Finance Director

Job Description

Memac Ogilvy is seeking a Finance Director to lead and develop the financial team, securing the client financial business side of their relationships. The Finance Director will report to the CFO/COO & MD and will be a high-potential employee, with the possibility of moving into senior financial and operations positions within Ogilvy.Role involves:

• Leading and guaranteeing client finances
• Serving as a financial and commercial partner to the Ogilvy Account team
• Preparing annual client business plans
• Managing client portfolios to achieve financial targets
• Partnering with client procurement, finance, and audit teams
• Supervising the Client Finance Manager and team
• Managing contract negotiation process
• Developing and monitoring contractual relationships with clients
• Reviewing and negotiating contracts with suppliers and consultants
• Managing multiple tasks and prioritizing workload
• Maintaining the integrity of financial and management reporting

Requirements:

• 10+ years of service creative/industry experience
• Strong preference for advertising/design business background
• Definite knowledge of a creative fast-paced environment
• Client financial experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with financial accounting working practices
• Experience of business planning cycle, budgeting process, financial analysis, forecasting, profitability analysis, management accounts
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA/MBA preferred

What role offers:

• Empowerment with the tools needed to succeed
• Autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things
• Support from expert colleagues across the Ogilvy network
• Opportunities to do work to be proud of, with people to be proud to call teammates