Company Overview: Listed on the London Stock Exchange, our client is a leading media communications and market research group employing 12,000 staff in over 60 countries. Our client has over 40 operations in 13 countries across Asia Pacific with the regional office in Singapore and operates in all the major markets across the region. In China, Our client has operations in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Chengdu.
Primary Responsibilities: Financial Management & Control
Direct the operations of internal financial programs and procedures.
Organise and supervise the finance and accounting function.
Work with management in development of shared services functions
Prepare and review short-range and long-range financial plans and present to management with a view to achieve profitability and business goals.
Ensure proper administration of accounts receivable, payroll, accounts payable, tax and treasury activities.
Supervising monthly management reporting.
Process Supervision for budgeting and forecasting.
Oversee Audit relationship
Establish relationships with banks, public accounting firms, and government bodies.
Work with legal and external advisors on all legal matters
Commercial role
Work with China MD to understand key business issues and develop a strategy to meet business and profitability goals.
Supervision of media rebate process and procedures. Development and refining of rebate systems
Negotiate/make recommendations on client contracts terms and conditions.
Develop relationships with key clients in order to maintain a high level of service delivery, understand key issues, and make recommendations to address issues and enhance relationships with clients.
Keep abreast of changes in fee arrangements and billing practices of competitors (media, advertising sector) in China, continuously assess practices, and recommend changes as required.
Introduce new policies and processes to meet long-term business goals and ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place to develop a long-term profitable business in a fast-paced and highly changeable environment.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a background in finance and accounting gained with a media communications agency with prior exposure to the business activities and commercial agenda of the media agency business.
Individuals with a similar background gained in agencies with other businesses in the marketing communications sector could be considered as a secondary source.
Experience in the China market or similar media rebate driven market would be highly preferred, though is not essential.
The ideal candidate should have a sound background in all areas of finance and accounting (including management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, auditing, treasury and tax) however a strong commercial acumen will be essential.
They should have excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills and be capable of developing strong relationships with the Local management as well as manage the relationships at a regional and global level.
The ideal candidate should be driven to understand the business, and proactively seek to add value to the business and to the organisation.
They should be a strategically focussed yet practical in nature and should be able to think laterally and provide innovative solutions.
They should have the capability to manage a team, be confident and credible and possess solid analytical skills.
The person hired will be a university graduate with professional accounting qualifications.
Fluency in English is required with Chinese language skills (Mandarin).
Contact Details: Keith Cheung T: +86 21 61332567 E: keith.cheung@talent2.com
