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We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore.
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Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.**
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We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
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**Position Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
- **Data Analysis and Reporting**: Compile and analyse large datasets for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
Prepare and distribute routine and ad-hoc financial reports, ensuring accuracy, usability, and timeliness of financial data.
Develop compelling visualizations of data to communicate key findings effectively.
- **Planning & Modelling**: Responsible for leading the development and execution of best-in-class financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
Build and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic decision-making, analyzing business performance against key metrics.
Encourage adoption of best practice financial planning and modelling techniques, ensuring accuracy, transparency,



and efficiency in all financial analyses.
- **Collaborating**: The FP&A; Manager - Planning, Cash Flow, FX will build strong relationships with stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and providing financial insights to support informed decision-making.
This role involves actively workshopping financial assumptions and business drivers with various departments, facilitating open communication and ensuring alignment on key strategic initiatives.
They will lead collaborative sessions to gather data, challenge assumptions, and develop realistic financial projections that reflect the collective understanding of the business, ultimately driving improved financial performance and strategic execution.
- **Management & Board Reporting**: Prepare monthly management reports, quarterly trading analysis presentations, and board reporting materials.
Synthesize complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
Create compelling narratives and visualizations that effectively communicate business performance, market trends, and strategic recommendations.
Ensure consistency and accuracy across all reporting deliverables while meeting strict deadlines.
- **Variance Analysis**: Perform variance analysis against forecasts and budgets, providing timely, value-driven insights to senior stakeholders.
Explain variances and identify their root causes.
Recommend corrective actions where necessary.
- **Performance Monitoring**:



Support the monitoring of financial and business performance metrics, as well as operational performance measurement metrics.
Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and track progress against targets.
- **Ad-hoc Support**: Respond to ad-hoc queries from internal stakeholders, external agencies, and partners, providing timely and accurate information.
- **Process Improvement**: Identify opportunities to improve existing FP&A; processes and procedures, contributing to increased efficiency and effectiveness.
**Desired Skills and Experience**:
- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years of experience in financial analysis or equivalent positions.
- Fully qualified in accounting qualification (or part qualified on way to full qualification).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex modelling, data manipulation, and visual representation of data (e.g. pivot tables, charts, dashboards).
Experience with financial planning software is a plus.
- Strong financial analysis and modelling skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Experience effectively communicating complex information and insights to senior stakeholders, and working with executives under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- High integrity and a keen eye for detail and accuracy, building trust in the analysis provided.
- Team player with a keen intellect and a pragmatic approach to delivering results.
**Additional Preferred Skills (Optional)**:
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Workday, Maconomy, Microsoft D365)
- Experience with SAP BusinessObjects
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
**Who you are**:
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📌 Fp&A Manager - Planning, Cash Flow, Fx (Xico)
🏢 Wpp
📍 Xico