Analyst, Commercial Finance

About WPP Media

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Key Responsibilities

• Financial & Commercial Analysis:
• Analyze revenue streams and profitability metrics to support business decisions.
• Ensure Trinity data is up to date capturing changes to compensation structures and employee movement between accounts.
• Prepare and track staffing / FTEs report vs. contracts and budgets.
• Prepare monthly journal entries for Retainer Clients.
• Settingup andmaintainingall product codes inMediaOcean.
• Leading the client billing processforclients with FTE allocationfor this roleor with billings over $5Mbyadding Q&A toinitialand finalbudget control reportfor billing.
• Sending the final client facingbudget control reportto the client(where applicable).
• Reviewing unbilled media and WorkinProgress Report and providing comments at month end while minimizing the unbilled media andensuringWorkinProgress Report items are cleared.
• Open jobs for retainers expenses pass through costs
• Assistingin Client Auditsandsupport whererequired.
• Attending client meetings withclientsas needed andestablishingand fostering an open relationship with Clients Account Payables team.

• Liaising and developing strong workingrelationshipwith Shared FinanceServicesandBuy Enablement team to ensure that the Agency and Clients have the highest level of customer service.

• Ensuring compliance with Internal control over financial reporting Audit policies and procedures.

• Preparing client year end accruals.

• Prepare client reporting as per client contracts

• Reporting & Insights:
• Assist with Local/Global reporting asrequired.
• Prepare monthly time reports as per clients contractual agreements/ requirements.
• Budgeting & Forecasting:
• Assistwith inputs/updates intobudgets/forecastsconsolidation software(CoreM)and ensure accuracy and completeness of information.
• Stakeholder Management:
• Assist DirectorCommercial andManager Commercial in fulfilling their responsibilities.
• Collaborate across theorganizationincluding otherteamswithinfinanceto resolve issuesandto ensure commercialobjectivesare met.

Qualifications & Skills:

Essential:

• Experience in financial analysis commercial strategy or business analytics.
• Strongproficiencyin Excel Power BI.
• Understanding ofmedia agency operations media buying and revenue models.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex data to non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment.
• accounting finance or business-relatedfieldis preferred.
• 3-5 years relatedCommercial andFP&A work experience (with CPA designation or in progress).
• Analysis and audit experience would be essential to the role.

Preferred:

• Previousexperience in a media agency or advertising industry.
• Knowledge of financial reporting tools likeSAPand Trinity.

Life at WPP Media &Benefits

Our passion forshapingthenexteraof mediaincludesinvestinginouremployeesto helpthemdotheirbestwork andwerejustascommittedtoemployeegrowthasweare toresponsiblemediainvestment. WPP Mediaemployeescantapintothe global WPP Media & WPP networks topursuetheirpassionsgrowtheirnetworks andlearnat thecuttingedgeof marketing avarietyofemployeeresourcegroups and hostfrequentin-officeeventsshowcasingteamwins sharingthoughtleadership andcelebratingholidaysandmilestoneevents. Ourbenefitsincludecompetitivemedical group retirement plans vision and dentalinsurancesignificantpaidtime offpreferentialpartnerdiscounts andemployeementalhealthawarenessdays.

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1