Director, Commercial Compliance

1434 - Director, Commercial Compliance - Finance

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At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

This is a fantastic opportunity where we are looking for a Commercial Compliance Director to become part of the WPP Media UK Commercial Compliance team, reporting to the Commercial Compliance VP. This is a key role, with an overriding objective to partner with the Chief Commercial Finance Officer, Commercial Compliance VP, and other Senior Commercial and Compliance stakeholders to ensure that the agency is complying with all aspects of its contractual commitments whilst fostering a growth mindset.

This includes working with the Commercial team to ensure that contractual provisions in terms of charging mechanisms and notifications to clients are managed accurately and in a timely manner, whilst always having an eye on the Commercial growth and profitability of WPP Media UK. The other key aspect of the role is to ensure that systems, controls, and processes are robust, standardised, and applied to eliminate any risk of revenue loss.

• Co management of agency client audit program with specific responsibility for a portfolio of key clients. To include:
  • Coordination of the markets/auditors
  • Negotiation of scopes of audit, NDAs and MRLs
  • Audit briefings
  • Maintenance of the annual agency client certification program
  • Negotiation of post audit settlement/makegoods
  • Implementation of post audit remedial plans
  • Tracking of results and correction of any noncompliance issues
  • Liaising with third party audit firms, and ensuring that information required is supplied in the correct format and on a timely basis
  • Responsibility for all client notifications and declarations
• Working with the commercial team to apply the correct interpretation of WPP’s contractual commitments and reporting thereof, including liaison with affiliate entities.
• Link between the commercial team and finance in ensuring that commercial terms are correctly applied in terms of charging methodology across all income types.
• Supporting the Commercial Compliance VP in ensuring that new commercial models are compliant and have the required level of governance.
• Provide ad hoc commercial analysis for the Commercial Compliance VP.
• To work with the UK, EMEA and Global commercial teams to maintain the compliance schedule and ensure that it is up to date and that changes are communicated to the relevant account teams immediately.
• To review the existing control processes and suggest improvements.
• Working with the Commercial Team, responsible for onboarding new clients/contracts, communicating key commercial compliance and operational terms, assessing commercial risk and implementing counter measures
• Partner in the development of training and best practice programs to include commercial contractual knowledge and deploy into business providing training where necessary.
• Assist in the maintenance of up-to-date agency commercial guidance documentation and systems
• Communicate to the agency/to appropriate personnel any new financial and commercial group policies and ensure these are being implemented
• Hands on engagement in any agency commercial/contractual projects
• Manage a small-sized team of supervisors, professionals, and/or analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing…