Commercial Finance Business Partner

The purpose of this role is to provide financial advice and guidance to the business leaders of a large profit centre within a market in support of the achievement of revenue, profit and/or margin targets.

Job Title:

Commercial Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

Minimum 5 years experience within a Creative Agency in a Commercial Leadership position
Client-facing experience
People management

Key Responsibilities:

Reviews and provides advice on strategic financial plans in partnership with business leaders
Partners to provide insight and challenge through financial analysis to enable business partners to make key decisions and achieve targets
Supports client and vendor negotiations by providing analytical insight and ensuring optimal balance of pricing, early payment discounts, rebates and volume commitments (where applicable)
Analyses consolidated budgets and forecasts, and provides interpretation, insight and guidance
Identifies and drives operational improvement through analysis of financial plans, management information and performance
Works with business leaders to understand short, medium and long-term resource requirements and impact on forecasts and budgets
Supports analysis of client profitability and identifies and supports initiatives to improve profitability/margin
Supports the Operational Finance Director, Financial Controller and / or Market FD, as necessary with high quality and insightful analysis as requested from time to time and works with them to deliver impact with the business
Supports the implementation of best practice financial planning techniques in line with business needs and supports initiatives to improve the quality and consistency of business and finance data

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