Financial Controller
Financial Controller
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24-08-2025
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About WPP Media
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people planet clients and communities. For more information visit .
WPP Media is WPPs global media a world where media is everywhere and in everything we bring the best platform people and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information visit
Role Summary and Impact
In this role you will be the Finance Operation Lead (FC) for WPP Media Singapore. He/She will be leading the overall finance operation in Singapore handle daily finance and business issues manage agencies associations and manages Financeplus (Finance Shared Service). The role requires constant communicating and management of internal external stakeholders on all finance operation addition you will continuously work to strategically expand preserve or improve the companys networking capital (NWC) procedures standards processes and policies while sticking to business edicts and regulatory guidelines.
Reporting of the role
This role reports to the WPP Media Singapore CFO
3 best things about the job:
- Opportunity to work for World Best Agencies under one roof
- Multi facets roles advisor trusted partner leader listener executor etc
- Fast pace demanding fun loving and satisfying work environment.
Measures of success
In three months:
- Be conversant with Local Opcos/Financeplus/Finance and Reporting Structure
- Support all finance operation in partnership with stakeholders.
- Oversee day-to-day finance/commercial activities of WPP Media/ Agencies/Financeplus
- Good understanding of all necessary control compliances and key stakeholders contracts
In six months:
- Lead the finance operation for WPP Media/Agencies/Financeplus.
- Design and implement improved business/finance processes.
- Partner with Chief Financial Officer and Financeplus driving towards operational excellence.
In 12 months:
- Responsible for overall WPP Media operational excellence improvement in networking capital NWC
- Joined owner with Chief Financial Officer of overall financial health with focus on processes cost management and improvement in operating margin.
Responsibilities of the role:
Act as a Finance Business/Operation Partner to WPP Media
- As a financial operation advisor to WPP Media / Financeplus.
- Ensure strong and sustainable finance operation between WPP Media/Financeplus leading towards excellence.
- Ensure the overall Finance operation of all processes Billing Collection Payment Intercompanies Cash Management Net Working Capital etc
- Owning all finance processes procedures guidelines and polices.
- Ensuring all operations adhere to group financial budgeting and reporting procedures and deadlines
- Ensure compliance of all finance processes adhere to clients vendors contracts and Revenue Recognition policies and all other guidelines
- Work closely with management team to deliver year on year cost and process improvement KPIs for operational efficiency across businesses fianc IT Human Resources and Financeplus.
- Drive optimal profitability through process excellence.
- Lead plan execute and integrate any new finance initiatives.
- Setting up processes for tracking metrics used to measure process efficiency and aligning to overall WPP Media strategy and vision.
- Being an interface between WPP Media Agencies and finance shared services
- Ad Hoc special project and new business initiatives
Governance Compliance Risk & Reporting
- Monitor contract internal SOX ICFR compliance and commercial terms
- Ensure all contacts client vendors etc are approved signed and filed
- Risk and corporate governance management
- Ensure Compliance and develop initiatives to maximise yields
- Working with internal and external auditors ensuring ICFR/SOX compliance
- Ensure that all operations supports management reports submitted within deadline
- Monthly quarterly and yearly reporting to be carried out with high accuracy and timeline
- Variances to be fully explained and analysed with action plan
- Central point of contract for all matter on finance operation
Skills and Experience
- Candidate who are hands on with operation 10 to 15 years of experience with strong finance and commercial background.
- Proactive Process Driven a self-starter with strong finance operation experience.
- Good problems solving skills hands on and willing to roll up sleeves carry tasks.
- Comfortable and confident with multiple stakeholders management
- Comfortable and confident working in a highly motivated demanding environment
- Good people management skill in a highly matrix environment
- Sharp action orientated and able to sell ideas convincingly.
- Strong analytical skills with proven ability in interpreting performance trends and taking proactive action.
- Experience in Media / Advertising industry will be an added advantage.
- Experience of working in successful fast paced business is preferable.
- Comprehensive understanding of key elements of route performance (both commercial and operational)
Life at WPP Media & Benefits
Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve adopted a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve adopted a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
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