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Clemenger BBDOis on the lookout for a Senior Client Accountant to join our Finance team in Melbourne/Sydney.
As the Senior Client Accountant, you will have exposure to various stakeholders across the agency. You will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively to both financial and operational stakeholders.
Specific responsibilities but not limited to
* Work closely with account management and relevant stakeholders to improve client profitability, accurate forecasting, analysing revenue data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
* Manage large volume of invoicing, ensuring all invoices are issued in line with client contracts and SBOX audit requirements.
* WIP management: ensuring all jobs are reconciled and all costs incurred are invoiced to clients in a timely manner.
* Revenue: ensuring revenue recognition is accurate & in line with client contracts and accounting policies.
* Reporting: prepare monthly reports on financial performance by client (profitability, variance analysis, retainer reconciliations), identify key drivers that impact margin and providing actionable recommendations.
* Prepare ad-hoc client or project health report and advise on where commercial levers can be pulled to improve margin.
* Support account management team by providing reporting and data as requested.
* Provide client financial analysis in the review of monthly results (actual vs forecast, variance analysis, client profitability)
* Participate in financial audits and provide support as needed.
* Maintain data integrity and ensure financial information used for decision-making is accurate and up to date.
* Track and challenge write-offs and over-servicing, and work with AMs to minimize non-billable time.
* Gain and maintain knowledge of each applicable client contract.
* Identifying process improvements to your role and the greater finance team.
Skills required
* Great communications skills both verbal and written required
* Experience with D365/Dynamics preferred
In doing this you will need to embrace and demonstrate the following attitudes and approaches to your work:
* Ensure efficient and accurate accounting of client billing and revenue
* Have the ability to prioritise tasks and the determination to see tasks through to the end
* Work well under pressure to meet deadlines
* Adhere to tight internal controls ensuring all financial information is properly recorded and analysed
* Solution focused
* Strong attention to detail and exceptional organisation skills
* An exceptional eye for detail and a proactive attitude
* Exceptional team player
* Ability to see the bigger picture
* Ability to work autonomously
* Confidence and openness in dealing with financial and operational stakeholders
Please note: All applicants must have valid Australian working rights.
Clemenger Group is an equal opportunity employer and committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome people of all backgrounds and can assist with your application if you have a language or cultural special consideration, disability or impairment, or use assistive technology - simply contact us via careers@clemenger.com.au .
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Advertising, Arts & Media 1,001-5,000 employees
We are a group of 31 different advertising and marketing communications companies in Australia and New Zealand. Our success comes from creating compelling commercial content that helps our clients to build their brands and businesses.
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We are a group of 31 different advertising and marketing communications companies in Australia and New Zealand. Our success comes from creating compelling commercial content that helps our clients to build their brands and businesses.
Source: this is an extract from the company's own website
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