Junior Financial Reporting

Dentsu is one of the largest marketing and advertising groups, providing a full suite of creative, data, technology and media services to its global clients in 143 countries.

We empower the world's leading brands to create better creative and customer experiences with a focus on digital and creative transformation. We are champions for innovative marketing success across a diverse portfolio of fortune 100 companies, leading organisations and clients across key iconic brands advertising globally to maximise the value of our customer portfolios to drive hyper-personalised marketing and creative strategies.

Our combined strengths in creative excellence, customer digital transformation, media and enterprise marketing technology drives our competitive advantage. This includes a wide range of services to clients across media, advertising creative, PR, television format production, sports stadium adverting, talent and influencer engagement, app and website development, game development, programmatic advertising, IT consultancy, and data products, analytics and insights.

We are looking for a
Junior Financial Reporting & Controller
to be employed in our
Milan
office reporting to the Senior Financial Reporting & Controller.

The purpose of this role is to perform and support the Financial reporting and control activities required each month and quarter end, working closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis ("FP&A") organization; assist in management of processes and controls in adherence with dentsu Internal Control Framework ("ICF"), best in class standards and industry requirements; drive continuous improvement initiatives across multiple reporting areas; ensure a regular and systematic financial reporting to the business which is accurate, timely and insightful.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver accurate and reliable output from specific tasks during monthly, quarterly and annual reporting processes for control and reporting compliance
• Work closely with FP&A to support delivery of (1) insightful reports for internal management reporting and for Group reporting, (2) ad-hoc financial analysis of Actual performance, (3) best in class financial information and analysis to CEO, CFO and Leadership team
• Support continued improvements in quality and efficiency of financial reporting processes, in collaboration with the wider finance team
• Maintain a working relationship with other teams and stakeholders in other Finance pillars.
• Provide appropriate technical analysis and advice to key partners, working within the team to solve complex problems
• Support control and reporting compliance including support in preparing technical accounting memos
• Support the audit process, liaising with external audit on appropriate workstreams
• Support continual improvements in quality and efficiency of financial reporting processes, in collaboration with the wider finance team
• Assist in developing new reporting formats and analytical tools with the Group, to drive improved financial insight and performance

Requirements

• 2/3 years previous experience in Audit firms
• Master of science in Business administration
• Knowledge of accounting (ITA GAAP, IAS IFRS)
• Fluent in English
• Advanced knowledge of the Office package especially with Excel
• Knowledge of SAP (BPC), D365 is a plus
• Problem solving; capacity of working under pressure and with tight deadline.
• Experience in Media field is a plus
• A desire to evolve, innovate, and enjoy what you do.

If you believe you match these skills, please apply We look forward to meeting you

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