- Great exposure to work on complex multinational and highly sought-after clients in the UK's number one media agency.
- Fast paced and challenging, you will be helping the campaign team make a step change in its output and add value to the business.
- Working in a highly sociable team with a passion for delivering amazing work and having fun
- Responsible for data and financial accuracy across Airbnb & Mars EMEA campaigns (including Olive set up, accounting doc and global spend tracker updates, media authorization forms, and data checks)
- Responsible for invoicing and reconciliation according to agreed financial management timelines and process
- Advise Account Director/Client Director on the status of financial campaign delivery and assist with financial risk/issue identification and resolution.
- Assist the Account Director in coordination of internal spot checks, reviewing the existing control processes, drive financial best practice among account teams and suggesting improvements.
- Track, measure and report ongoing performance of our campaigns against agreed process.
- Responsible for weekly update of campaign tracker documentation for all financial and commercial matters internally and externally.
- Oversee and own quality control to ensure account team are consistently delivering exceptional quality of all financial matters throughout the campaign lifecycle.
- Ad Hoc financial and commercial analysis that is required
- First class communication skills, both written and oral.
- Desire to work collaboratively and establish and maintain internal and external networks.
- Ability to manage different stakeholders, with the gravitas and self-confidence to ensure that common objectives are met.
- The role will require strong numerical skills, calmness under pressure and the ability to problem solve.
- A thirst for new learning and a drive to develop new approaches.
- Understanding of the media and communications industry. Direct experience is desirable but not essential.
- Deep understanding of billing and invoicing
- Proactive approach, a logical and analytical thought process, with good attention to detail and high level of accuracy in their output.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines.
Commercial Manager - London, United Kingdom - EssenceMediacomX
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About EssenceMediacomX
EssenceMediacomX, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Our office sits within the legacy Essence building on Oxford Street. We still have all our wonderful essentials looking after our amazing clients Our clients include many exciting brands such as Google, ITV, Airbnb, Mars, BT/EE, NBCUniversal and L'Oréal to name a few.
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We are looking for an intelligent and driven person to take on a role as our Finance Manager leading our day to day financial and commercial deliverables from London for Airbnb and Mars across EMEA.
This role would suit someone from a Marketing or Media Agency background where client servicing and billing, as well as Project billing is how the business operates. So, If you have a Client servicing Account background and want to delve deeper into the commercials - this role is perfect for you.
Our matrix structure will require you to work across our practice teams and client teams, working with EssenceMediacom and GroupM teams across our eight markets (UK, FR, DE, IT, ES, BE, CH & NL) and our US global commercial team who are US based, supporting the day-to-day EMEA business.
In your unique role you will be supporting budget management, reporting and financial accuracy around our high-performing brand campaigns across a range of products. You will both support and challenge teams to deliver on quality/accuracy, timeline and end-to-end client satisfaction from our finance deliveries.
Our matrix structure will require you to work across our practice teams and existing client teams, supporting the day-to-day EMEA business across eight markets (UK, FR, DE, IT, ES, BE, CH & NL), working with GroupM.
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic agency and team which is already doing industry-leading work for exceptional clients.
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EssenceMediacomX's mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world's very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today's digital marketing landscape. It's important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an EssenceMediacomX employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.
About EssenceMediacom
We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients' businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.
EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our "new power" where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world. EssenceMediacom follows a hybrid working policy which requires all employees to be in the office together a minimum of 3 days a week.