Job Description

Description

Overview of Job

Mindshare is an agency of GroupM, the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Director \xe2\x80\x93 Finance to join us.

At GroupM, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to: Senior Director - Finance

3 Best things about the job:

• Better understanding of the forecasting and planning nuances of the Agency business
• To partner with one of the marquee FMCG advertisers on the financial reporting.
• To opportunity to understand the media eco-system.

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

Complete understanding of media business and the commercial aspects of the contract with the Client.

To develop relations with Mindshare and GroupM reporting and forecasting team.

In six months:

• To be fully equipped to single-handedly deliver on the roles and responsibilities.

In 12 months:

• To build best-in-class practices towards forecasting and monthly reporting

Responsibilities of the role:

• P & L + Balance sheet management
• Budget creation/phasing
• Profit centre mapping
• Tracking Actuals vs Budget
• Revenue tracking & control
• MIS reporting to Client & Groupm
• Fee reconciliations
• Regional/Global reporting on Finance
• Staff Cost and Head count budgeting and reporting

What you will need:

4-5 years of experience in the field of Finance.

Minimum qualifications :

Commerce Graduate

More about Mindshare :

We were born in Asia in 1997, a start up with a desire to change the media world. Now we are a global agency with more than 7,000 employees in 116 offices across 86 countries, operating as one team - . We believe that in today\xe2\x80\x99s world, everything begins and ends in media. We aim to be our clients\xe2\x80\x99 lead business partner, to grow their business, and drive profitability through adaptive and inventive marketing. We do this through speed, teamwork and provocation and by operating as a network of networks rather than a rigid hierarchy. We create new things and have fun doing it. Whenever and wherever you join us, you open a door to opportunities in any and of all aspects of media, technology and innovation. We will support you, recognize you and reward you, making Mindshare the place where you do the best work of your career.

Mindshare APAC has won 500 awards in the last year alone, including \xe2\x80\x9cAgency Network of the Year 2017\xe2\x80\x9d by both the MMA SMARTIES\xe2\x84\xa2 and Campaign Asia for the fifth and third consecutive year, respectively. Mindshare is part of GroupM, the media investment management arm of WPP, the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading communications services group. To learn more about Mindshare and our philosophy of Original Thinking, visit us at and follow us on Twitter and and .

About India

2020 brought opportunities for brands to innovate because of which we saw an evolving media stack. The growth of digital is set to soar high because of changing consumer habits. With approximately 500 million smartphone users, low-priced data plans, 45 to 50 million e-commerce shoppers, approximately 60 OTT offerings and a young population, India is a mobile-first internet market. It is also one of the top 10 ad spend markets in the world and is set to climb the ranks. Global big tech corporations have made considerable investments in top e-commerce/retail ventures and Indian start-ups, blurring the lines between social media, e-commerce and mobile payments, resulting in disruption on an unimaginable scale.

At GroupM India, there\xe2\x80\x99s never a dull moment between juggling client requests, managing vendor partners and having fun with your team. We believe in tackling challenges head-on and getting things done.

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity \xe2\x80\x93 it\xe2\x80\x99s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that\xe2\x80\x99s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

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