to drive understanding of cash spend.
• Ability to build partnerships and develop collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Extensive Financial Planning and Analysis management experience; Excellent Excel and report writing skills.
• Experience with recurring report production and variance analysis as well as ad-hoc analysis as needed to address evolving changes within the business.
• People management experience – you will be managing and mentoring a team of 5 to 10 financial analysts.

What makes you stand out:

• Undergraduate degree with a focus in Business, Finance/Accounting, Management.
• Certification as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders in functions and teams across the business.
• Financial services industry experience such as Banking, Insurance, or Brokerage is highly desirable.
• Provide reporting support to MMC Tech CFO, Regional CFOs, and Marsh Tech CIO
• Perform financial analysis to interpret trends, variances from plan/forecast.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information to senior-level audiences in simple, logical business terms.
• Ability to build and manage strong relationships effectively within a matrix, global organizations.
• Strong people leadership and project management skills.

What you will be rewarded with:

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
• Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With more than 45,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit , follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at

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.

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