Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

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.

Purpose of the Role

The primary role of the Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner is to partner with Client and Practice Leads, Service Line Leadership (particularly Operations and HR) and the Service Line Commercial Finance Leads to add value and insight, improve profitability and cash flow and minimise business risk.

Key Responsibilities

This role has responsibility for 3 core business areas across CXM UK, partnering with the relevant management teams, liaising across UK-wide delivery areas, and owning the forecast inputs. The role will work with the Central FP&A Team to ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared to a high standard using the available business insight.

Service Line Forecasting and Performance  

• Accountable for the forecasting for 3 Business Areas, working with the central FP&A team. Partner with the business to understand the strategic direction, goals and performance of the service line to ensure this is reflected in the budget and forecasts and Partner with FP&A to prepare the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts. 

Client Pitching, Profitability and Performance  

• Supporting the business leads to win new business and proactively manage profitability at a client-by-client level. Client level forecasting, target setting and working capital management and ensure adequate plans to achieve are in place and partnering with Service Line Brand CEOs/client leads on key account commercials ensuring that they deliver to SL Growth & Margin targets.

Decision Support

• Working with the business leads to make informed and data driven 
  decisions. Provide analysis, insight, advice and challenge to business to enable them to make financial, operational and strategic decisions.  

Stakeholder Interactions  

• Representing Finance within the business, ensuring that the 
  appropriate specialist teams are involved in the client lifecycle as appropriate. Liaison with Client Teams as required, such as attending resource meetings and being ‘under the skin’ of clients.

Qualifications + Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with experience in a similar commercial finance role.

• Strong experience in revenue reporting, commercial constructs and client negotiations.

• Ability to see the high-level strategic view whilst also understanding the detail of processes & tasks at the bottom level.

• Capability to confidently engage with senior stakeholders and instil commercial acumen within the team

• Ability to align financial insights with business strategy and provide actionable recommendations

• Proven ability to work well in a fast-paced, complex and matrixed environment

What we offer

• This a permanent role.

• This role will be based in our London office where we currently operate under hybrid working arrangements.

• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their best selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

Location:

London

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent