Director of Finance, UK&I

Job Description:

What you will be doing

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Director to join Dentsu UK&I and work with Market and Regional executive teams to manage the UK&I Functional costs. Reporting into the UK&I CFO, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of various UK&I corporate functions. This includes managing financial planning, analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for corporate services such as Finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing, and other internal indirect departments, including UK&I Property Portfolio.

Working with senior stakeholders to ensure cost are optimised, operate within a strong control framework and reduce Supplier risk across the UK&I market. Ensuring there is regular and systematic reporting of insight and analysis covering key areas of focus.

You will also have responsibilities for managing a small procurement team who provision indirect services from our third-party suppliers. Ensuring goods and Services are acquired in a cost effective, efficient, and timely manner while aligning with Business goals and corporate compliance.

As an active member of the UK&I Finance Leadership team you will support the UK&I CFO on various projects and Analysis; partner with business leadership to provide strong financial counsel and demonstrate excellent commercial acumen. Your opportunity to be the 'Trusted business Partner' are endless.

You'll partner with the business in a collaborative way and be a strategic leader who can also roll up their sleeves and put in the detailed work required to drive change. You will work closely with finance teams in the UK, EMEA and India. This is a high visibility role which directly supports the UK&I Executive Leadership Team.

The difference you'll make

• Strategic Financial Planning: Leading the financial planning process for non-revenue generating functions to ensure cost efficiency and overall alignment with company strategy.

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Managing the budgeting and forecasting processes for corporate functions, ensuring financial discipline and adherence to targets.

• Financial Analysis: Analysing financial data to provide insights on cost trends, opportunities for cost savings, and performance improvement.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Working closely with heads of corporate departments to ensure financial performance is tracked and managed effectively.

• Reporting & Compliance: Overseeing the preparation and presentation of financial reports for senior leadership and ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies.

• Process Improvement: Identifying opportunities to streamline financial processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve financial control.

• Financial Services: work closely with offshore shared resources in India to deliver cost effective reporting and analysis.

• Partner with the business: to understand short, medium & long-term cost projections, and to review and stress-test against the UK&I's overall performance.

• Support the UK Business and manage the Procurement Team during supplier contract renewals to drive cost savings on existing business, driving creation & maintenance of summaries of key contractual terms for all key suppliers.

• Work with business leaders: to understand short, medium and long-term resource requirements and impact on forecasts and budgets, identifying opportunities in cost base for margin improvement but maintain a strong focus on delivering business results sustainably and with a long-term (multi-year) outlook.

• Monitor balance sheet accounts relating to Functional Costs, and work with various teams to avoid or resolve aged vendor balances

What you'll bring

• Fully qualified with experience in senior finance roles.

• Strong and proven background in cost Management and Transformation.

• Experience managing a team required, offshore team management is desirable

• Entrepreneurial mindset combined with focus on financial integrity & compliance

• Excellent attention to detail, with strong technical and analytical skills

• This position is responsible for handling highly confidential information, requiring an ability to maintain and display high ethical standards

• Ability to work within a Matrix environment.

What else you need to know

This is 12mth role. The Executive team you support is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements.

About dentsu international

Part of Dentsu Group, Dentsu International is a network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Dentsu delivers people-focused solutions and services to drive better business and societal outcomes. This is delivered through five global leadership brands - Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.

Dentsu International's radically collaborative team of diverse creators unifies people, clients and capabilities through horizontal creativity to help clients create culture, change society, and invent the future.

Powered by 100% renewable energy, Dentsu International operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists, and partners with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers.

About Dentsu Group (dentsu)

Led by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu japan network, which oversees Dentsu's agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees Dentsu's agency operations outside of Japan.

With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brands-Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Dentsu Creative, and Merkle-as well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies, including Dentsu Inc., the world's largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.

How we'll reward you

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

Inclusion and Diversity

We're proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won't define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That's what we care about. So, whether you're joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

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:
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)]]>