Financial Reporting Director

Job Description:

The FAR team is seeking a Director to lead regional and local ad‑hoc financial analysis, support process improvement initiatives, and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial information shared across the organization. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively across multiple functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis in compliance with IFRS and internal policies

• Review and challenge market financial submissions; identify and explain key variances, trends and/or inconsistencies

• Provide technical accounting guidance on matters related to reporting, policy, transformation and M&A activity

• Respond to inquiries from the Group Reporting teams in London and Japan and support ad‑hoc analysis requests

• Partner closely with FP&A, Legal, Tax, Transformation, and all practice areas to resolve accounting and reporting issues

• Support market finance controllers with monthly & quarterly reporting including analysis of balance sheet accounts, NWC, cash conversion, and cash flows

• Prepare detailed analysis of regional balance sheet performance, net working capital, cash flow, and cash conversion metrics. Provide insights that support executive decision‑making and strategic planning

• Assist with regional audit requests including quarterly analytics and various other regional PBCs

• Support the Regional and US Controllers in Ad-hoc analysis, reporting, and requests.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience in Financial Reporting (such as external audit, controllership, etc.) or Financial Reporting

• Strong knowledge of IFRS

• Strong analytical, presentation, and delivery skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Finance, Accounting, or Business Degree

• Professional qualification (CPA, ACA, CIMA)

• Experience in a similar role

• Experience in a global or multi-market finance environment

What This Role Offers

This position provides broad exposure across the entire Dentsu finance ecosystem, with significant cross‑functional collaboration spanning practice area leadership, FP&A, Legal, Tax, Transformation, and the Group Reporting teams in London and Japan. The role offers visibility to senior leadership, including the Deputy CFO and Global CFO, through unique, high-impact ad hoc projects that are often complex and business-critical, and provides opportunities to influence reporting quality, strengthen technical accounting capabilities, and contribute to key strategic initiatives.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual base salary range for this position is ($113,000 - $175,000). Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

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Location: New York

Brand: Dentsu

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

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