Commercial Finance Executive

McCANN Birmingham; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in the UK is seeking a Commercial Finance Executive to support its finance department. This role requires managing work in progress and ensuring timely billing. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong attention to detail, and a working knowledge of Excel. Benefits include 28 days holiday, enhanced pension contributions, and industry-leading training. If you want to progress your career in a collaborative environment, apply now.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance

Access to training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Role requires strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Attention to detail is essential for managing large volumes of data.
• Experience in commercial finance or relevant accounting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage work in progress and billing fundamentals.
• Prepare work-in-progress reports and monitor client costs.
• Support new information systems implementation in finance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly numerate

Organised with time management skills

Ability to work under pressure

Working knowledge of Excel

Education

Part qualified (ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Commercial Finance Executive

Who we are...

We are McCann, the UK’s largest integrated marketing agency. Over 500 individuals working together to help brands play a meaningful role in people’s lives.

Creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do. And we have the awards to prove it, from Euro Effies most effective global agency, to Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign’s European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention our haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum and the Creative Circle Awards.

We’re a team of passionate creatives, strategists and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds. But there’s a lot that unites us – like caring deeply about everything we make. And though our skillsets are wide and our process knowledge is deep, we are all still learning every day.

Role Summary

We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Executive to provide support into our fast‑paced Finance department. This role requires you to provide high quality support to the relevant business teams, ensuring work in progress is effectively managed and invoices are issued in a timely and accurate manner. You will play a key role in ensuring process are followed and best practice accounting is undertaken at all times. In addition, you will be providing support to account teams and other agency leads to navigate finance systems and ensure a healthy work in progress position is maintained at all times.

The role involves

• Understanding and managing the WIP and billing fundamentals; monitor profitability and budgets as required.
• Preparation of work‑in‑progress reports and monitoring of WIP & billing for specified clients or divisions ensuring recovery of committed costs.
• Preparation and coordination of existing, and development of new, monthly reports as required.
• Support the implementation of new information systems or technologies in line with the changing needs of the business.
• Maintain areas of master data in the system in line with agency standards and provide other ad hoc financial tasks as required.
• System maintenance including estimate approvals, billing profiles and job closing to ensure an accurate up to date WIP position.
• Taking an active role in month end closedown to ensure the accurate and timely production of monthly management information data and reports.
• Monitoring of fees for key clients involving analysis and reporting to track actual performance versus target, time reporting, variance analysis and PO tracking.
• This role requires travel within the UK to our various office locations as part of regular duties.

Key skills and attributes

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships within the finance office and the wider business.
• Highly numerate with a meticulous attention to detail
• The ability to work under pressure, with large volumes of data whilst consistently meeting deadlines
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills, an ability to prioritise workload and work as part of a wider time with competing deadlines
• Ability to adapt and respond to meet changing agency needs and requirements
• Working knowledge of Excel and the wider Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of SAP would be advantageous
• Ideally, either part qualified (ACCA / CIMA, with the desire to continue to qualification) or have previous experience of working in a commercial finance role.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.

If you want to join an iconic network agency that offers you the chance to work on one of the top clients in our portfolio & the opportunity to progress your career with an unrivalled development programme, contact us now.

Our commitment to equal opportunities

For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.

As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

McCann is a Disability Confident employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Exceptions may apply if due to the volume of applications, we are not able to interview all eligible candidates who qualify under the scheme. If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. If you need further support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail] for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best.