FP&A Manager - LATAM - Afirmativa para Pessoas Diversas

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Description

Monks got our start in 2001, and since then we've grown a lot. With offices all around the globe and around 6,000+ employees, we deliver A-level work that's won hundreds of Cannes Lions and FWAs. We are leading the way in building integrated teams to bring a full suite of best in class offerings to world renowned companies. We’re talking big. We accomplish amazing work through our people, by remaining agile  and executing exemplary work in real-time for our global clients. 

Our work is bundled by teams, not by organizational layers. But it's not all work. Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.  If you’re intrigued, read on as we may have the dream job for you. 

Now, about his opportunity: We are seeking a results-driven LATAM FP&A Manager to lead financial planning, analysis, and performance management across Latin America for a fast-paced organization with a portfolio in the advertising/marketing sector. The ideal candidate will combine strong FP&A technical skills with a deep understanding of agency/advertising dynamics, client profitability, and regional market nuances. This role partners closely with regional leadership, sales, operations, and marketing to drive data-driven decision making, optimize resource allocation, and support growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

FP&A leadership

• Own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for LATAM, aligning with global standards and local realities.
• Develop, consolidate, and present monthly/quarterly financial results, variance analyses, and actionable insights to regional leadership and the CFO.
• Create and maintain robust financial models (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPI dashboards) tailored to the advertising/agency business.
• Revenue and profitability optimization
• Analyze client mix, project profitability, rate card utilization, and ABC/driver-based costing to improve gross margins.
• Collaborate with sales/Account leads to forecast pipeline, identify up-sell/upsell opportunities, and quantify the financial impact of new business.
• Monitor media/production spend efficiency, settlement timing, and client invoicing metrics; flag risks and opportunities.

Advertising agencyspecific finance

• Manage program/project profitability for campaigns, including allocation of indirect costs, shared services, and overhead to projects.
• Track media commissions, rebates, and credit terms; ensure accurate revenue recognition and compliance with agency standards.
• Support pitch budgeting and client ROI analysis for new business opportunities.
• Forecasting discipline and governance
• Lead monthly close coordination, OPEX discipline, and rolling forecast cadence; ensure accuracy with regional management.
• Establish and maintain forecasting processes, ownership, and timelines; implement scenario planning (e.g., market slowdowns, client churn).
• Develop and enforce internal controls, financial policies, and data integrity across LATAM entities.
• Strategic partnering and storytelling
• Provide insightful storytelling to senior leadership: profitability trends, liquidity considerations, capital allocation, and investment cases.
• Partner with Marketing/PMO and Creative/Production leads to understand cost drivers and optimize budgeting for campaigns and content production.
• Systems, automation, and data
• Own FP&A tools (e.g., ERP/GL, BI platforms, Excel-based models, and forecasting software); drive automation of reports and dashboards.
• Ensure data integrity, standardization of metrics (revenue, gross margin, utilization, billable/non-billable, client profitability), and timely data delivery.
• Champion digital transformation efforts to streamline planning across LATAM.

Compliance and risk

• Ensure compliance with local tax, statutory reporting, and transfer pricing requirements; coordinate audits as needed.
• Identify financial risks (FX exposure, client concentration, contract terms) and propose mitigation strategies.

People and collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small LATAM FP&A team; recruit top talent and foster a high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with regional finance teams, legal, and operations to ensure alignment on financial controls and reporting standards.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics; CPA/CFA or MBA preferred.
• Experience: in advertising/agency finance or a marketing/creative services environment is highly desirable.
• Industry knowledge: Deep understanding of agency business models (billable hours, project-based work, media commissions, rebates), client profitability analysis, and pitch budgeting.
• Technical skills: Advanced Excel; experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite), BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), and financial planning software; strong data visualization and storytelling capabilities.
• Analytical & strategic: Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights; strong business acumen with a results-oriented mindset.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication in English; Spanish or Portuguese proficiency is highly desirable.
• Leadership: Experience managing a small team; ability to influence cross-functionally and operate in a matrix organization.
• Personal attributes: Detail-oriented, proactive, adaptable to rapid changes, high ownership, and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Prerequisites

It is required that the profile for this position be diverse. Preference for black people, women, PCDs (people with disabilities), or LGBTQIAPN+ community.

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.