Assistant Revenue Accountant

About Ogilvy: Where Creativity Meets Commerce

At Ogilvy, we don't just build brands – we inspire them to impact the world. We're a global powerhouse of 'Borderless Creativity,' pushing boundaries across Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, and Health. Our mission is to create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line.

Named network of the year across countless prestigious awards like Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards, and WARC Rankings, we're a hub where innovation thrives at the intersection of platform, culture, and technology. If you want your work to truly matter, you've found your home.

The Role: Your Impact as a Revenue Assistant Accountant

Are you a meticulously-minded finance professional ready to dive into the heart of a leading creative agency? We're seeking a Revenue Assistant Accountant to join our dynamic Commercial Finance team. This is an incredible opportunity to hone your skills, contribute to our financial integrity, and partner with diverse stakeholders across Ogilvy.

You'll be instrumental in ensuring the accurate and timely recording of all revenue transactions, playing a vital role in our financial health and strategic decision-making. If you're a strong communicator with an eagle eye for detail and a solid grasp of accounting principles, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Master Revenue Cycles: Accurately enter and allocate revenue data, expertly managing deferred and accrued revenue balances to ensure precise recognition over time.
• Reconcile & Analyse: Perform meticulous reconciliations of deferred and accrued revenue, diving deep into accounts to identify trends, anomalies, and drive insightful variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Ensure Financial Integrity: Support critical month-end close activities, prepare essential revenue reports for management, and compile in-depth month-end commentary by project. You'll be a key player in audit support and maintaining compliance with accounting standards.
• Drive Efficiency & Collaboration: Actively follow up on Net Working Capital management actions, review Purchase Orders, and approve expenses. You'll collaborate closely with Client teams and Shared Services to streamline processes and resolve queries, ensuring smooth financial operations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance our revenue accounting processes, contributing to greater efficiency and accuracy across the department.

Who We're Looking For:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent practical experience).
• A strong understanding of core accounting principles.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (SUMIFS, PIVOT, CONDITIONAL FORMULAS are your friends!).
• Experience with ERP accounting software, with Workday being a significant advantage.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – you're comfortable partnering with various internal stakeholders.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as a valued team member.
• A natural problem-solver with a proactive approach.
• Experience with revenue recognition is a plus!
• A strong understanding or experience with New Working Capital management is essential.

How We Help You Thrive:

We believe in supporting our people to do their best work and live their best lives.

•  25 days annual leave plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days leave + 1 volunteer day
• Bupa Healthcare
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including, adoption and shared parental leave
• Menopause support
• We have a Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
• A generous pension scheme - you pay in 4% we pay 6%, following probation contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% in total
• A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Telus which offers brilliant support, expert advice and specialist counselling
• Help @ Hand - quick free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio or a medical 2nd opinion

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.

We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.

If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.