CareerPlan

Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Chicago, IllinoisFull-time$61k2026-09-04 → 2026-10-22

Core

Senior FP&A Analyst supporting agencies and the CFO by managing budget/forecasting, variance analysis, and client profitability reporting within the Creative Pillar.

Role type

Senior IC financial analyst (FP&A)

Builds

Monthly/quarterly financial reports, budget/forecast presentations, and HFM templates for agencies

Domain

Marketing services / Advertising agencies

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Financial modeling, Variance analysis, Client profitability analysis, HFM (Hyperion Financial Management), Salesforce data extraction, P&L analysis, KPI reporting

Preferred skills

Smartview Media, Horizon/Pigment, Master's degree in Accounting/Business/Finance

Technologies

Salesforce, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Smartview Media, Horizon, Pigment, Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Consolidate financials and analyze agency projections; Perform complex variance analysis of actuals vs forecast/budget; Analyze client margins and identify margin risks/opportunities; Prepare monthly/quarterly KPI reports and budget presentations; Maintain HFM organizational structure and templates; Assist with ad-hoc projects to automate reporting.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC