Job Description Operating Company GroupM Job Title Management A ccountant Department / Team GroupM Finance Reporting To Financial Controller About GroupM GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation serving as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, Wavemaker and MediaCom, 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 unrivalled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people. Discover more about GroupM at www.groupm.com. The Role Objective T he main purpose of the role is to assist in the prepar ation of the monthly management accounts for reporting to both GroupM management and WPP group (EMEA ). This requires detailed variance analysis and exception reporting and Liaising with Finance Plus on Payables, Receivables. To be successful in this role, engagement with various parts of the business is required, often at different levels of seniority. Responsibilities Month-end process / y ear - end & variance analysis Calculation of accruals & prepayments of costs and inter-company, using IFRS principles. Prepare and post journals Assist in p repar ation of monthly Management Accounts reconciled to TB Monthly v ariance analysis ( by comparing to budget/forecast ) and exception reporting on both costs and revenue Assist in preparation of the month end file ensuring compliance with IFRS. Monthly & quarterly balance sheet reconciliations Ensure all supporting schedules tie back to main P&L and Balance Sheet. Action any queries post month-end; i.e AP mis-posting etc. Assist with the SOX and y ear-end audit by providing all relevant information to the auditors. Preparation of various revenue reporting schedules Group / WPP reporting L iaise with EMEA to res olve reporting queries Submit commentaries to EMEA on a monthly basis Deal with EMEA’s new reporting requirements Prepare and s ubmit quarterly package s Prepare and submit the y ear - end packages Business Partnering Business partnering through engagement with business on a regular basis including face-to-face meetings Adding value to operational teams through analysis, reporting etc. Other and periodic Ensuring compliance with company policies and S OX requirements Continuously reviewing current processes and making improvements to allow better control or improved efficiencies Ad h oc projects as directed by FC /SFC / Sr Revenue Analyst Review of monthly payroll, when required. Assisting AP team with coding of invoices Dealing with Finance Plus on ad hoc queries Skills and Behaviours Desirable Experience working with DDS / Media Ocean Experience working with Cartesis / BFC Media industry experience Part qualified accountant or studying towards professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Essential Intermediate / advance level of Excel (knowledge of sumIFs, sumIF, Pivot tables, VLOOKUP is essential) O rganize d with good attention to detail Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and able to prioriti s e workloa d to meet challenging deadlines Strong analy tical and reconciliation skills Strong communication & relationship building skill s Enth usiastic with a can do attitude Ability to work inde pendently and as part of a team LI-Promoted