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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily financial operations across multiple entities, ensuring seamless execution and strategic alignment.
- Serve as the primary finance point of contact for assigned entities, providing expert guidance and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
- Drive the monthly close process, delivering timely and accurate financial reporting and variance analysis in accordance with Group deadlines and policies.
- Develop, monitor, and optimize budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections to support informed business decisions.
- Ensure precision in revenue recognition, cost allocation, and margin analysis across diverse business lines to maximize profitability and transparency.
- Provide strategic financial support for contract reviews, pricing strategies, and client profitability assessments.
- Partner closely with client service and operations teams as a trusted finance business partner, delivering actionable insights and decision-making support.
- Oversee intercompany transactions, transfer pricing mechanisms, and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance within the Group structure.
- Collaborate with accounting, reporting teams, and external auditors to maintain full compliance with local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Uphold rigorous compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and Group finance governance standards.
- Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and operational efficiencies to continuously enhance the finance function's effectiveness.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics.
- Several years of working in accounting or financial analysis – ideally with some management experience.
- Technical Skills: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Innovation Mindset: You're open to embracing and leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency.
- Soft Skills: You're a strong analytical thinker with great attention to detail. You know how to lead, communicate clearly, and work well with others – understanding what people need and delivering on it.
What We Offer:
- A strategic role in a dynamic and growing organization where your work truly matters.
- The chance to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team – helping them grow while you grow too.
- Hands-on involvement in meaningful financial initiatives, including audits and cross-functional projects that challenge and inspire you.
- A collaborative and supportive environment where your initiative, insights, and contributions are genuinely valued and recognized.
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 - 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.
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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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. We build 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. We are proud to currently rank as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying our ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.
