Project Accountant
About the Role:
Fuse is looking for an experienced accountant with agency experience, preferably within sport, who has excellent organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and thrives within a fast-paced agency environment.
You will report into the Financial Controller and will be the main day to day point of contact for all Fuse staff working with one of our key clients.
A focus for the role will be ensuring the financial hygiene of complex large-scale projects, working in partnership with the relevant Project Directors and Project Managers to ensure a timely and accurate financial reconciliation. Strong communication is key in this role.
The successful candidate will be joining a creative and dynamic team and supporting on on-going projects. Main day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
Suppliers
- Leading the supplier set up process for all new suppliers.
- Ensuring that all PO’s raised by the Project Team are in line with the guidance provided to aid reconciliation.
- Tracking all project related supplier payments due to ensure invoices are in system and paid on time
- Lead on the management of any urgent payments relating to key elements either through existing systems or via credit card.
- Ongoing monthly reconciliation of all POs and invoices, using the client budget as reference.
- Tracking and detailing of all FX rate changes and variations which will impact client budgets.
Client Billing
- Lead on setting up of new clients as required to be able to pay in project related currency
- Lead on billing of various client entities in line with client budgets
- Manage the reporting of both client PO requests and subsequent invoice payments, paying close attention to aged debt.
- Ongoing monthly reconciliation of client invoicing & payments, using the client budget as reference.
- Tracking and detailing of all FX rate changes and variations which will impact client budgets
Miscellaneous
- Develop robust and consistent systems, processes and documents which can be rolled out to all client teams
- Identify and implement changes to improve both the efficiency of the financial process and the accuracy of the financial reconciliation
- Ensure that all expense and company credit card costs are transferred to client jobs in a timely manner.
- Undertake a regular review of client jobs to ensure that they can be cleared and closed as soon as possible.
- Supporting the team with audit requests and ensuring all relevant back ups are saved.
About You:
- Microsoft Excel experience and skills
- Experience in financial management ideally within a media agency environment
- A thorough understanding and comfortable in managing financial processes with strong numeracy and analytical skills
- Strong reporting capability
- Strong communicator
About the Agency:
Culturally Connected, Seriously Effective.
A global agency with local expertise, connecting brands to the things that matter most to their audiences in culture through partnerships in sport, music, film & television, gaming & esports. These connections make our clients more memorable - the key to unlocking effectiveness.
Powered by Omnicom Media Group, we bring an extra edge to strategy, execution, and measurement.
Our work has won numerous awards, and the industry frequently recognises our people as top performers in their field. We place great importance on trusted relationships, sound moral judgement, and strong governance, all delivered through transparent processes.
We have a fantastic team of 120 in our London HQ and 300 more across offices worldwide, working with incredible clients, including PepsiCo, Vodafone, Nissan, British Gas, Renault, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, McDonald’s, and Just Eat Takeaway.com.
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Flexible Working
At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.
We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.
Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.
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