Job Description:
Merkle powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
In Bulgaria, we manage a global portfolio of clients, providing a single source of expertise, technology, and operational support. We have a proven track record for delivering, managing, and innovating multi-channel commerce platforms for major international brands and retailers, including adidas, Clarins, ASDA, Shiseido, and more. Our world-class team has delivered sites for over 35 brands, including more than 400 transactional e-commerce sites across 60 locations on 6 continents. Our scope is expanding with the introduction of new data engineering practices, paid search and social advertising, and SEO.
We look forward to what's next.
We're hiring a Commercial & Finance Analyst at Merkle in Sofia.
Purpose
The purpose of the Commercial & Finance Analyst is to be a part of our Global Commercial team within Dentsu Media, which drives profitable growth, mitigates risk, and maximises commercial opportunities across both Dentsu Media's new and existing client partnerships, with a primary focus on global media clients and pitches.
By working with Commercial Managers, the Commercial & Finance Analyst will contribute to the development and provision of adequate commercial support to Dentsu's global media team, working across Carat, iProspect and Dentsu X to develop a new and existing international client base.
The key accountabilities of the role are as follows:
Close collaboration with Commercial Managers and Commercial Directors on global new business tenders, where the analyst will have responsibility for:
Assisting the Commercial Manager and Director in business partnering with Client Presidents to support fee proposals.
Ensuring a thorough understanding of the commercial strategy decided upon by the Commercial Director and Manager, as well as the key commercial challenges of the pitch.
Briefing the local markets' key commercial/finance contacts on the scope of the pitch and guidance on the proposed fee structure.
Analysing the fee proposals returned by markets to check that the fee is in line with the briefing.
Challenging market submissions and making suggestions that will enhance our submission.
Preparing summaries of our commercial offer and profitability reports, which are clear and concise.
Finalising the commercial templates to return to the pitch consultants.
Finding opportunities to drive improvement within all commercial processes.
Collaboration with Commercial Managers and Commercial Directors on existing Global Client deliverables:
Liaising with CFOs across the network to gather commercial information and support contract compliance.
Collating and analysing financial reports on a wide range of global clients, including media rebates, unbilled media, debtors, timesheets, and fee reports. Challenging and questioning any anomalies and movements to ensure we can answer any key stakeholder questions.
Assisting the manager with performance-related fee calculations and communication of the results with markets.
Qualifications and experience
Strong academics demonstrating exceptional numerical literacy.
Media industry experience is desirable, but not essential.
Dentsu actively encourages employees to gain qualifications; therefore, this role will be eligible for funded study and exams such as ACCA/ACA/CIMA, and study leave for such exams will be provided.
Skills and attributes
Previous financial analysis experience required, demonstrating exceptional numerical literacy.
Commercial awareness and desire to develop further in this area, coupled with an interest in the media industry.
Strong analytical skills, logical thinking, and attention to detail.
Strong communication skills (both verbal and written).
Proactive and organised, able to plan and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Good working knowledge of the basic MS Office suite, including Word and PowerPoint. Strong Excel skills with an ability to assimilate large volumes of data.
A dynamic and highly motivated individual able to work with colleagues and clients of all levels and markets.
What do we offer:
We are huge believers in work-life balance, so we offer all our employees 25 days of paid leave and 3 fixed wellness days off each year.
A hybrid work model for our teams so they can work from the office or the comfort of their home.
Free parking spaces are available for all our employees working from the office.
Complimentary drinks and snacks in the office to keep energy levels up.
A parent-friendly culture and the potential for additional days off to create new memories with your loved ones.
Life Insurance, Health and dental insurance plans or, if selected, gift vouchers instead.
Sports card, partially covered by the company and food vouchers.
2 days off for volunteering and numerous charity initiatives throughout the year.
Opportunity to attend training, conferences and get certification sponsored by the company upon availability and business need.
About dentsu:
Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc., we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and our 65,000-employee base of dedicated professionals works across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.
Location:
SofiaBrand:
DentsuTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
Permanent