This role focuses across four accounts and requires an individual who has excellent communication and people management skills, as well as a keen eye for detail.

As an accomplished finance/operational manager, you will play a critical role in day-to-day billing management and reporting. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hard working team with great exposure across the wider business, speaking closely with clients and inhouse specialised.

Some of your key responsibilites will include:

  • Managing daily tasks including processing invoices and purchase orders
  • Tracking expenses and income on a monthly and quarterly basis.
  • Review and deliver the monthly financial report pack with markets and teams
  • Deliver quarterly cashflow report across EMEA markets 
  • Provide monthly staff plan report (Pace Report) 
  • Manage client billing system (Supplier Connect) and resolve queries 
  • Facilitate monthly client calls for financial and billing queries 
  • Deliver market-specific financial training and new market onboarding 
  • Support client quarterly business reviews with financial and billing performance information 
  • Create operational process playbooks for markets and teams

    • Qualifications

  • Have the ability to manage stakeholders positively and proactively, maintain strong relationships with clients and activation teams.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally, have the ability to diplomatically challenge clients.
  • Lead discussions with passion and enthusiasm as the face of the agency.
  • Strong foundation in traditional and digital media, including brand and performance media, and industry knowledge.
  • Be the trusted eyes and ears of clients, deeply familiar with their business.
  • An individual who has experience reporting finances and analysing work, crosschecking financial figures

    • Additional Information

    We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after – and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

    As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.