Posted:
9/11/2024, 10:59:19 PM
Location(s):
England, United Kingdom ⋅ London, England, United Kingdom
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Accounting
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Department: Commercial Finance
Location: London
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Group Financial Controller
About Ogilvy:
Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients ever since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. Ogilvy UK specialises in bringing together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, all fuelled by Behavioural Science. Our world-class award-winning creative campaigns deliver solutions for clients including Sainsbury’s, Argos, , Mondelēz International, Unilever, TK Maxx and Pernod Ricard.
In 2023, Ogilvy UK celebrated their 75th anniversary and was the most awarded agency in Europe. Ogilvy is home to the largest influencer marketing practice globally, and hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock – now in its 12th year.
The Role:
The Ogilvy Group UK Finance Team is an integral part of Ogilvy UK. The team reports into the Group Finance Director. The group team has overall responsibility for reporting to WPP, statutory reporting, compliance, and systems. The team manages and controls the group P&L and balance sheet. The team also focuses on sharing financial knowledge and information throughout the Ogilvy Group UK Finance community. The Ogilvy Group UK Finance team also leads on overall group financial performance, setting, and reviewing target KPIs, recommendations for systems improvements which will improve the financial and operational performance of all the units of the Ogilvy UK Group.
This role is responsible for the reporting, control and forecasting of all operating costs for the Group operating unit.
This role is supported by an Assistant Group Accountant who reports into this role and who will assist with managing the P&L, Balance sheet and recharge process for the Group unit.
You will be a key contact in Group Finance, building a strong relationship with key suppliers, partners and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Management & Financial Reporting
Compliance & Statutory Reporting
Systems
Team management
Skills:
How we help you Thrive:
Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate.
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Website: https://www.ogilvy.com/
Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1948
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Advertising ⋅ E-Commerce ⋅ Social CRM ⋅ Social Media ⋅ Social Media Marketing