About the Role Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the Commercial Finance Director will be responsible for supporting the senior Commercial and Operations team across a portfolio of clients. The Commercial Finance Director will coordinate with the global team on all ongoing commercial initiatives, with particular focus on pricing contract renewals with existing clients.
This is a high-impact, client-facing finance role for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance, operations, and commercial strategy. You will be the trusted financial partner to senior client leads, shaping deal economics, protecting margins, and translating contract terms into operating discipline throughout each engagement.
Responsibilities: Commercial partnership and account leadership - Serve as the commercial finance lead for client accounts, partnering daily with senior operations and account leaders.
- Own the commercial health of the portfolio, including revenue, margin, utilization, and forecast accuracy.
- Provide financial guidance and decision support on staffing, scope changes, investment, and restructuring decisions.
Pricing, deal structuring, and renewals - Lead commercial structuring for new business, scope expansions, and large renewals across the portfolio.
- Build, review, and challenge pricing models, ensuring proposals reflect risk, delivery model, and target profitability.
- Coordinate with the global teams on cross-market deals and standardized pricing approaches.
- Forecast the P&L for account renewals, taking into account expected revenue and operating costs.
- Identify margin risks and opportunities early, and recommend corrective actions to operations leadership.
Contract management and risk - Maintain a deep understanding of the commercial terms of each contract - rate cards, volume commitments, reporting obligations, SLAs, and change control.
- Ensure delivery performance is aligned to agreed terms and conditions, and that variations are captured, priced, and approved.
- Surface and manage ongoing commercial and contractual risk across the engagement lifecycle.
Analytics and reporting - Translate financial and operational data into clear, actionable insight for senior internal and client stakeholders.
- Use pricing and analytics tools to model scenarios, benchmark profitability, and inform commercial trade-offs.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of commercial finance processes, tools, and reporting standards across .Monks.
About You The essentials: - Bachelor's degree required; Finance or Business emphasis preferred.
- 10+ years of experience as a commercial or business analyst, with a heavy concentration in finance and/or analytics.
- Significant hands-on experience in a financial role across more than one .Monks-style client engagement and more than one service line (e.g., media, creative, technology, data).
- Experience with pricing and analytics tools.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a P&L, including forecasting, costing, pricing, budget management, and revenue responsibility.
- Deep understanding of contract management principles, including deal structures, client solutions, and ongoing risk management.
- Clear understanding of the commercial levers in an outsourcing or managed-services contract, and how to manage them over the duration of the contract.
Attributes - Financially and commercially astute.
- Organizational agility - comfortable navigating a fast-moving, matrixed, global organization.
- Resilient, self-motivated, and results driven.
- Solid communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior internal and client stakeholders.
What We Offer - A seat at the table on some of the most complex and strategic commercial engagements at.Monks.
- Exposure to a global commercial finance community and a broad portfolio of marquee clients.
- Competitive base salary, performance-based incentive, and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and paid time off.
- Hybrid working model based out of our New York office.
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What We Offer Benefits - Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here !
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here !)
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range: $175,000-$185,000 USD
