Reporting Accountant

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore.

WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. 

Why we're hiring:

The WPP SSC is on a global transformation journey, and this is an opportunity to join the UK team to help us deliver exceptional financial services to our UK companies.

What you'll be doing:

The Media Reporting team is responsible for the timely delivery of accurate and high-quality month end accounting tasks, selection of balance sheet accounts reconciliations, data entry for monthly actuals, and intercompany reporting for WPP Media entities and operating companies.

The department liaises with CFO’s, Finance Directors, Finance teams, WPP Group, WPP Group Reporting, External auditors, internal auditors and with the various Finance teams in the SSC constantly throughout the year.

The Reporting Accountant will be responsible for 1-3 media entities for preparation of a selection of month – end schedules and ensuring its reconciliation with Media Reporting System we use (DDS) and later full reconciliation with Group Reporting system (BFC) all according with our procedures and our Target Operating Model (TOM).

This role will report into the Media Reporting Manager.

Monthly corporate reporting:

• Data entry and the submissions of all month-end schedules into the WPP group reporting system (BFC) and ensuring they are complete and accurate before publication.
• Journal posting in adherence to the WPP internal controls (SOX & ICFR).
• Ensuring that all balance sheet reconciliations supported by the SSC are completed accurately and in line with the month-end timetable.
• Reviewing the reconciliation of intercompany reporting on DDS and BFC ensuring Group Balances reconcile and are documented appropriately.
• Identify fixed assets on ledger and add to Excel fixed asset register.
• Identify prepayments on ledger throughout the month, create and post journal.
• Inputting Agency actuals in Cartesis to strict deadlines (P&L, Balance sheet).

Bank accounts:

• Coordinate daily review and authorization of payments in line with agreed timelines and month-end bank reconciliations.

What you'll need:

• Experience as assistant management accountant or management accountant in a smaller organization looking to expand your career in the larger organization.
• Qualification starting at minimum Level 3 AAT – part qualified ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience of accounting/bookkeeping duties including reconciliations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively manage stakeholder relationships.
• Excel intermediate – to an advanced level (V-Lookups, pivot tables and conditional formatting as examples of excel tools that should be known).

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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