Media Operations & Governance Manager

Zenith Media Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing program

Global learning platform Marcel (invol

Career growth opportunities

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Zenith Media Australia is seeking a commercially minded Media Operations & Governance Manager to oversee global budgets, governance, and reporting for Australia’s high-profile tourism accounts. The role sits at the intersection of media, finance and operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance and actionable insights across markets.

You’ll work with senior leaders, finance teams and market leads to manage budgets, forecasting and cross-border processes, translating data into clear recommendations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing governance frameworks, operational processes and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Experience within media finance, client accounting, marketing services or a related commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, revenue recognition, accounts receivable and working capital management.
• Experience managing multi-market budgets, client billing arrangements and cross-border financial processes.
• Working knowledge of digital media campaign delivery and performance reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance frameworks, operational processes and service delivery controls across multiple markets.
• Monitor compliance with operational standards, agreed processes and governance requirements.
• Manage global account budgets, forecasting and financial performance tracking.
• Deliver consolidated reporting, variance analysis and actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end client billing, revenue recognition, accruals and unbilled revenue.
• Oversee accounts receivable, debtor management and working capital performance.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support financial decision-making.
• Partner with account leadership and finance teams to support commercial management and contract administration.
• Assess the commercial and financial impact of client requests and scope changes.

Skills

Governance frameworks

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Looker Studio

Revenue recognition

Accounts receivable

Budget management

Multi-market experience

Tools

Power BI

Looker Studio

Google Ads

DV360

CM360

Meta

TikTok

Job description

At Zenith, we are a connected team with purpose. We are driven to create new perspectives through modern media. We believe marketing is a powerful investment that can build, grow brands, and increase business profitability. So, we unlock opportunities for growth by placing consumer behaviour, attitudes, and insights at the heart of everything we do.

We pride ourselves on delivering return on investment, imagination, and insight.

Central to this vision is the knowledge that we are only as good as our people. To grow our clients' business, we need to attract, retain, develop, and grow the brightest talent in the industry.

We know it is not the sum of one, but the sum of all of us that make us great.

Our behaviours are: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Better Together.

We’re determined to eradicate any barriers that prevent our people from achieving their fullest potential:

• We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels – It’s not a policy. It’s behaviour led and reinforced through our values.
• Mental health & wellbeing is something we consider a priority – It’s championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation.
• We have a lot of fun – we’re constantly looking at reinventing how we’re connecting with each other.

About the role

We're looking for a commercially minded and detail-oriented Media Operations & Governance Manager to work on Australia's most significant and high-profile tourism accounts.

This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of media, finance and operations, supporting a complex, globally connected account with substantial investment across multiple international markets. You'll play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, operational excellence and governance compliance, while collaborating with stakeholders across Australia and around the world.

Working closely with senior agency leadership, finance teams and market leads, you'll gain exposure to large-scale budget management, global campaign operations, international reporting frameworks and commercial decision-making.

If you’re motivated by solving complex challenges, working at scale, and building something with real influence - this is a career-defining opportunity that will allow you make a genuine impact on one of the largest accounts in the Australian media landscape.

We're open to considering full-time and senior level part-time candidates, so long as they are highly analytical, accountable, and can translate media, finance and campaign data into clear insights and actions.

What you will do with us:

• Oversee governance frameworks, operational processes and service delivery controls across multiple markets.
• Monitor compliance with operational standards, agreed processes and governance requirements.
• Manage global account budgets, forecasting and financial performance tracking.
• Deliver consolidated reporting, variance analysis and actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent reporting structures, taxonomies and governance standards across markets
• Own the end-to-end client billing process, including retainers, project fees and approved out-of-scope work.
• Manage revenue recognition, accruals, work in progress and unbilled revenue in line with contractual requirements.
• Oversee accounts receivable, debtor management and working capital performance.
• Act as the key point of contact for billing queries, reconciliations and issue resolution.
• Manage global retainer allocations, recharge processes and intercompany billing activities.
• Monitor foreign exchange impacts and perform reconciliations across international markets.
• Maintain documentation, allocation methodologies and commercial governance processes.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support financial decision-making.
• Partner with account leadership and finance teams to support commercial management and contract administration.
• Assess the commercial and financial impact of client requests and scope changes.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, finance teams, media operations teams and senior leaders across markets.
• Translate financial, operational and campaign data into clear recommendations and business insights.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience managing governance frameworks, operational processes and cross-functional stakeholder groups, ideally within a media agency.
• Experience within media finance, client accounting, marketing services or a related commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, revenue recognition, accounts receivable and working capital management.
• Experience managing multi-market budgets, client billing arrangements and cross-border financial processes.
• Working knowledge of digital media campaign delivery and performance reporting.
• Experience extracting and analysing data from digital media platforms such as Google Ads, DV360, CM360, Meta or TikTok.
• Ability to interpret campaign, financial and operational data and translate it into meaningful insights.
• Proven experience supporting audits, compliance programs and governance initiatives.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capability.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience in media operations, campaign governance, reporting platforms such as Power BI or Looker Studio, or multi-currency environments will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise, manage multiple workstreams, and operate effectively in fast-paced environments.
• A clear sense of operational rigour and governance, including budget stewardship, risk awareness, and accountability.

What you’re looking for:

• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Clients who are encourage innovative thinking and are open to be challenged.
• Ambition to fulfil your career goals in a business large enough to accommodate them.

What we can offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the benefits that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE and Ecologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave (after 2 years of service).
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks (based on tenure) paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you,

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via [e-mail] - your personal information will be kept confidential.