Assistant Manager - Planning & Reporting
Dentsu — Bangalore
The candidate would be responsible to drive key deliverables in relation to financial reporting, analysis, Budgeting/Forecasting and Client reporting at Americas level in collaboration with Americas Regional / Market Teams, Group FP&A and Group FAR teams. The candidate will be part of Central / Americas Regional RCoE (Reporting Centre of Excellence) team based out of Bangalore. As part of this role, the candidate will be required to work across a broad stakeholder group in the Americas region to drive group/regional reporting & FP&A requirements. Work timings: For 7 days in month (US time Zone 6PM to 3AM IST divided in first week & mid-week) & remaining month will be 12PM to 9PM. But the candidate should be open to work in US time zone as and when needed. Role will be based out of Bangalore, candidate must be/relocate to Bangalore. Job Description: Manage key deliverables during month close process as per agreed timelines along with ensuring delivery of quality results to key stakeholders (Regional Finance team, Group FP&A and GFAR teams). Supporting Americas Region & Markets in budget, quarterly & monthly forecast submission and challenging markets on assumptions, appropriate use of account lines, brands, functions, segments, and classification of exceptional items. Partner with Group FP&A and Group FAR teams to drive analytics, compliance, quality, and timeliness in month-end reporting. Assist in preparing periodic (monthly/quarterly/annual) reporting packs submission and review of the same including performance dashboards & presentations. Challenge markets on appropriate use of account lines, brands, functions & segments Monitoring & providing solutions on the Forecast & Budget reporting and data modelling to analyse the movements. Identify automation requirements and collaborate with CI team to help deliver automation solutions. Manage ad hoc requests from Americas Regional & Market team, cascade crucial information to markets, and drive compliance. Also as part
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