Job Description
THE BIG PICTURE:
VCCP is the Challenger Agency for Challenger Brands. An independent, 1,250-person strong creative company, that exists to transform its clients fortunes by disrupting the categories they operate in.
VCCP is fully integrated, with deep capabilities in data and analytics, brand strategy, communications, customer experience, media, production and distribution. The company was founded in 2002 in London, with offices in New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Madrid and Prague.
Our London office has been shortlisted for Campaign magazine’s Agency of the Year almost every year for the past decade, topping the new business table 9 years out of the last 10.
OUR CULTURE:
The VCCP Group has a unique culture, and we are looking for people who will make a positive contribution to this, therefore the candidate must have the following attributes:
* A collaborative nature
* An entrepreneurial spirit
* Take pride in their work
* An honest approach
* Be un-precious and able to recognise that a good idea can come from anywhere
* Take responsibility
OUR PURPOSE:
So what do we actually do? Put simply we exist to transform the fortunes of our clients by challenging and disrupting the categories they operate in. It’s why we describe ourselves as ‘the challenger agency for challenger brands’.
The Role:
We’re seeking a Commercial Finance Partner to provide clear, world-class financial insights that empower our client's business leads to make informed decisions on scopes, fees, and resources. This role partners closely with Business and Operations leads to advise on commercial opportunities, drive financial transparency and enhance performance.
Cultural fit is key. This client is a fast-paced, dynamic business, fuelled by a team of talented individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset. The practices we establish here shape how we operate across our other global and local accounts, so a proactive, flexible and solutions-oriented attitude is essential.
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you’ll be part of the Commercial Finance team. However, given the fast-moving nature of the account, you’ll be embedded within the UK client team, working with them day-to-day to help manage the financial complexities of this 8-figure business.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial:
* Provide thought leadership and guidance on pricing to agency and client team
* Identify and suggest alternative pricing mechanisms to improve revenue growth opportunities
* Represent the commercial team in meetings as required
* Provide ad-hoc support to Head of Commercial on special targeted projects across key functions
* Work with client and operations leads on resource forecasting and ensuring this is recorded in the Finance Trackers
* Work with the operations leads to build a margin improvement plan for client account and monitor progress against it
* Regular catch-ups with the account service teams to understand the latest scopes, resourcing, capacity planning and job progress on client
* Assist negotiations on portfolio of clients and be the key commercial contact for the client procurement departments alongside operations director
* Ensure client finance trackers are maintained.
* Update and maintain income forecasts with retainer fees, based on workload
* Work with and advise members of the billing and Management Accounts team as and when the situation arises.
* Interface with international finance leads to ensure immediate access to global financial reporting
Skills & Experience:
* Must be passionate and take pride in their work and be able to demonstrate excellent levels of ownership in order to effectively manage all finance trackers across their client portfolio.
* Ideal candidate is ACCA/CIMA qualified, but not vital to the role
* Experience in advertising/similar industry
* You should be able to thrive in a lively, dynamic and pressurised environment and have excellent workload management with the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
* Must be able to work using your own initiative but also be committed to supporting the wider team whenever possible.
* Google Docs ability with experience using Pivot Tables, vlookups, etc.
* Intermediate Excel ability with experience using pivot tables, vlookups
Attitude:
* A passion for working within a creative environment
* Resilience to keep going when its high pressured
* Strives for excellence
* Can do attitude
* Approachable and personable
* Builds rapport and is able to quickly establish excellent working relationships
VCCP DE&I Statement:
We believe that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within our agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self. VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or ethnicity. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know via
Criminal Records information:
As part of our onboarding process, you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Declaration regarding any unspent convictions. For roles in finance, HR, Legal, IT or senior management, we may be required to verify your declaration with a basic DBS check, as well as an Adverse Finance and ID check.
Please note, we try to respond to as many applications as possible but, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume we are unable to proceed with your application for this specific role. Thank you for your interest in VCCP.