Global Client Finance Manager
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Negotiable
Inside
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Global Client Finance Manager role at Omnicom involves managing client finances for Unilever, focusing on billing, working capital, and client profitability reporting. This contract position is based in London and reports to the Global Client Finance Partner, with the potential for permanent placement. The role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure accurate financial management and reporting. Candidates must be registered as independent contractors or work via an umbrella company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage global tracking sheet for billing transactions and monitor issued POs.
- Ensure billing aligns with Unilever Scoping Tool (SWOP) and assist with client calls.
- Coordinate with the MullenLowe billing team for accurate billing.
- Manage network working capital balances and resolve invoicing discrepancies.
- Maintain Unilever rate card tables and monitor client profitability reporting.
- Assist in bonus calculations and revenue allocations with GBLs.
- Collect revenue data from various company segments and sources.
Key Skills:
- Exceptional numerical analysis skills and commercial acumen.
- Advanced Excel proficiency.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
- Strong time management and adaptability skills.
- Experience with global agencies and systems knowledge.
- SAP and Hyperion knowledge is desirable.
- Energetic, positive, team player, and eager to learn.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Global Client Finance Manager Omnicom
Start date: 23rd March
Duration: 3 months initially
Location: Remote, UK based
*Please note this is a contract role, so you must be registered as an independant contractor or work via an Umbrella company.*
Role: This is a contract position in the Unilever Central Team (UCT), reporting to the Global Client Finance Partner and with the potential to turn permanent. The role is based in London.
About GCF: UCT is the department within Omnicom tasked with financial management of the Global Accounts, currently concentrating on Unilever. The primary goal of this department is to drive increased Global Client profitability and revenue across the group. UCT partners with agency leadership in client negotiations, introduces innovative compensation models where possible and provides global financial leadership and best practices. Global Client Finance is also responsible for regular reporting of Client Profitability and support for the MullenLowe Global CFO on various operational initiatives.
Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of this role will be managing Unilever's client finances. Key areas are:
PO’s / Billing / WIP Management
- Manage global tracking sheet: record billing transactions and monitor issued POs
- Ensure that billing aligns with Unilever Scoping Tool (SWOP) and that purchase orders are delivered to markets promptly.
- Assist the Global Client Finance Partner with client calls and GBL’s to ensure billing footprint is consistent with scope of work in SWOP.
- Coordinate with the MullenLowe billing team to keep billing accurate and current.
- Issue POs to each market for each brand according to allocated revenue.
- Attend calls, to clients to resolve PO and Invoicing issues.
- Support the Global Client Finance Partner in resolving network matters related to scope, purchase orders, and historical balances.
- Manage network working capital balances
- Collaborate with Omnicom markets to address and resolve invoicing discrepancies
- Attend weekly calls with Unilever FET (Finance team) to work through issues relating to AR
- Track Working Capital quarterly with Omnicom controllers
- Communicate with markets to quickly identify issues and start discussions with Unilever for resolution
- Manage Out of Pockets budgets in SWOP billing tool, ensure PO’s are issued by Unilever timely and OOPs files are uploaded in SWOP
- Work with the MullenLowe central team to maintain the WIP and keep balances in good order
- Maintain Unilever rate card tables
- Work with agencies on client profitability reporting
- Liaise with agencies on variances and monitor profit improvement plans
- Maintain mapping table per market & Contact Mapping across the company
- Brand sheets preparation and distribution to GBL’s
- Bonus Calculations, both annual and quarterly
- Assist offices on bonus calculation for Local scopes
- Assist on revenue allocations with GBLs
- Central service fee allocation, calculation and tracking
- Assist on Ad Hoc presentations on global UL figures for management
- Collect revenue data from various company segments and sources.
- ISAM fee analysis and tracking
- SWOP onboarding
- Manage SBE (single billing entity) in SWOP
- Exceptionally skilled in numerical analysis, with robust commercial acumen and a keen eye for detail and precision.
- Advanced Excel is a must.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
- Exhibits excellent skills in managing time and consistently displays adaptability and flexibility.
- Systems knowledge and experience
- Experienced in dealing with global agencies
- SAP knowledge is desirable.
- Hyperion experience is desirable.
- We are looking for a person who is:
- energetic
- positive
- a team player
- eager to learn