Finance Business Partner - GBS
WPP · Mumbai · onsite · Posted 6d ago
Undisclosed9–13 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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This HQ Finance Business Partner role will partner with Global Business Services leaders to analyse financial data and ensure robust financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. The role involves providing insights, challenge and decision support for key business leaders, including variance analysis to better understand and influence financial performance. In addition, the role will contribute to wider transformation initiatives across WPP, offering the opportunity to deliver insight, partner with senior stakeholders, and drive business improvement at scale.
Responsibilities
- Provide financial and business insights for the HQ GBS function, including analysis of actual financial performance against budget and forecast
- Act as the primary finance contact for budget holders and department leads within the HQ GBS teams, supporting the development of robust and transparent budgets and forecasts
- Manage month-end processes, including cost actualisation, variance analysis, risk and opportunity tracking, and the development of mitigating actions
- Ensure budget and forecast data is accurately maintained within WPP s financial systems
- Work with the Finance Director - GBS, Finance and People to provide inputs into business cases, as well as cost-saving and transformation initiatives
- Analyse key cost drivers and work closely with GBS leads to identify and deliver opportunities for efficiency and savings opportunities that support the achievement of transformation targets
- Work collaboratively with other Finance teams, including FPA, Controllership and Tax to ensure alignment and consistency in the delivery of reporting and analysis
- Own the calculations that underpin the GBS recharge process across WPP
Who you'll be working with
Finance Director - GBS, Finance and People
What you'll need
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven finance professional with experience navigating complex, international organisations
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Demonstrated ability to challenge constructively and influence senior finance and non-finance stakeholders
- An ability to understand and explain financial drivers in a clear and concise manner
- Strong execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across large, diverse and international teams
- A proactive and commercial mindset
Desirable
- Experience using enterprise financial systems and data visualisation tools, such as Power BI
- A track record of identifying and implementing process improvements through automation, standardisation, or improved use of data
Who you are
Youre open
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we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. Youre optimistic
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we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. Youre extraordinary:
We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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AutomationAdvanced Excelfinancial datacounselbusiness insightsCimaControllershipfinancial systemsenterprise solutionsaccountantBudgeting And ForecastingBusiness ImprovementFinancial ReportingBudgetingfinanceForecasting
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1985
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