Commercial Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

dentsu is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy through five global leadership brands; Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms. 

The Role:

Are you a seasoned commercial finance professional looking for your next gig in Media? We're looking for a Commercial Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team on a freelance basis until April 2026.

This is a high-impact position where you will collaborate directly with business leaders to shape financial strategy and drive performance. You will be hte go-to expert for all things financial insight, analysis and commercial guidance.

What does your day look like?

• Advise on strategic financial plans in partnership with senior stakeholders
• Partners to provide insight and challenge through financial analysis to enable business partners to make key decisions and achieve targets
• Support client/vendor negotiations with pricing, discounts, rebates and volume commitments.
• Analyses consolidated budgets and forecasts, offering clear interpretation and guidance
• Identify operational improvements through financial and performance analysis
• Collaborate on short, medium and long-term resource planning
• Assess client profitability and support margin improvement initiatives
• Provide high-quality analysis to senior finance leaders as needed
• Champion best-practice financial planning and data consistency across the business.

A bit about you:

• Strong commercial finance experience
• Experience with the Media industry
• PowerBI skills & a strong business partnering mindset
• Ability to influence stakeholders, provide guidance to the team and work independently as necessary

Become a champion for meaningful progress: 

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. 

If you want to belong to a one global network where opportunities are limitless – we look forward to welcoming you.

Location:

Sydney

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Consultant