Finance Controller
Ogilvy
| Company | Ogilvy |
| Category | Finance |
| Location | Makati City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com , and follow us on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and Facebook.
About WPP
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. For more information, visit WPP.com .
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.
About the Role
Accountable for the execution of financial reporting, accounting, and controls across. Ensures integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial outputs while supporting effective decision-making and maintaining strong governance. Acts as the primary in-market controllership lead and key interface with Regional Controllership and GBS Finance.
What You’ll Do
Reporting, Governance & Compliance:
Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, for statutory compliance and group reporting
Ensure compliance with IFRS, group policies, and statutory requirements, including implementation of key accounting judgements and estimated in market
Maintain robust balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, and substantiation
Ensure audit readiness and management of external audit processes for market
Execute SOX controls, testing, and remediation activities
Stewardship & Stakeholder Engagement:
Partner with Market CFO to support performance analysis and decision-making through providing key inputs on financial actuals
Provide clear commentary and variance analysis for financial actuals
Input through financial actuals into budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes
Maintain relationships with regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders
Act as escalation point for accounting, reporting and other compliance issues, working with key functions (e.g., tax, legal) to resolve
Where other activities are retained in market, assume oversight and sign off responsibilities for local tax and treasury activities, ensuring adherence to WPP policies, statutory and regulatory requirements and associated control requirements.
Operational Excellence:
Oversee delivery of Record-to-Report, transactional Finance and Controllership through GBS across market scope i.e., all countries and legal entities
Monitor GBS service quality against SLAs and drive issue resolution
Ensure implementation of global standards, policies, and frameworks
Drive improvements in close cycle efficiency and reporting quality
Support automation, standardisation, and process optimisation initiatives
What You’ll Need
10+ years of strong financial controllershi
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