VaynerMedia LLC Hiring for Finance Business Partner Job at London, England Full Time

VaynerMedia is a global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social our work is now full service, simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Sydney and Mexico City. And we’re not too bad at what we do, with our work winning in Cannes Lions, the Clios, D&AD and The Webbies to name a few.

Here in London we have huge ambitions. We’ve doubled in size over the last year and broadened both our client list and the kind of work we’re doing for them. Our roots are in social and we love it – it’s where we get to understand different audiences, to experiment, to gain insight and to see how people really engage and respond to ideas.

We are creative and media in equal measure because both are equally important in developing effective communications. A lot of our work in-house (with our own production, edit and motion teams) because execution is key to effectiveness. We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms and part of our model is built bottom up, flipping the traditional advertising model and process on its head. We don’t play to agency/industry norms and our culture and energy reflects that.

We have an incredible client list across UK, EMEA and Globally. Our ideas live and breathe in organic and paid social but also fully integrated campaigns including TVCs, radio, press, OOH (you name it we’re there). Our difference? We learn fast – from what we see and how our audiences really act, alongside cultural cues to create our integrated campaigns.

Infused with the DNA of our founder, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit. Being an independent agency affords us the freedom to be bold and stray from convention. It also allows us to pivot quickly, which is key to succeeding in an ever-changing market. The same way Gary was one of the early YouTube influencers, VaynerMedia has been the forerunner in many opportunities, serving as alpha/beta launch partners with platforms from Facebook and YouTube to TikTok and Snapchat.

But ultimately we are people people. We are skills first rather than where you studied and who you know. We’re here to change advertising so we thrive on free-thinkers with big ambitions.

Sound like you?

The Role:

We are looking for a motivated, and highly organised person to join the Financial Operations team as a Finance Business Partner. You will be an integral member of the wider finance department, with reporting lines into the Senior Finance Business Partner and have regular engagement with the Finance Director.

The task at hand:

Providing full commercial support and financial modelling across your designated portfolio of clients, working closely with the Client Partnership, Media and Project Management teams.

Establish working relationships with stakeholders and build a rapport to become a trusted advisor to your portfolio account and project leads.

Prepare and scope statements of work alongside project managers and provide detailed analysis on our commercial and operational performance for each campaign.

Working with the Senior Finance Business Partner and Finance Director develop new pricing models and commercial strategies to supplement the agency’s top and bottom line growth.

Ownership over WIP, accrued and deferred income across their portfolio, managing it’s impact on the business’s liquidity and working capital.

Partnering with client and project teams to accurately forecast our client revenue streams. Ensuring that revenue is recognised in line with IFRS 15 and relevant, scoped deliverables.

Monthly our company’s reporting cycles on portfolio and client level commercials such as utilisation and profitability.

Desirable skills and experience:

Experience in a commercial finance role at another creative or media agency, or other professional services business.

Ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders

Ability to present and discuss financial information with non-financial members of staff.

Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and has a self starter attitude.

A high accuracy with numbers and commercial information and a strong attention to detail.

Strong MS Excel skills; pivot tables, vlookups, managing data sets, etc.

Experience with BI tools such as Tableau and Power BI preferred but not essential.

An education background in Business, Finance or Accounting is preferred but not essential.

Evidence that CIMA or ACCA studies are underway.

How we will support you:

We know talent is our most important asset and our people guide our work and our culture. The last year and a half has challenged us like nothing before, and we are committed to providing the support and flexibility needed for people to do their best work and have fun doing it. We are an open minded bunch and we value diversity of thought and experience. Every person we hire will make us a more creative, innovative and happier agency. You are always welcome to bring an idea or opinion to our work and our ways of working.

For now, these are some of things we have in place to support you…

We regularly review our benefits and are committed to providing a comprehensive programme for our people. This currently includes all the good stuff you would expect from Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, 27 days holiday per annum through to Pension and Income Protection.

We know some days aren’t as good as others and that’s OK. We have our mental health partner Sanctus on hand for employee coaching sessions and an Employee Assistance Programme in place should you need it also. We partner with NABS also, an industry specific support organisation who are passionate about helping people thrive.

Sometimes it can be the smaller things that make you smile. We have a subsidised ClassPass offering for any fitness lovers, a wide variety of discounts and benefits through Perkbox and you can save on your commute through Commuter Club or our Cycle To Work Scheme. We understand that there has never been a more important time for self care and as such we have a varied wellbeing programme to help you to be your best self.

VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, part time or fixed term employment, age or any other legally protected class.

Candidates must be authorised to work in the U.K.