Commercial WIP Manager
Ogilvy
| Company | Ogilvy |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | London |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (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 .
Department: Commercial Finance
Location: London
Contract type: Fixed-Term (12 months)
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Commercial WIP Manager Lead
The Role:
This role is responsible for the billing and WIP management on a portfolio of clients. They are the gatekeeper of the jobs. Reporting into the Commercial WIP Manager Lead.
You will be responsible for all job opening and closing and ensuring that best practice is applied to job management throughout the life cycle of the job.
You will be part of a dynamic team which is striving to ensure best commercial practice is at the heart of all agency business transactions.
You will have a close working relationship with both Commercial Managers (CM), the other Commercial WIP Managers and the agency client team.
Key Responsibilities:
Job Management
· Ensuring adherence to the job opening process
· Ensuring timely management and follow up on jobs with client teams
· Explaining to client team how the job processes work on a client and why
· Regular meeting with client teams to review open jobs
· Working with CM to ensure best use of Workday for each client’s specific needs
· Billing to client on a timely basis, ensuring invoices are in line with client processes and internal processes
· Keeping a log of Credit Notes and obtaining relevant sign off
· Advising CM if client teams are not following internal processes or not making themselves available for WIP reviews
· Preparing reports on time value on jobs vs. fee invoiced for CM to review
· Reviewing open PO’s and advising teams to close where appropriate
· Ensuring jobs are closed down correctly when necessary
· Ensuring Project Manager has signed off on each closed job and reviewed the profitability
· Ensuring job setup follows the Commercial Control guidelines and the necessary documentation is attached to it
· Allocation of WIP balances on Workday
· Reviewing FX gains/losses on the jobs and taking appropriate action to clear any balances
Client Contracts
· Carrying out credit checks on new clients
· Setting up new clients in Workday
· Ensuring Workday Masterdata is correct
· Ensuring you understand the VAT rules on each client and that they are adhered to
· Ensuring you understand the forei