Finance and Operations Controller PR and Influence

Overview

Ogilvy South Africa Public Relations is looking for a finance and operations controller responsible for monitoring and improving overall agency efficiency. This person will report into the National PR&I Managing Director and Ogilvy SAs Financial Director.

Main Responsibilities

Commercial :

• Work with the MD, FD and leadership team to manage business unit profitability with regards to current and new clients, manage day-to-day financial operations.
• Manage client, job and product profitability analysis and reporting by overseeing the monthly client and team profitability process to ensure accurate data by clients and jobs; interact with leadership team to analyse actual vs forecasted client profitability.
• Identify and take necessary actions to correct client service teams and their clients delivering low profitability.
• Align resourcing to clients to ensure efficient utilisation of staff and identify low productivity / low billability among staff.
• Support Global reporting, and analysis for key clients,
• Implement and monitor key financial and operational KPIs ( time sheet completion and accuracy, utilisation, billability and staff cost salary ratios, contribution levels).
• Provide guidance and support on client pricing across retainers and project work to ensure consistency, accuracy and profitability.
• Interrogate the customer forecast to ensure detailed, accurate and up to date forecasting. Question and explain variances at each month end to ensure forecasting remains accurate.
• Supervise and administrate client revenue recognition process, deferred revenue accrued revenue and WIP process in accordance with WPP policies.
• Administrate the customer and Ogilvy processes to maximise Net Working Capital, by ensuring timely invoicing and adherence to NWC Policy. No PO, No Work.
• Improve core commercial finance processes where needed,
• Handle annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Assist the, MD, CFO and FD in preparing the annual operating plan budget to be presented to Ogilvy EMEA & WWP.
• Support the MD, CFO and FDs in engaging around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery. Identify opportunities to target growth areas within clients and the market.

Operational :

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