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About the Role

Oversee the forecasting and management of personnel-related costs across the US market, focusing on four key practice areas. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate forecasting and management of salaries, benefits, headcount, and other personnel-related expenses, while transitioning to a standardized and centralized forecasting process. The Manager will align tools, platforms, and processes to meet organizational goals, driving efficiency and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the personnel cost forecasting process across the US market for four practice areas, ensuring timely, accurate, and aligned forecasts of salaries, benefits, headcount, and related costs.
• Collaborate with Resource Management, HR, and Finance teams to gather and validate personnel cost data, including salary increases, promotions, benefits, and open requisitions.
• Utilize various forecasting platforms (Excel, SharePoint, D365, Workday, and others) to track, update, and analyze personnel cost data.
• Ensure salary and benefit forecasts are accurate and aligned with business requirements, incorporating approved changes like new hires, terminations, promotions, and benefits adjustments.
• Manage personnel cost forecasts by tracking key variables such as headcount, attrition, overtime, severance, and leave of absence impacts.
• Manage severance and other SRS-related costs, including Visas, Spot Bonuses, and unique one-time incentive constructs.
• Conduct scenario analyses to evaluate potential financial impacts from personnel-related changes and provide actionable insights.
• Standardize and optimize the personnel forecasting process across different practices, addressing discrepancies in tools, platforms, and methodologies.
• Work closely with FP&A leads to review forecasts and ensure consistency, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee the integration of new tools and platforms for improved personnel cost forecasting and reporting.
• Oversee quality assurance (QA) processes for Workday dimensions, ensuring accuracy and consistency in personnel data.
• Address challenges around data sources and reconcile discrepancies proactively.
• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure personnel costs align with broader P&L forecasts.
• Consolidate labor cost data from various sources for accurate forecasting and actuals reconciliation.
• Ensure timely and accurate accruals for personnel costs not reflected via invoice or payroll systems.
• Collaborate with HR and finance teams to update and validate recruitment, incentive, and severance costs.
• Optimize the month-end close process by improving consistency and accuracy of personnel cost data.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership by communicating key personnel cost trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership to support strategic business decisions.
• Work closely with HR, RM, and other finance teams to align headcount, recruitment, and staffing needs with budget forecasts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• At least 3 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, modeling, etc.).
• Familiarity with financial systems and platforms such as D365, SAP BPC, Workday, SharePoint, and ADP.
• Experience in personnel cost forecasting and tracking (salary, benefits, headcount).
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage complex data.
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Strategic thinker with a solutions-oriented approach to solving complex problems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• Excel
• D365
• SAP BPC
• Workday
• SharePoint
• ADP
• Personnel Cost Forecasting
• Personnel Cost Tracking
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Time Management

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full time
• Permanent
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Managerial
• Leadership

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• MBA or CPA preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $94,000 - $125,000

Benefits

• Eligible for discretionary incentive compensation

About the Company

• At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams.
• Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.

Equal Opportunity

• Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.