Associate Director, Business Operations (Commercial Finance)

About this role

We are OMD, Cannes Lions 2024 Media Network of the Year, RECMA's Best-Performing Media Network Globally, and COMvergence's #1 Global Agency Network. As the world’s largest media network, with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries, we excel at making better decisions, faster. By combining innovation, creativity, empathy, and evidence, we help clients move faster, reach further, and take smarter risks in a world full of opportunities


We pride ourselves on being a people-obsessed, outcomes-focused business that applies evidence and data-based solutions, married with the practice of empathy, to drive performance and growth. When working with our clients, we put ourselves in the shoes of the consumer in order to see the world through their eyes. We focus on finding greater empathy with the consumer so as to uncover insights and opportunities that deliver more valued and valuable connections.


Responsibilities
In this role you will be primarily and ultimately responsible for budget data aggregation, quality assurance, governance, reporting and communication of all campaign investment plans across media types.


This is a client facing role accountable for coordination and project management with cross-functional teams. We require an agile, self-starter with knowledge across key functions including Media Planning, Investment, Finance and Operations.

• Consult and confirm implementation governance and best practices, ensure training compliance across platforms
• Confirm operational best practices with Project Management, embedding finance expertise into workflow definitions and project timelines (e.g. client and deliverable expectations, turnaround times, client escalations, client-facing deliverable consistency)
• Lead integration and connectivity between cross-functional teams (e.g. Planning, Integrated Investment, Marketing Science, Finance, Project Management) - inclusive of integration between onshore and offshore resources
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