We are recruiting for a Commercial & Finance Analyst to be a part of our Global Commercial team within Dentsu Media which drives profitable growth, mitigates risk, and maximises commercial opportunities across both Dentsu Media’s new and existing client partnerships, with a primary focus on global media clients and pitches.
As a Commercial & Finance Analyst, you will contribute to the development and provision of effective commercial support to Dentsu’s global media team working across Carat, iProspect and Dentsu X to develop a new and existing international client base. Acting as the key point of contact with local market commercial leads and working in close collaboration with Commercial Managers and Commercial Directors on global new business tenders where you will have responsibility for assisting in business partnering with Client Presidents to support fee proposals.
The difference you’ll make
- Briefing local markets on our central approach, analysing the fee proposals returned by markets to check the fee is in line with the briefing, challenging market submissions and making suggestions that will enhance our submission.
- Preparing summaries of our commercial offer, and profitability reports which are clear and concise.
- Responsible for finalising all commercial deliverables to return to the pitch consultants. Finding opportunities to drive improvement within all commercial processes.
- Confident in liaising with CFOs across the network to collect commercial information to support contract compliance.
- Review and analyse various client reports including media rebates, unbilled media, debtors, timesheet, and fee reports, challenging any anomalies and movements to ensure we can answer any key stakeholder questions.
- Assisting the manager with performance related fee calculations and communication of the results with markets.
- Responsible for preparing commercial executive summaries for pitch opportunities to be shared with senior leadership.
- Working on internal projects within the Global Commercial team to improve our commercial processes globally.
What you’ll bring
- Previous commercial finance analysis experience demonstrating exceptional numerical literacy.
- Commercial awareness and a desire to develop further in this area, coupled with an interest in the media industry.
- Strong analytical skills, logical thinking and demonstrates attention to detail
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and comfortable presenting to internal stakeholders.
- Proactive and organised, able to plan and co-ordinate multiple projects independently to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Good working knowledge of basic MS office suite, including Word and PowerPoint. Strong Excel skills with an ability to assimilate large volumes of data.
It would also be nice for you to have
- Media industry experience is desirable, but not essential.
- Dynamic and highly motivated individual able to work with colleagues and clients of all levels and markets.
What else you need to know
- This is a permanent role. The team is based in our London office but operates under flexible working arrangements. The team are currently in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.
- Dentsu actively encourages employees to gain qualifications therefore this role will be eligible for funded study and exams such as ACCA/ACA/CIMA and study leave for such exams will be provided.
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.
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