Senior Finance Analyst, FP&A - EMEA
- Recruiter
- IPG MediaBrands
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 26 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 08 Jul 2022
- Ref
- 11711
- Job role
- Financial analyst, Forensic accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Newly qualified
General information
Agency: Mediabrands
Job Function: Finance and Accounting
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Ref#: 11711
Description & Requirements
Position Summary
An opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Financial Analyst within the EMEA FP&A team at the Mediabrands and Kinesso Regional HQ, to support the EMEA Senior Manager and Director in managing the region's financial planning, analysis and reporting requirements. The role provides consolidated financial reporting and analysis for agencies across over 20 EMEA markets and is based in London with limited/no travel required.
Key Responsibilities
Desired Skills & Experience
About Us
IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Mediabrands manages approximately $40 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients and provides strategic services and solutions across its award-winning, full-service agency networks UM and Initiative and through its innovative marketing specialist companies Reprise, Magna, Orion, Rapport, Healix, Mediabrands Content Studio and the IPG Media Lab. Mediabrands clients include many of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors. The company employs more than 13,000 marketing experts in more than 130 countries representing the full diversity of humanity. For more information, please visit our website: www.ipgmediabrands.com.
At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need any adjustments to ensure our recruitment process is fully accessible to you, then please contact us on recruitment.uk@mbww.com
Agency: Mediabrands
Job Function: Finance and Accounting
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Ref#: 11711
Description & Requirements
Position Summary
An opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Financial Analyst within the EMEA FP&A team at the Mediabrands and Kinesso Regional HQ, to support the EMEA Senior Manager and Director in managing the region's financial planning, analysis and reporting requirements. The role provides consolidated financial reporting and analysis for agencies across over 20 EMEA markets and is based in London with limited/no travel required.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the region's monthly flash forecasting exercises, coordinate with the markets on timely submissions, and consolidate EMEA results and prepare financial commentaries.
- Responsible for a group of markets across the region and coordinating the implementation of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles across these markets.
- Gather and investigate financial data to produce monthly reports on actuals, with variance analysis and commentary by market and brand.
- Prepare financial reports with reliable conclusions that management can use to implement more effective operational strategies
- Produce brand financials on each reporting cycle to the regional brand leads.
- Support EMEA FP&A Senior Manager and Director in preparation of financial slides for presentation to the global leadership team.
- Support the EMEA FP&A Senior Manager and Director in developing strategic action plans for markets to achieve financial and business targets of the EMEA markets.
- Act as a key liaison to market CFOs and finance teams on EMEA FP&A and reporting requirements.
- Monitor EMEA working capital and capital expenditure.
- Assist in EMEA review and preparation of working capital forecasting and quarterly report to Global.
- Attending to ad-hoc projects, as required.
Desired Skills & Experience
- A confident and curious candidate with strong analytical skills;
- Self-starter, keen learner and independent individual;
- A flexible mindset who enjoys working in a dynamic and multi-tasking environment ;
- Excellent organisation skills to be able to prioritise and juggle many conflicting deliverables/deadlines;
- Experience in working with a variety of stakeholders, from junior level through to Director/CFO level;
- Flexible to adapt to changing reporting requirements;
- Proactive and willing to work on improving reporting processes and efficiency;
- Strong writing skills to present clear financial commentaries to senior leadership;
- Excellent communication skills in business strategy and data analysis skills;
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills are a must. Hyperion and SAP experience are a plus but not essential.
- Prior experience in FP&A in a media (ideally advertising), or services environment, is preferred;
- A nearly or newly qualified finance professional with a proven track record in analytically focused positions within international businesses.
About Us
IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Mediabrands manages approximately $40 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients and provides strategic services and solutions across its award-winning, full-service agency networks UM and Initiative and through its innovative marketing specialist companies Reprise, Magna, Orion, Rapport, Healix, Mediabrands Content Studio and the IPG Media Lab. Mediabrands clients include many of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors. The company employs more than 13,000 marketing experts in more than 130 countries representing the full diversity of humanity. For more information, please visit our website: www.ipgmediabrands.com.
At Mediabrands and Kinesso, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands and Kinesso are equal opportunity employers and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need any adjustments to ensure our recruitment process is fully accessible to you, then please contact us on recruitment.uk@mbww.com
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