Senior Finance Analyst (Commercial)

Posted:
12/19/2024, 1:43:42 PM

Location(s):
Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines ⋅ Metro Manila, Philippines

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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.

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry. 

About the Role  

The Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for the areas relating to management accounting/financial planning and analysis expertise. A role to ensure that generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures are implemented to deliver accurate and timely financial plans and effective management accounting analysis.

What You’ll Do

  •  Prepare monthly revenue for reporting and compliance reports (i.e. Revenue Monitoring; SOX Reports)
    •  Includes monitoring accrued and deferred ageing
    •  Revenue analysis comparing actuals vs forecast and past year's performance per client
    •  Includes ensuring monthly targets are hit as an agency

  • Meet with each lead on a monthly basis and validate their monthly revenue if they are in compliance with WPP's Revenue Recognition Policy

  • One of the leads for Job organization and configuration to ensure that projects follow SOPs.
    • Includes job approvals submitted by Accounts Team
    • Job clean-up and organization are done on a regular basis to ensure only relevant jobs are maintained ope

  • Assist the Group Finance Director in preparing quarterly forecasts and generating upload file templates for regional reporting
    •  Prepare and update on a regular basis the Consolidated Revenue file shared with the Managing Partners to assess if they are within targets

  • Be able to reconcile figures and balances when needed, if discrepancies are noticed or questions are asked.

    • Being a financial partner to the different leads if they have any questions regarding their targets / accrued / revenue reported historically

  • Prepare files and answering all queries related to revenue especially if it's related to government documents

What You’ll Need  

  • 2-3 years of related working experience 
  • Bachelor's Degree in related program
  • Must be proficient in using Microsoft Excel  

How We’ll Support You 

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.  

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know.