GroupM | Commercial Accountant

Finance District 1, HCMC

Position at GroupM

Reporting of the role

This role reports to Finance Manager.

3 best things about the job

Opportunity to work for World Best Agencies under one roof.Multi facets roles, advisor, trusted partner, leader, listener, executor, etc.Fast pace, demanding, fun loving and satisfying work environment.

Measures of success –

In three months, you would have:

• Be conversant with Agencies / Finance Structure.
• Oversee day-to-day billing to client of Agencies /GroupM.
• Good understanding of all necessary control, compliances in client policy and contract
• Provide finance support to Media team

In six months, you would have:

• Full responsibilities for clients handled in billing.

In 12 months, you would have:

• Responsible for media billing and support Media agency in delivering service and fully reports for clients handle

Responsibilities of the roles

Client services

• Handle full scope relate to billing of Agency’s clients allocated by Finance Manager ensure that invoice issued on time.
• Prepare Media accrual of revenue monthly based on Media activities.
• Support Media Agency in preparing documents relate to media services.
• Negotiating with client to solve issues relate to invoice, billing.
• Support media audit and finance audit as well.

Financing

• Remind media team to submit documents for invoicing on time to clean up unbilled media balance.
• Prepare JV for Media Accrual, fee, bonus to ensure that revenue recognition completeness.

Client compliance

• Adhoc client contract
• Ensure contract is compliance with WPP policy
• Ensure media services delivered complied with contract.

Reporting

• Manage and review & comment billing reconcile/AR reconcile
• Monthly month-end reports (Digital breakdown by sub media type, comment Accrued aging report,)
• Report assigned by Commercial Manger.

Others:

• Ad hoc tasks allocated by Finance Manager

What you will need:

• Bachelor of Finance and Accounting is preferred.
• 2 years experience of billing accounting for an international service companies is much advantageous.
• Proactive, self-starter with strong commercial acumen.
• Ability to deliver results in a highly motivated, demanding environment.
• Sharp, action orientated and able to sell ideas convincingly.
• Experience in Media / Advertising industry will be an added advantage.

 About GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management company serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, Maxus, and Essence, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people.

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