Senior Commercial Finance Manager

This role involves leading budgeting and forecasting, tracking revenue accuracy, managing monthly closing and revenue recognition, and ensuring compliance with Groupe policies. The manager will also facilitate WIP meetings, collaborate with GL and Reporting teams, manage AP and Billing, resolve anomalies, and assist with audits, while analyzing client profitability.

Must Have

• Lead budgeting and forecasting.
• Track revenue budget accuracy and re-forecasts.
• Manage monthly closing and revenue recognition.
• Ensure revenue recognition compliance with Groupe policies.
• Submit monthly revenue reports and variance analysis.
• Facilitate and report weekly WIP meetings.
• Collaborate with GL and Reporting teams for closing, reforecasts, budgets.
• Manage AP and Billing Team.
• Resolve financial anomalies.
• Ensure billing and remuneration comply with client contracts.
• Assist with client, internal, and external audits.
• Analyze variances in client profitability and billings.
• 6-8 years' experience in a Media Agency.
• Degree in Account/Finance.
• Extensive reporting experience.
• Proficiency in Media Agency Management system.
• Proficiency in SAP, Hyperion (HFM), Spectra Accounting Software.
• Proficiency in MS Excel (SmartView) and Power BI.

Good to Have

• Client Focus
• Meticulous
• Business Mindedness
• Soft Skills
• Teamwork
• Good planning & organizational skills
• Problem solving

Perks & Benefits

• Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave, rest day and family care leave.
• Office closure for World Mental Health Day 10th October.
• Additional Company closure for all 4 major festive Celebrations.
• Cashless comprehensive medical coverage, including access to a panel clinic, dental and optical care.
• Life and personal accident insurance and group hospitalization and surgery.
• A hybrid working schedule and with Friday disconnects.
• Rest Relax & Recharge - office closure last week of December every year.
• Phone Allowance

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting
• Work closely with the client servicing team, tracking the accuracy of revenue budgets, re-forecast and monthly revenue report
• Monthly closing and revenue recognition
• Check revenue recognition compliance with Groupe policies
• Submission of monthly revenue reports, variance analysis
• Facilitate and report weekly WIP meetings with all the client leads
• Work with GL and Reporting team for monthly closing, Reforecasts and budgets
• Manage AP and Billing Team
• Resolve anomalies
• Ensure billing and remuneration are in compliance with Client Contracts
• Assist with client, internal and external audits
• Analyze variances in Client Profitability and Billings reports

Qualifications

Personal Attributes

• Client Focus
• Meticulous
• Business Mindedness
• Soft Skills
• Teamwork
• Good planning & organizational skills
• Problem solving

Knowledge and Experience

• Around 6-8 years’ experience in a Media Agency
• Degree qualification in Account/Finance
• Extensive reporting experience
• Media Agency Management system
• SAP
• Hyperion (HFM)
• Spectra Accounting Software
• MS Excel (SmartView)
• Power BI

Additional information

Our employee benefits package comprises the following:

• 👉 Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave, rest day and family care leave.
• 👉 Office closure for World Mental Health Day 10th October.
• 👉 Additional Company closure for all 4 major festive Celebrations
• 👉 Cashless comprehensive medical coverage, including access to a panel clinic, dental and optical care.
• 👉 Life and personal accident insurance and group hospitalization and surgery.
• 👉 A hybrid working schedule and with Friday disconnects.
• 👉 Rest Relax & Recharge - office closure last week of December every year.
• 👉 Phone Allowance