Hybrid FP&A Analyst

at dentsu Austria

• Job title: FP&A Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $54,000 - $83,088 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Charlotte, United States

About the role

• FP&A Analyst supporting financial planning, forecasting, and analysis at Dentsu Sports International. Collaborating with finance teams to enhance performance insights and financial visibility.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting cycles, leveraging historical results to improve forecast accuracy
• Update rolling forecasts with actuals; analyze key drivers of performance vs. budget and prior periods
• Maintain and refine FP&A models including revenue, project margins, headcount, and operating expenses
• Collaborate with offshore finance teams to finalize monthly reporting submissions and ensure accuracy of expense coding, accruals, and revenue
• Perform variance analysis and provide insight into month‑over‑month and budget vs actual performance
• Prepare departmental P&Ls with commentary for department leaders
• Review revenue forecasts and compare against actuals to project pacing to identify discrepancies
• Partner with Client Finance to monitor project balances, staffing, profitability, and revenue pacing
• Assist in developing insights on client and project performance trends
• Support headcount planning and workforce forecasting across departments
• Track open roles, hiring progress, and vacancy impact on forecasts and capacity planning
• Partner with department leads on staffing levels, utilization insights, and upcoming resource needs
• Provide analysis on the financial impacts of backfills, new hires, restructures, and talent allocation decisions
• Support cash flow forecasting by reviewing payment timing, project billing cycles, vendor obligations, and working capital needs
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of key accounts as needed
• Collaborate with account teams, Client Finance, and department heads to improve financial visibility and support operational decision making
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, refine forecasting inputs, and streamline finance workflows
• Present financial information clearly and concisely to non‑finance partners
• Prepare financial support for internal and external audits
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and agency standards
• Support special projects, modeling enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 5–9 years of combined accounting and/or finance experience
• Strong month end close experience including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and revenue/expense analysis
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems; experience with ERP or BI tools preferred
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
• Experience supporting process improvements, reporting automation, or system enhancements is a plus
• Ability to handle confidential information with high ethical standards

Benefits

• flexible holiday package starting at 20 days
• corporate discounts
• commuter benefits
• cell phone reimbursement
• a range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits