Commercial Finance Business Partner at Dentsu

Job Description:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within a Creative Agency in a Commercial Leadership position
• Client-facing experience
• People management

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews and provides advice on strategic financial plans in partnership with business leaders
• Partners to provide insight and challenge through financial analysis to enable business partners to make key decisions and achieve targets
• Supports client and vendor negotiations by providing analytical insight and ensuring optimal balance of pricing, early payment discounts, rebates and volume commitments (where applicable)
• Analyses consolidated budgets and forecasts, and provides interpretation, insight and guidance
• Identifies and drives operational improvement through analysis of financial plans, management information and performance
• Works with business leaders to understand short, medium and long-term resource requirements and impact on forecasts and budgets
• Supports analysis of client profitability and identifies and supports initiatives to improve profitability/margin
• Supports the Operational Finance Director, Financial Controller and / or Market FD, as necessary with high quality and insightful analysis as requested from time to time and works with them to deliver impact with the business
• Supports the implementation of best practice financial planning techniques in line with business needs and supports initiatives to improve the quality and consistency of business and finance data

Key Skills:

• Proficient in excel, Chase, Chase Insights, Navision
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiation skills