Finance Analyst

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

The Role:

To support the UK FD with managing the UK revenue and staff costs across the business to ensure revenue movements are mirrored at a staff cost level and teams are resourced in the most cost-effective way. The role will include overseeing revenue and staff cost reporting and forecasting, including supporting WPP reporting requirements at month end and quarterly forecasts.

Responsibilities:

• To administer, upgrade and support Hogarth’s Maconomy installation
• Manage Finance Systems helpdesk to ensure tickets are responded to and prioritized within SLA targets
• Managing job closure, chasing outstanding items that prevent a job being closed such as timesheets, open POs
• Run ad-hoc reports as and when required
• Work closely with the Billings, AP and SOX teams to help solve system issues
• Month-End reporting for Finance using Power Bi reporting tool.
• Organizing training sessions for colleagues
• Managing basic user administration: creation and deactivation of user accounts in response to Joiners/Leavers workflow requests
• Planning for any Finance System upgrades and User Acceptance Testing
• Work on forecast and actuals reporting.
• Prepare and consolidate monthly revenue and quarterly forecast files for WPP submission as well as internal stakeholders.
• Oversee client profitability reporting
• Prepare the revenue analysis at month end.
• Work closely with the HR/client teams on any joiners, movers and leavers, Monitor/track charges from global delivery hubs
• Work closely with the revenue team to track revenue vs forecast, working with the teams to provide commentary on the variances.
• Review/analysis of timesheet data for utilization and capacity purposes
• Ad hoc, project.
  

Requirements:

• Finance background
• Prior experience in Finance Systems
• Prior experience in the use of Maconomy would be desirable, but not essential
• Prior experience in the use of Power BI would be desirable, but not essential
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and quickly assess issues that may become major incidents
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other MS office tools
  

Our Hogarth Values:

Hands on

No egos here. Just a shared drive to roll up our sleeves and make great things happen. Every project--big or small, gets our full energy because we believe in doing things right. Every single time. It's how we deliver real results without cutting corners.

Honesty

We are real and authentic – with each other and in our work. Honest, direct communication builds the trust we need to collaborate, grow, and make meaningful things together. It’s not always easy but it’s always worth it.

Heart & Soul

We bring heart to everything we make. Passion, pride and relentless drive push us beyond “good enough” ––because we care deeply about our craft, and we’re always chasing better. We love what we do, and it shows.

Happy Family

Creating a space where everyone feels valued--even when opinions differ, makes this a supportive and inclusive environment for our people. We embrace our differences, celebrate our wins together, and never lose our sense of humor.

Hungry

Curiosity keeps us hungry. We question, experiment, and always seek out what's next. We never settle, and we never stop learning.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP 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.

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