Commercial Finance Business Partner

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Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

We’re hiring for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team in London supporting dentsu Creative.

Purpose of the Role

As Commercial Finance Business Partner you’ll work with client leads to drive growth, enhance profitability and cash flow, and minimise risk across dentsu Creative. You’ll contribute to and review budgets and forecasts in collaboration with the central FP&A team, ensuring a consistently high standard of quality, accuracy, and rigour and driving continuous improvements on Commercial Finance and FP&A ways of working.

You’ll deliver value-added insights, constructively challenge the business, conduct robust analysis and provide clear, actionable recommendations. You’ll also be a key contributor to new business planning and the forward looking Agency Business Model.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the forecasting and delivery of the Client revenues, working with the central FP&A team.
• Partner with Client Leads to develop client growth and margin plans/roadmaps and performance tracking tools.
• Own and deliver monthly client commercial packs and provide business performance and insight to enable data driven decisions.
• Partner with the Client Leads and the Commercial Lead as needed for client negotiations, contract governance, and contract reviews (e.g. pricing/rate cards/profitability)
• Partner with client / project leads teams on day-to-day client relationships matters such as, out of scope inquiry, net working capital, commercial delivery and contractual adherence.
• Works with the business leaders to understand short, medium, and long-term resource requirements and the corresponding impact on forecasts and budgets

Qualifications + Skills

• Background in commercial finance with experience business partnering within a fast-paced matrix environment.
• Experience of leading a budgeting and forecasting cycle within a large complex business.
• Excellent analytical skills with experience in relevant business performance metrics and driving insights.
• Strong and detailed financial modelling experience, with advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint skills with the ability to tell a story using PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to senior executives, manage multiple stakeholders, assignments, & deadlines, prioritising effectively under pressure.
• Excited about enabling growth and proactive in doing so, a team player who influences & collaborates across multiple functions in a matrixed environment to achieve goals.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role.
• The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office 2-3 days a week.
• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We recognise the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected], quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.

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