Commercial Director
- Recruiter
- Redhat Recruitment
- Location
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England, London
London (Greater)London (Greater)
- Salary
- £120000 - £130000 per annum
- Posted
- 10 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 20 Aug 2018
- Ref
- SA15391
- Job Title
- Chief Financial Officer
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This Global Advertising Agency has reinvented itself over the last few years, evolving from a more traditional ad agency into a creative agency with many doors in, a diversity of outputs and a collective of many disciplines. The advertising market is challenged with turnover and margin under pressure. Consequently we are looking to evolve the finance team and looking to hire an individual with commercial acumen to become a key part of a proactive forward-looking commercial team.
Commercial Director - The role:
- Reporting to the CFO, the role will be responsible for Profit & Loss of a roster of clients;
- Client work will include working with business leads negotiating fee direct with client and procurement teams, contract review work and liaison with Legal, estimating annual fees / retainers in partnership with clients and Business Leads, client fee reconciliations as needed, and working closely with business leads to drive revenue and margin across the accounts they would be responsible for
- Manage small commercial team
- Liaison with Finance reporting team to ensure Client revenue reported correctly, accrued & deferred income posted accurately and variances understood and reported.
- Regular contact and queries from CFO, Managing director & CEO of the Agency
- Commercial support for wider ad hoc strategic projects / business decisions
Commercial Director - The Person:
- At least 8 years in a commercial / analysis role
- Experience in media /digital negotiations
- Nice, outgoing personality, with energy and ambition
- Able to demonstrate commercial awareness to business budget holders
- Able to challenge the norm, embrace and suggest change where needed
- Gravitas and influence to deal with Senior Management
- Someone who looks to help and can bring ideas to the table and deliver on those ideas
- Someone who challenges the way things are done and looks for better solutions.
- Ability to multi-task and turn around urgent projects quickly if needed