Commercial Finance Administrator
Location: Solihull, Birmingham (Hybrid Working)
Who we are...
We are McCann Central, the UK’s largest integrated agency. Over 500 individuals working together to help brands play a meaningful role in people’s lives.
We are also part of McCann Worldgroup, a global agency network that delivers culture-shaping work for some of the world’s biggest brands.
And to add to the (literal) wheelbarrow full of awards we’ve got including Euro Effies most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign’s European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention McCann Central’s haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. So creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do.
We’re a team of passionate creatives, strategists and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds. But there’s a lot that unites us – like caring deeply about everything we make. And though our skillsets are wide and our process knowledge is deep, we are all still learning every day.
Role Summary:
We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Administrator to provide support into our fast paced Finance Department. This role requires you to provide high quality support to the finance and operations teams, ensuring systems and master data are maintained and invoices are issued in a timely and accurate manner. You will play a key role in ensuring processes are complied with and best practice accounting is undertaken at all times.
Requirements
The role involves;
1. Process billing, credit notes and input revenue transactions into the system
2. Maintain areas of master data in line with agency standards
3. Processing of work-in-progress reports
4. System maintenance including estimate approvals, billing profiles and job closing
5. Provide support to month end closedown to ensure the accurate and timely production of monthly management information data and reports.
6. Answer queries from Operations on billing and systems
7. Other adhoc Finance administration tasks as required
Key skills and attributes:Required:
8. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships within the finance office and the wider business.
9. Highly numerate with a meticulous attention to detail
10. The ability to work under pressure, with large volumes of data whilst consistently meeting deadlines
11. Highly organised with excellent time management skills, an ability to prioritise workload and work as part of a wider time with competing deadlines
Nice to have:
12. The ability to adapt and respond to meet changing agency needs and requirements
13. IT literate with working knowledge of Outlook and Excel (basic formula and formatting)
This role is a great opportunity for someone in the early stages of their finance and accounting career who’s looking to progress their career in a fast paced and growing business.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.
A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.
Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.
If you want to join an iconic network agency that offers you the chance to work on one of the top clients in our portfolio & the opportunity to progress your career with an unrivalled development programme, contact us now.
Our commitment to equal opportunities
For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.
As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.
McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
McCann is a Disability Confident employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role.