- Partner with leaders to meet revenue, utilisation and margin targets
- Prepare revenue forecasts and budgets
- Complete monthly and ad hoc internal reporting
- Track performance, understand variances, and flag risks and opportunities
- Monitor profitability, challenge variances and drive corrective action
- Oversee accruals, deferrals and monthly reporting with MISSION Finance
- Maintain pricing models and rate cards
- Review commercial models for pitches, proposals and tenders
- Support MSAs, tenders and contracts end to end
- Monitor contractual obligations and ensure timely, accurate reporting
- Ensure scopes, budgets and terms are realistic, profitable and resourced
- Review utilisation and resource plans to improve margins
- Coach teams on scoping, pricing and margin management
- Build relationships with client procurement, finance and commercial teams
- Manage and develop the Commercial Assistant
- Lead the agency’s year-end external audit contact
- Support Mongoose Group with monthly reporting, profitability analysis and consolidated Group performance
Requirements
- Experience in a commercial, commercial finance or business-partnering role, ideally within a creative, marketing, events, or professional-services agency
- Strong financial knowledge supporting budgets and forecasts, accurate revenue recognition, profitability, margins and utilisation
- Ability to review and challenge scopes, budgets and resource plans to ensure work is profitable and deliverable
- Experience supporting new-business pitches, contract negotiations, client commercial proposals and key commercial risk
- Strong analytical and Excel skills
- Ability to turn financial information into clear, practical recommendations
- Confident stakeholder-management skills, influencing and constructively challenging senior leaders and agency teams
- Commercially minded, collaborative and comfortable in a fast-paced, project-led environment
- Part-qualified or qualified accountant status such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA is advantageous but not essential where strong relevant experience exists
Core Competencies
Demonstrates strong financial acumen in budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis while effectively managing stakeholder relationships and driving commercial success in a fast-paced environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Financial Knowledge
- Budgeting And Forecasting
- Stakeholder Management
- Analytical Skills
- Commercial Risk Management
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Revenue Recognition
- Profitability Analysis
- Excel Skills
- Pricing Models
- Resource Planning
- Contract Negotiation
- Performance Tracking
- Variance Analysis
- Reporting
- Commercial Proposals
Soft Skills
- Collaborative
- Influencing Skills
- Coaching
- Constructive Challenging
- Relationship Building
Certifications & Qualifications
- CIMA
- ACCA
- ACA
Industry Keywords
- Commercial Finance
- Creative Agency
- Marketing
- Events
- Professional Services
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Finance Business Partner – FTC employer: Jobtailor
As a Client Services Coordinator at our dynamic company, you will thrive in a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. We offer comprehensive training, opportunities for advancement, and a collaborative environment where your contributions are valued. Located in a vibrant area, our team enjoys a healthy work-life balance and the chance to engage with diverse clients, making every day rewarding and meaningful.
