FP&A Manager

Job Description

Operating Company

GroupM

Role Title

FP&A Manager

Department / Team

GroupM Finance - Trading

Reporting To

FP&A Director, Proprietary Investment

Location

Red Lion Square, London

About GroupM

GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company responsible for more than $45B (COMvergence) in annual media investment through agencies including Mindshare, Mediacom, Wavemaker, Essence and m/SIX, as well as the outcomes-driven programmatic audience company, Xaxis. GroupM creates competitive advantage for advertisers via its worldwide organization of media experts who deliver powerful insights on consumers and media platforms, trading expertise, market leading brand-safe media, technology solutions, addressable TV, content, sports and more.

About the Role

The primary objective of the role is to work closely with the Motion business and GroupM trading teams, along with the GroupM FP&A Director, to create an efficient and effective FP&A function. The aim is to improve the forecasting and budgeting process by partnering with the business and relevant agencies, and develop a mechanism to provide key management information for GroupM’s senior management as well as the Management of the agencies/operating units that make up GroupM UK, in a timely manner. 

Key Responsibilities

• To provide continuous improvement in the Group’s budgeting and forecasting process, along with
  client profitability and net working capital analysis
• Own the development and output of forecast and budget submissions

• Develop management packs to identifying key metrics for analysis and assess results and
  performance, including risks and opportunities, that allow senior management with strategic
  decision making  

• Create financial models which analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators

including all areas of revenue and operating expenditure 

• Business partnering- working closely with budget holders, GroupM trading and agencies to collect

       accurate and timely information to improve the quality of budgets and forecasts

• Work collaboratively and analytically with senior members of the Financial Reporting team, 

commercial teams of the agencies, senior management and GroupM EMEA

• Utilise Adaptive tool to further insights into financial data and forecasts

• Undertake ad-hoc reporting and analysis  

How success is measured: 

• Accuracy & Timeliness 
• Deadlines adhered to

• Adaptability 

• Insights driven analyses 

Essential:

• Fully qualified accountant or equivalent (e.g., CIMA, ACA, ACCA) 

• Ability to interpret and manipulate data in a logical manner 

• Ability to concisely and clearly present information to financial and non-financial people 
• Effective collaborator who is able to work with multiple stakeholders simultaneously

• Workflow management, effective organisational and time management skills and ability to plan

and prioritise 

Desirable:

• Previous knowledge of Cartesis/BFC  

• Proficient user of Excel  

• Previous experience with creating dashboards  

Behaviours:

• Must show a proactive approach to problem solving

• Desire for continuous improvement 

• Leadership, ability to effect change and make decisions within own sphere 

• Communication at all levels of the company 

• Teamwork and collaboration

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