Finance Director (Parental Leave Contract)
Core
Strategic finance leadership covering budgeting, forecasting, commercial guidance, and financial governance for the Australia business.
Role type
Senior IC Finance Director
Builds
Financial plans, commercial strategies, and operational improvements for the Australia business
Domain
Professional services / Marketing & Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic business partnering, budgeting and forecasting, commercial acumen, financial governance, risk management, tax compliance, team leadership
Preferred skills
Experience in professional services/agency/consulting, influencing senior stakeholders, hands-on approach
Technologies
WPP Open, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance systems
Responsibilities
Partner with senior leaders on strategic decision-making; lead budgeting and forecasting; provide commercial guidance on profitability and pricing; support workforce planning; lead and develop the local finance team; oversee financial governance, risk, compliance, tax, and treasury; ensure adherence to WPP policies and SOX; partner on regional/global initiatives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC