Technical Finance Manager

Why we’re hiring:

WPP Enterprise Technology (ET) is transforming how WPP works. We’re modernizing with cloud-first infrastructure, consolidating campuses for a better client and employee experience, and shifting from a single IT outsourcing provider to a multi-supplier model. Finance plays a crucial role in this transformation, guiding the move to a more agile IT environment and the development of in-house R&D platform products. This requires expert technical financial skills, commercial acumen, and operational awareness to strategically advise Controllership and Business Partnering functions.

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting into the Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include:

• Accounting Expertise: Lead global accounting policies and processes for Enterprise Technology, advising Finance Business Partners (FBPs) on technical accounting (Capex, R&D, asset transfers, etc.).
• SOX Compliance: Design, implement, and oversee SOX controls, expanding coverage to ~50 countries.
• Financial Management: Manage month-end close, reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and the actuals cycle. Produce the Central Finance Accounts pack.
• FBP Partnership: Guide and support FBPs on technical accounting, driving quality and accuracy.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with group accounting functions (tax, treasury, etc.) and internal teams (FBPs, Controllership, Shared Services, etc.).
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team responsible for intercompany reconciliations, P&L analysis, financial statement preparation, payroll, headcount reporting, and SOX control operation.

What you’ll need:

• Accounting qualification, with/or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a complex international environment either with or for multi-national companies is desirable for this role 

Who you are:

You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?