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Finance Manager

Wunderman Thompson

Department: Finance

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Who we are:

At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.

We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world; our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities to drive growth for our clients. We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology.

The role

Reporting directly into the FD. The FM is responsible for the co-creation and implementation of the organisation’s strategic financial management and reporting, business analysis, budgeting, controls, and forecasting. To ensure ongoing viability and secure financial future in line with the organisation’s business objective.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic financial support and guidance to the organisation.
  • Ensure financial controls are designed, implemented, and managed within the organisation based on overall company guidelines.
  • Analyse, report and review on organisational profitability, trends, and balance sheet
  • Prepare and communicate Board Reports
  • Manage the budget process including CAPEX in line with group processes and guidelines.
  • Deliver capital management of projects to determine and guide activities that produce attractive rate of return.
  • Provide actionable, relevant and time sensitive insight and information to business leaders to enable key business and strategic decisions.
  • Provide Finance leadership on Process Efficiency, Business Performance Measures and Management, Analytical Support and Predictive Analysis
  • Integrate internal business information with market events and industry knowledge to identify new opportunities and formulate strategy.
  • Be responsible and report on the overall business risk assessment and management process of the organisation, ensuring with the CFO, adequately assess and document risks faced by the organisation.
  • Financial systems designed, implemented, and maintained.
  • Accounting policy and developments, staying abreast and implementation.
  • Responsible for the management of the agency’s Tax Risk and relationship with SARS
  • Responsible for integrated planning process
  • Management of Group Finance team
  • Primary relationship with Groups Auditors, and reporting to management and statutory financial reporting

Experience/Qualifications

  • CA (SA)
  • 5 -7 years post article experience
  • Articles completed at one of the big 4 firms.
  • International Group Reporting experience
  • Exposure to SOX controls
  • BBEEE/Compliance and Audit experience

At Wunderman Thompson, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect.  As leaders and creative partners across industries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.

Wunderman Thompson is a WPP agency.  For more information, please visit our website and follow Wunderman Thompson on our social channels via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  

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