Accounts Payable

Company Description:

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world's most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service, end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to do what they do best: innovate and transform for their clients.

Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 6,000+ employees in over 55+ countries. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management. Our people are at the center of everything we do, bringing curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence to their work every day.

We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. Learn more about Publicis Re:Sources and the Publicis Groupe agencies we support at Publicis Resources – A Publicis Groupe Company

About the Role

The key Accountabilities are, but not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Accurately performing vendor’s statement of account reconciliations for set of assigned vendors within tight deadlines
• Ensure fundamental invoice checks are completed and/or request amendments where necessary
• Accurately match vendor invoices to client booking
• Raise variance account queries within applicable process timelines
• Follow up and resolve account queries within process deadlines
• Liaise with media teams and vendor counterparts to satisfactorily resolve disputed charges
• Always Follow all Resources MAP guidelines and procedures
• Help team members when necessary
• Support ad hoc project or work when required
• Monthly high level and detailed review of media creditors reconciliation

Qualifications

• 6-8 years or more experience in Vendor SOA reconciliations and accounts payable environment
• 2 years or more in a media industry organisation
• Fresh graduates with a background in Finance, Business and IT are welcome to apply
• Experience in media/advertising industry is an advantage but not necessary

Required Skills

• Financial accounting knowledge
• Intermediate Excel Sheet skills (formulae based)
• Accounting Diploma (or higher)
• GST, accounting practice Knowledge is desirable
• Australian media Industry Knowledge is advantageous
• Strong Communication Skills

Preferred

• Skills Strong communication skills in written and spoken Australian English preferable
• In-depth knowledge of reconciling to vendor’s statement of account balances
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel knowledge
• Timely follow up and resolution of discrepancies between vendor invoices and client media bookings
• Fundamental verification of invoice documents
• Superior investigative and problem resolution skills

Key Relationships

Media reconciling teams, Media creditors Brands Teams, agency finance and client teams, Inter

company Internal Re:Sources teams – e.g AR, Billings