Job Description

The US CFO is an all-round CFO role with a commercial accountability and sits on the Finance and US Executive team. You will provide leadership to the finance team across the US in Commercial Finance, Controllership, Operational Finance and Transformation. You will be the strategic finance lead and advisor for the CEO and supports the achievement of the revenue and profitability in the region. You will report to the CFO Americas.

Important Accountabilities:

• Advise on important decisions through sound commercial judgement, highlighting options, trade-offs, risks and opportunities.
• Lead the initiative to grow the business through revenue enhancement and achievement of healthy margins overall and in all our client engagements.
• Lead the short and long-term budgetary planning and cost management for US according to Dentsu International global processes.
• Support the growth and reshaping of business portfolio.
• Sponsor the building and development of finance capabilities, tools, and skills within the US on a continuing basis to increase efficiency.
• Lead transformation, improvement/change programs throughout their implementation to achieve project benefit
• Direct responsibility for performance and career development for senior finance talent in US.
• Prioritize KPIs and track performance against internal targets and external best practices, making interventions at appropriate times

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience, with 10+ years of financial management experience
• Graduate degree or internationally recognized finance/accounting qualification (i.e. ACA/CPA or CMA or MBA with Finance specialism
• Experience working in an advertising or agency environment and working in a matrixed organization
• CFO / Senior finance leadership experience for a large market or at regional or global level
• Business strategy, acquisitions, and post-merger integration
• Experience of business and finance transformation
• Talent development experience in the finance function
• Experience launching new businesses and changing overall business strategy
• Extensive experience of pricing and negotiation

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $300,000 - $400,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. The company's incentive compensation plan is subject to change. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.