Mark Bone

Worldwide Finance Director at WPP Media

Farnham, England, United Kingdom

About

Worldwide Finance Director at GroupM Previous role as Director of Group Reporting & Analysis at WPP specialising in Financial Planning & Analysis, and finance transformation. Part of the team that created and built out the specialist FP&A team, processes, and controls at the WPP Group level. Other previous roles include Senior Manager in Financial Reporting at WPP with significant experience of external financial reporting, complex consolidations, technical accounting, and internal & external controls. Skilled in global reporting management and analysis; budgeting and forecasting; financial modelling; financial decision support; financial control and governance (incl SOX); management reporting; internal, external and Board level reports; financial accounting; regulatory reporting; change management; process improvement; managing teams. Exeter University: Business Economics - First Class - 2007 Professional Status: ICAS - CA – 2012

Experience

  • Worldwide Finance Director at WPP Media
    Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

  • WPP (11 yrs 8 mos)
    • Director of Group Reporting and Analysis, FP&A
      Jun 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    • Senior Manager, Group Financial reporting
      Apr 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Manager, Group Financial Accountant
      Apr 2015 - Apr 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Executive at Ernst & Young
    Sep 2009 - Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos