Overview
This role provides advanced financial analysis, reporting, and commercial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making. Working closely with Finance Business Partners, agency leadership, Divisional FP&A, and Global Finance Services, the role owns end-to-end financial reporting for assigned agencies or business units—ensuring reporting is accurate, insightful, and delivered on time.
Accountability includes integrity, quality, and timely delivery of the complete management reporting package, delivering meaningful insight to support business performance and decision-making.
Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Ownership
- Own the monthly financial reporting package for assigned agencies or business units.
- Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial reporting, including P&L, balance sheet, and key performance metrics.
- Produce insightful monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc management reports for business leadership.
- Review financial information prepared by Global Finance Services and Financial Analysts, ensuring reporting quality and consistency.
- Provide commentary explaining financial performance, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
Forecasting & Planning
- Lead forecasting activities for revenue, margin, utilisation, headcount, and operating expenses for assigned entities.
- Support Finance Business Partners through budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Develop financial models and scenario analysis to support commercial decisions.
- Prepare business cases and investment analysis where required.
Business Insight & Performance Analysis
- Analyze profitability by client, project, and business unit.
- Investigate financial variances and identify underlying performance drivers.
- Provide actionable recommendations to improve financial performance.
- Support commercial decision-making through robust financial analysis.
Continuous Improvement
- Improve reporting quality, automation, and planning processes.
- Enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and financial models.
- Drive improvements in financial data quality and reporting efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Experience within professional services, consulting, or project-based environments preferred.
Financial & Technical Expertise
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
- Experience with ERP systems and reporting platforms; Power BI or Tableau experience is advantageous.
Stakeholder Management & Ways of Working
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong relationship-building and business partnering skills.
- Comfortable working within a global matrix organisation.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data integrity.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Collaborative, proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $90,000—$125,000 USD
- Flexible benefits, personal support, and tailored learning and development opportunities.
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