Senior Global Business Analyst

Working as part of a team of team of nine, the Senior Global Business Analyst will assist the Global Client Finance Director with the commercial and compliance management of a large portfolio of global clients across the automotive, FMCG, luxury and financial sectors. You will therefore be an integral part of a dynamic worldwide team, gaining best in class experience and exposure to global media challenges across a wide range of clients at the forefront of creative, adaptive and innovative media solutions.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for producing analytical work, sourcing information and preparing reports to better enable the team to service our key global clients.
• Specifically responsible for the day to day management of two of the agency's top ten clients on behalf of the Global Commercial Director.
• Oversight of the agency commercial timetable, intranet management and compliance information
• Responsible for preparing analysis in support of fee negotiations and client profitability reviews.
• Preparation of financial analysis for contract compliance purposes and ongoing client support.
• Collection, consolidation and analysis of data from Regional and Local Finance Directors to support key commercial decisions as well as ongoing commercial compliance.

Key Behaviours and Knowledge

• Commercial outlook:
  • Demonstrates the ability to engage a commercial view across general business undertakings and challenges.
  • Possesses a general understanding of the economic and industry specific implications and developments for Mindshare and our clients.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail:
  • Ability to process and, most of all, interpret financial data in support of commercial decisions.
  • Ability to recognise and diagnose problems, as well as the underlying causes, then develop practical solutions.
  • Possess a natural attention to detail and ability to digest information from a wide variety of sources.
  • Open-minded, able to develop and assess different options and solutions.
• Very strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating on daily basis the ability to succinctly communicate with finance and non-finance people alike and to accommodate language and cultural differences.
• Strong listening skills and ability to process verbal information.
• Proven verbal and written communicator who is able to measure the requirements of different audiences and adapts his / her communication style accordingly.
• Willingness and ability to involve others and use informal/virtual teams to complete tasks.