Finance executive
Dentsu · Posted Oct 13
Integrated advertising, marketing, media, and business transformation services
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About the role
This role sits within Dentsu Sports International (Dentsu Aegis Network) in Bangalore, supporting finance operations for several strategic client accounts and working closely with the Finance Controller, Client Finance Business Partner and Finance Analyst. The function covers accounts receivable management, revenue accounting, billing and reporting for large-scale agency clients. As a Finance Executive, the role manages client deliverables, timelines and invoicing, serves as the primary point of contact for the AR finance team, and drives process, compliance and automation improvements across revenue and cost recognition.
What you will do
- Expert in AR management and revenue accounting principles as per US GAAP for large-scale operations/customers
- Preparing Sales invoices and required to do payment follow-ups with customers
- Monitoring customer credit limits and applying for credit insurance for new customers
- Having strong skills to implement and monitor AR processes for services
- Run weekly Aging Analysis of debtors
- Proactively identify areas for process improvement and partner with other departments to streamline processes related to revenue and cost recognition
- Deep understanding of billing and commercial aspects involved in AR operations
- Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
- Assist with month-end processing
- Excellent in cross-functional collaboration with Sales, and Operations for guiding and implementing new processes/ policies
- Improve the operational systems, processes, and policies in support of department priorities -- specifically, supporting better customer experience, relevant management reporting, risk reduction, and efficiency
- Collaborate effectively across different organizational levels, functions, businesses, and geographies to realize procurement goals and objectives
- Introducing best practices and enabling the function to manage rapid scale-ups
- Ensuring no revenue leakage and required checks to avoid any exposure
- driving automation for increased efficiency/scale up
- Maintain proper SOP, accounting methods, policies, and procedures
- Maintain process documentation
- Assist in Audit Support
- Ensure process improvements are in line with MKTG/Dentsu policies
- Participation in projects such as process/system enhancement and so on
- Support your managers for all management decisions in relation to work scope and resource arrangements
- Participation in a team rotation program
- Ad-hoc and other relevant accounting work assigned by the supervisor
- Other ad hoc duties as required
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- B. Com / MBA or an equivalent degree from a recognized university, preferably in finance and accounting.
- High degree of fluency in both written and verbal English is Must.
- Up to 5 years of finance/accounting and project management experience, ideally within a media/full-service agency or client-side marketing department setting.
- Demonstrable technical accounting ability, especially a strong conceptual understanding.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
- Detail oriented with a strong work ethic and positive attitude.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Works effectively within a team.
- Willingness to occasionally work early or late to accommodate different international time zones (UK & US).
- Strong knowledge of Excel and the ability to manipulate data via Pivot tables, lookups, etc.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Dentsu
Dentsu Group Inc. is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world's leading organizations, delivering comprehensive media, customer experience management (CXM), and creative services. Operating globally across approximately 120 countries, the agency combines deep human insights, creative innovation, and advanced data technologies to accelerate business growth. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Dentsu has a rich heritage of shaping the advertising and marketing industry since 1901.
- Industry
- Advertising
- Company size
- 67000+ employees
- Founded
- 1901-07-01
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2022-03-29Post Ipo
Leadership
Takeshi Sano
Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEO
Yoshimasa Watahiki
Representative Executive Officer, EVP & Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Shigeki Endo
Executive Officer & Global CFO
Beth Ann Kaminkow
CEO, Dentsu Americas & Chief Global Client Officer
Yuichi Toyoda
CEO, Dentsu APAC
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