Finance Analyst

About Us:

At WPP, we are the creative transformation company, with operations in over 100 markets worldwide. Our London-based Group Reporting team is responsible for consolidating financial results across all entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of financial statements. To support our continued growth and enhance efficiency, we are establishing a dedicated offshore intercompany group reporting team in Mumbai, to support the intercompany consolidation process.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Analyst to join our newly formed Intercompany Group Reporting team in WPP SSC India. 

We’re seeking a Financial Analyst with a solid background in accounting and hands-on experience in data analytics. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with large data sets using PowerBI and Excel, and will bring strong financial reporting and accounting expertise to the role.

Key Responsibilities:

Intercompany Data Analysis & Reconciliation:

• Perform regular analysis and reconciliation of intercompany balances across reporting units worldwide.
• Monitor and track intercompany balances and associated mismatches across the group to identify trends and key risk areas.
• Maintain intercompany dashboard (on PowerBI) to provide visibility of data to reporting units across the organisation
• Support broader intercompany group reporting team with month/quarter/year-end intercompany reporting, including analytical review to identify discrepancies.

Data Quality & Integrity:

• Develop and implement data quality checks and controls for intercompany data and reporting.
• Proactively identify systemic issues or recurring data problems and propose solutions.
• Collaborate with IT and finance systems support teams to enhance data capture, validation, and reporting capabilities for intercompany transactions.

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate intercompany reconciliation and reporting processes.
• Document processes and create clear guidelines for intercompany data submission and reconciliation.

Intercompany Data Reporting:

• Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports on intercompany balances, aging, and reconciliation status for management.
• Assist in the preparation of schedules and powerpoint deck to present analyses to internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Act as a point of contact for data-related intercompany queries.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with finance professionals across different Networks and WPP HQ.
• Communicate complex data issues clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.

System Utilization:

• Use WPP’s consolidation system BFC (SAP-system) for intercompany analysis and reporting.
• Understand ERP’s used by reporting units worldwide to support with resolving intercompany reporting issues.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 5 years+ experience in a data analysis, financial analysis, or accounting role, preferably within a large, multinational organization (Big Four experience preferred)
• Experience with handling large data sets and data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365) preferrable.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) in English, with the ability to articulate complex financial information clearly and concisely to a global audience.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, self-starter with a strong work ethic and a collaborative team-player attitude.
• Flexibility to work in shifts that overlap with UK business hours (and US business hours where/if required).

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a growing global finance team and contribute to a critical function.
• Exposure to international accounting standards and complex intercompany structures.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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