Financial Controller

The person will have dedicated responsibilities for agency brands from a finance perspective. The purpose of this role is to manage financial control processes within the business and support Finance Director in implementing the Financial Control strategy, driving an appropriate control and compliance environment, and overseeing the production of financial management information. In addition, an important part of the role is to work closely with the business to provide value-adding support, reports and insight to management in financial matters.

Job Title:

Financial Controller

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

Please note that the activities below describe the total responsibility of the Financial Control team and that some of the activities may only be relevant to specific members of the team.

• Support business unit management with detailed financial management information, driving financial performance and providing support in financial planning and analysis.

• Work closely with Commercial Finance to provide relevant financial information to the business units

• Consistently delivers accurate and reliable output on specific tasks or work streams

• Delivers high quality support services, taking responsibility for advice and treating support queries with urgency

• Works proactively with the business and demonstrates a high capacity for operational delivery excellence, including an agile approach to analysis and problem-solving

• Identifies and drives continuous improvement/change programmes throughout their implementation to achieve in-market and global benefits

• Manages the budgeting and forecasting process for the relevant Business Unit

• Manages the month/quarter/year end closing process to meet local and group deadlines

• Manage escalations from team in Noida (Genpact)

• Identifies and monitors underlying drivers for cost variances between actual expenditure vs forecast/budget, raising issues where necessary

• Responsible for the business unit Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Accounts Receivable and Work in Progress

• Responsible for statutory reporting for the business unit, including production of statutory accounts, group accounts and tax papers

• Works to ensure internal control and accounting policies are compliant with both Group policies and local regulation

• Manages local market specialist finance activities including capital requirements, VAT, taxation, treasury, insurance and risk management 2

• Builds capabilities, tools and skills within Financial Control to increase efficiency and the value add of the Financial Control team within a market. Diligently updates input templates and system reports to ensure positive user experience

• Manage internal and external audit for the market, including managing all regulatory compliance in the market

Qualifications and experience

• Experience with IFRS

• Experience with local statutory reporting requirements (NGAAP), including tax

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience from Financial and/or project controlling

• Ability and motivation for driving continuous improvement and development

• Fluency in English

• Bachelor or Masters degree in finance / economics (siv.øk, audit or similar)

• Advanced user of Excel

Key skills

• Ability to work with short deadlines in a demanding and fast paced environment

• Strong judgemental skills and ability to prioritise

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to influence outcomes at a senior executive level

• Ability to challenge existing thinking

• Exhibits a drive for continuous improvement of processes and operational excellence in their area of responsibility

• Exhibits a drive for continuous professional development in self and others

• Strong analytical skills

Capabilities

• Accountability

• Initiative

• Structured

• Collaboration

• Critical Thinking

• Global Perspective

• Knowing the business

• Problem Solving

• Quality Orientation

Location:

Oslo

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent