Senior Manager, FP&A

Job Title: Senior Manager, FP&A

Reports To: CFO, HK

Function: Finance

Location: Hong Kong

About WPP Media

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Role Summary and Impact

We’re seeking a highly capable Senior Manager, FP&A to join our Finance team. Reporting to the CFO, this role is responsible for accurate and timely financial reporting, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and month-end closing procedures. The successful candidate will act as a key partner to our business and commercial teams, providing critical financial insights and analysis to support performance reviews and strategic decision-making. This position is integral to ensuring financial integrity and driving process improvements across the organization.

Core Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly rolling forecasting, and month-end closing processes. Prepare consolidated management accounts and perform detailed performance, revenue, and cost analysis against budget/forecast, reporting on key variances for management review.
• Business Partnership: Act as a key coordinator with business and commercial teams to prepare regular management reports. Translate complex financial data into clear insights and provide financial guidance to non-finance colleagues to facilitate performance reviews and support ad-hoc projects.
• Strategic Insight: Provide actionable insights into business and financial performance, costs, and margins to assist management in evaluating financial implications. Identify potential opportunities and risks through robust financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions.
• Compliance & Process Improvement: Ensure all reporting activities comply with company guidelines and timelines. Proactively identify and implement opportunities for process improvement to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It's what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media's shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a relevant field with a professional qualification.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in a financial reporting and analysis role.
• Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to perform multiple tasks under pressure.
• Excellent articulation, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Highly organized and detail-minded with a proactive approach to monitoring and completing tasks.
• Proficiency in MS Office, accounting systems, and financial reporting tools.
• Fluency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin (both spoken and written) is required.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience within a major multinational company.
• An external audit background is considered a plus.
• Experience in the media, advertising, or marketing industry.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we're just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media 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.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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