FP&A Finance Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Role – (Finance Manager)

Location: US – Hybrid (2-3 days of travel to client office in East Hannover, NJ)

Term: long term contract

Overview of the team:

The ideal candidate will be placed in our client’s location in East Hannover, NJ. As part of this ambitious initiative, our client organization is crafting a robust structure within the marketing operations division. This includes:

Desired Profile (Experience, Key Skills)

• Experience as a Finance Analyst/Finance manager/FP&A/Accounts Payable.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration.
• Experience working in Advertising/Public Relations/Pharma Marketing firm preferred.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams.
• Ability to reconcile data with precision and financial understanding.
• SAP, HFM, and Client Finance experience in a corporate setting is a plus.
• Comprehension and working experience with general accounting concepts (e.g., debits/credits, expense recognition, balance sheet, etc.), Budgeting, and Variance Analysis.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other basic desktop applications.
• Experience of working both independently and in a team, collaborative environment is essential.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

You will be responsible for :

Financial Governance:

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting across a portfolio of accounts.
• Review agency SOW for financial correctness and ensure accuracy of information against approved project scope.
• Manage, and monitor agency spend and drive consistent inputs across agency as per the established process.
• Collaborate with agency and marketing strategist to collect the monthly goods receipts.
• Lead monthly finance status report meetings with the marketing strategist, finance team, and agency as per established governance model.
• Manage details of good receipts in appropriate approved platforms and perform re-conciliation as needed.
• Manage and oversee revenue reporting and recognition for campaigns across assigned brands.

Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration

• Serve as the primary liaison between Client Stakeholders, effectively fostering clear communication and productive collaboration in all aspects of demand management operations
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key departments such as marketing strategy, Medical, customer experience planning, data and analytics teams.

• Preparing documentation, reports, and presentations that clearly and concisely explain forecast trends, discrepancies between forecasted and actual demand, potential opportunities for optimization (agency spend, tactic fees etc.), and other key findings from the demand planning process to Client Stakeholders
• Providing prompt and effective solutions to any escalated issues to ensure seamless operational continuity.

Apolis is in an effort to help promising individuals realize their dreams by helping them build their careers and lives. We believe in promoting a culture of kindness, diversity, opportunity, and support. If we can’t help you, we will find someone who can.
Our growth is the product of over 30 years of experience in analyzing our clients’ needs and evolving our approach to IT and consulting solutions.

Company Description

Apolis is in an effort to help promising individuals realize their dreams by helping them build their careers and lives. We believe in promoting a culture of kindness, diversity, opportunity, and support. If we can’t help you, we will find someone who can.\r\nOur growth is the product of over 30 years of experience in analyzing our clients’ needs and evolving our approach to IT and consulting solutions.