Key Areas of Responsibility
- Assist Commercial Finance responsibilities for Global and UK clients while supporting the wider team with ad hoc and regular reporting.
- Working within a matrix structure alongside other Commercial Finance team members; reporting to Commercial Directors.
- Support the Commercial Directors and Sr. Commercial Managers on RFPs/pitches.
- Preparation of rate-cards and pricing models.
- Analyzing client budgeting and forecasting information in conjunction with the Commercial Directors.
- Responsible for providing financial analysis for specific UK clients.
- Communicate financial practices in a succinct manner to non-finance literate colleagues, forging good working relationships in the process.
- Updating rebate and retainer schedules monthly and liaising with UK Revenue team.
- Identifying areas where the team can be more efficient in sharing information with Commercial Finance teams in the U.S. and Singapore, rationalizing our portfolio rate-cards in the process.
- Preparation and develop internal commercial reporting e.g. client profitability.
- Identify areas where reporting can be streamlined.
- Supporting the wider team with ad hoc analysis requests.
- Opportunity to be proactive and drive new opportunities.
- Embed best practices.
- Study support available.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of finance experience within the Agency space (advertising, production, media, creative or other agency-like settings are ideal)
- Outstanding Excel skills including experience with Pivot Tables and VBA is a big plus, skills in Word and PowerPoint also requested
- Ability to reconcile data with precision and financial understanding
- Media, Advertising, Creative or Production industry experience preferred
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is a plus but not required
