Junior Commercial Business Analysis Exec

At Talon, our mission is to unlock the full potential of out of home, making it more effective, creative, measurable and sustainable than ever.

We're passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry. In just over a decade, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 450+ people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry. We hire the finest talent to help us unlock the full potential of the Out of Home (OOH) environment for our clients; and pride ourselves on the individuals who represent our business.

THE ROLE_

Reporting into the Commercial Controller, the Commercial Executive (CE) has a wide range of responsibilities, including (but not limited to) owning and developing all Commercial reporting and tracking of both Media Owner and Media Agency spends through Excel and Power BI. Supporting the Commercial Controller in day-to-day tasks and helping to deliver the Commercial targets. The role of a Commercial Executive requires a proactive mindset, to both help identify and develop new opportunities within the business and to pre-empt any issues which may occur.

A DAY IN THE LIFE_

• Build and manage relationships with Media Owners across the appropriate levels.
• Work alongside the internal Planning and Investment Teams to collaborate on delivering key KPI's.
• Responsible for the monitoring and updating of key KPI reports through Plato (Internal planning system) and Power BI, on a weekly basis.
• Manage and update weekly and daily internal tracking reports to help monitor and deliver key KPI's.
• Undertake essential cleansing of data and the resolution of any data issues.
• Liaise with the legal team and manage the completion of trading documentation, such as terms and conditions documents and Media Owner / Media Agency Trading Agreements.
• Provide half year and full year reconciliations of Media Owner spend.
• Provide Media Agency rebate reconciliations and spend reports on request.
• Help with analysing and monitoring key spend trends across various formats within the market.
• Champion sustainability and advocate the value of positive social and environmental impact within your team.
• Participate in projects and initiatives which drive Talon's commitment to positive social and environmental causes. E.g. charity partnerships, volunteering, carbon offsetting etc.
• Role model the Talon values and behaviours to help ensure the best possible culture and tone is set throughout Talon.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR_

• Ability to communicate across all levels both internally and externally.
• Strong commercial acumen with the confidence to apply this within your work.
• Organisational planning
• Enthusiastic and driven.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Organised
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable with Financial data

As well as:

• OOH experience in Commercial/Investment/Trading role, preferred but not essential.
• Experience of working in/with finance/data/numerical focused roles.
• Industry knowledge (not essential but preferred)
• Experience using Power BI (not essential but preferred)

WHY US_

" The best thing about working at Talon is the space, time and expertise I've been given over the years to grow and develop my skills." Client Director at Talon

OUR VALUES AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER_

WE ARE BOLD_

As industry provocateurs and pioneers, we respectfully challenge the status quo, take pride in our people, big ideas and partnerships.

• We challenge respectfully
• We lead the way

WE ARE HUMAN_

We are a diverse collective of changemakers who value respect, fairness, and integrity and expect the same in return.

• We value collaboration and togetherness
• We are empathetic

WE ARE SMART_

Our trailblazing spirit and learning centric culture ensures our knowledge provides maximum value to each other and our clients.

• We grow and learn
• We are trusted
• We are mission possible

Talon is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ and develop a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and brands that we represent.