Adrian Jenkins
Director and Founder @Financial Progression
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WORK HISTORY
Director and Founder @Financial Progression
Marlow, GB
In 2009, Financial Progression was the first boutique marketing contract compliance specialist to operate as a firm of Chartered Accountants. Since then we have been providing contract compliance audit and risk management services to Marketing, Procurement and Finance Directors in large organisations that seek greater transparency and governance over their marketing spend.In 2021, we conducted the largest audit (by some distance) of a media agency covering a 12 month period that had ever taken place in the UK. We are one of the founding members of ISBA\'s partner programme that launched in 2020. Roll forward to 2025 and we have now conducted audits successfully in 40 countries for a similar number of national, regional and global advertisers.Our work delivers an immediate return on investment to the vast majority of our clients and, for those who audit their agencies regularly, it leads to deeper, more trusting relationships between advertisers and their agency partners (media, creative etc.). Our core services are focused exclusively on supporting brands in their commercial dealings with marketing services agencies (media, creative, PR, sales promotion, digital, event etc.)- Contract Compliance Audits: reviewing the extent to which brand and agency have fulfilled their obligations under the contract and have processes and ways of working in place to support an efficient and effective business partnership- Exit Audits: supporting brands and agencies to wind down their commercial relationships in a structured manner- Implementation Audits: reviewing whether the words in the contract have translated into the intended business processes and ways of working that ensure a smooth running account- Reviews of Marketing Agency Contracts: helping clients to understand what they can expect from their agency as part of a compliance audit.
EDUCATION
Durham University
BA Hons 2:1, Classics
SKILLS
ABOUT ADRIAN JENKINS
Adrian helps Marketing, Procurement and Finance Directors to gain greater transparency and understanding of their marketing services supply chain, so that they view their commercial relationships with renewed clarity, as well as regularly saving their organisations hundreds of thousands of pounds.Adrian\'s broad experience in Finance (Big 4 qualified Chartered Accountant), Procurement and Sales with blue chip companies and public sector bodies over the past 20 years means that he has a unique insight into how to provide financial assurance to brands for their marketing services agencies.Clients call Adrian and his team in when they are: new in role; about to change agency; seeking reassurance that their agency is complying with the terms of the contract; wanting to know what the audit clauses in their agency contracts really mean; seeking greater financial transparency of their agency spend; or complying with corporate governance requirements.Specialties: Contract compliance audits of marketing services agencies (media, creative, digital, PR, Sales promotion, event, brand, design etc.), including implementation and exit audits.
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