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GroupM is the world's leading media investment company responsible for more than $45B (COMvergence) in annual media investment through agencies including Mindshare, Essence MediaCom, Wavemaker and m/SIX, as well as the outcomes-driven programmatic audience company, Xaxis and Addressable TV business, Finecast.
GroupM creates competitive advantage for advertisers via its worldwide organization of media experts who deliver powerful insights on consumers and media platforms, trading expertise, market leading brand-safe media, technology solutions, addressable TV, content, sports and more.
About the team and/or client
This role sits within the GroupM UK Operating Expense team reporting into the Expense Controller. The role will work closely with the rest of the Operating Expense team as well as the Controllership and IT Team.
The role objective
The primary objective of the role is to support the Expense Controller in the overall IT Expense management of GroupM UK, GroupM WW and GroupM EMEA. The aim is to develop a strong framework by which expenses can be managed, controlled, and analysed to support both a controlled expense management and an ability to look forwards and support the business in decision making.
Responsibilities
- Accurate and timely reporting of month end P&L and balance sheet for expenses in line with timetable to GroupM and WPP
- Gain an understanding of all IT costs within the units assigned to the Operating Expenses team to ensure accuracy and completeness of the financials in relation to these costs
- Analy sis of the expense transactions
- Streamlining forecast and budget processes with the collaboration of the Operations & Expense Team
- Analysis of key issues
- Action any queries during Forecasting/Budgeting processes.
- Assist with the Cartesis input on a quarterly basis.
- Assist with commentaries submission to GroupM EMEA on a quarterly basis.
- Seek opportunities for process improvement and automation to improve efficiency and timeliness of finance processes
- Supporting with a number of ad-hoc projects
Skills and behaviours
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
- Strong analytical skills
- Organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Enthusiastic with a can-do attitude
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision
- Must show a proactive approach to problem solving and take initiative
- Highly numerate / mathematical skills
- Team-orientated with a collaborative approach
You must have
- Part Qualified and currently studying ACCA/ACA/CIMA
