FP & A Manager

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Who we are:

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 130,000 talented people in 112 countries. Our company creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC and the UN. Our clients include 67 of the FTSE 100, 369 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 71 of the NASDAQ 100.

WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

Why we're hiring:

WPP is on a global transformation journey, and this is an opportunity to join Group HQ Financial Planning & Analysis / Data and Analytics team with a focus on developing FP&A capability, leading analytical assignments, and operating as a subject matter expert and point of contact for financial data analytics and democratisation efforts.

What you'll be doing:

The FP&A Data and Analytics team is responsible for the framework, tooling (current Power BI reporting application support by Databricks Data Warehouse), data architecture, integration, and visualisation.

The Data and Analytics team works in close partnership with Enterprise Data and Finance Systems groups to ensure continuous improvement of financial data consumption and its integration into periodic management reporting and commentary. The Data and Analytics team also leads the delivery of training on Power BI to finance users to ensure optimum benefit from analytics tools.

This role will report into FP&A Senior Manager, Data and Analytics.

Analytics Platform: support the ongoing development and optimisation of the Group’s analytics platform in Power BI by streamlining and automating back-end and front-end processes

Monitoring & Optimisation: Monitor alerts around Azure Databricks SQL Warehouse, Azure Data Factory pipelines and data extract processes to ensure data quality. Understand scheduling errors to troubleshoot any issues

Front-end Development: Take a leading role in the design, build, and deployment of new Power BI dashboards and reports

Data Integration: work with Enterprise Data and Finance Systems teams to import, transform, and optimize data for the Group’s and Operating Companies’ consumption

Supporting Documentation: assist in developing comprehensive documentation library about algorithms, parameters, models, and relationships used in the Power BI solution transforming business requirements into technical publications

User Support: Act as a technical resource to users providing support and resolving technical issues related to the solution

What you'll need:

Minimum requirements for this role include:

Strong SQL and Python understanding for querying large data sets and performing advanced-level computations

Understanding of data modelling processes in Azure Databricks & Azure Data Factory

Strong understanding of design, build, and deploy best pr