Commercial Manager

ABOUT TAG

At Tag, we help brands stand out and sell more by delivering impactful content, at speed and scale and across channels & geographies. With over fifty years of production experience for some of the worlds biggest brands, we partner with our clients to create work that is efficient, effective, and more importantly tells a story.

We are a dynamic and innovative creative production agency that prides itself on delivering cutting-edge technology solutions.

We believe that the combination of different ideas, experience, backgrounds, and skillsets create a great place to work. We pride ourselves on an authentic culture built around our core values of integrity, innovation, sustainability, growth, and accountability. We are committed to promoting an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture. Our global DE&I committee and our leadership team have committed to increasing representation, education, and accountability across the entire business to create positive change from the ground up and the top down.

Check out https://www.tagworldwide.com/ to learn more.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Responsible for collating information of India Shared Services and India domestic business including monthly closing, financial planning & analysis and business support functions to be submitted to the Head of Finance India

Assist India HOF to help drive and support business decisions and interact closely with business and regional and group finance functions.

Your primary roles and responsibilities will include:

1. Financial Planning & Analysis (EMEA & India shared service)

• Support monthly financial close activities including preparation and review of service line P&L analyze variances against budget/forecast and present insights to Head of Finance.
• Assist in annual budgeting and monthly forecasting in coordination with India business unit heads, functional leaders, and regional finance teams.
• Conduct financial performance reviews, track KPIs, and highlight key business drivers impacting results.

2. Commercial Support & Business Partnering

• Maintain and update rate cards for services delivered by the Indian entity.
• Provide financial input for new business proposals and client re-tenders, including deal structuring, pricing, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Evaluate and recommend commercial model improvements considering SLAs, billing structures, and compliance.

3. Month-End Close & Reporting

• Prepare monthly billing files (Shared Timesheet, Dedicated FTE, Cost Plus models).
• Analyze monthly P&L for India and EMEA, post reclasses, accruals, and amortizations where required.

4. Resource & Operational Analysis

• Monitor employee utilization and assess resourcing needs based on business requirements.
• Maintain and analyze resource utilization tracker to support workforce planning and hiring decisions.
• Provide insights on divisional utilization and support in assessing under-utilization.

OTHER COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Proven ability to manage and analyze P&L, including forecasting, budgeting, revenue and expense analysis, costing, and pricing.
• Extensive hands-on financial experience across multiple client engagements and service lines.
• Strong proficiency in commercial pricing and analytical tools.
• MBA or an equivalent Degree with FP&A and a strong accounting background
• At least 8 years’ financial management experience preferably in multinational commercial environment with some audits experience an advantage
• Ability to manage growth and work effectively under tight timelines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications is desirable
• Strong customer and business focused mindset.
• Able to adopt the company culture and understand the business drivers.

LOCATION

• We currently work in a remote hybrid model with offices in Chennai and Bangalore.