Revenue Accountant FTC

Havas Group; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas London is seeking a Revenue Accountant for a temporary 9-12 month contract. The role entails overseeing revenue recognition and supporting the production team with financial guidance. Ideal candidates should have agency experience, advanced Excel skills, and a strong grasp of month-end processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in month-end and revenue accounting is essential.
• Previous agency experience is desirable.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve revenue accruals and deferrals for month-end reporting.
• Prepare profit sharing and rebate deferrals for month-end reporting.
• Produce monthly client recovery reconciliations.

Skills

Month-end accounting

Revenue recognition

Communication

Self-motivated

Advanced Excel

Job description

Agency:

Havas London

Job Description:

Havas London is Havas UK’s flagship creative agency. Our mission is to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.

We’re the only major UK advertising agency to share a single building with every other specialist business in our network, all under a single P&L. Sitting within the Havas Village in King’s Cross affords us some clear advantages; none more so than our ability to build bespoke, multi-discipline teams around our clients, whatever their business needs.

These are not teams that are together on paper alone, but teams physically, culturally, logistically, and financially aligned. This set-up allows us to complement – not replicate – our specialisms.

Job Title: Revenue Accountant (Mat cover 9-12 months)

Department: Finance

Reports To: CFO and Finance and Commercial Manager

The Role:

The Havas Creative Finance team is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Revenue Accountant to oversee all matters linked to revenue recognition. They will provide support and financial guidance to the production team and be responsible for the revenue month-end close. The Revenue Accountant will also work with the Finance Analyst to produce monthly client recovery and profitability reports.

Responsibilities:

• Review and approve revenue accruals and deferrals for month-end reporting.
• Prepare profit sharing calculations for month-end reporting.
• Prepare rebate deferrals for month-end reporting.
• Oversee WIP billing balances with the budget controller and ensure revenue recognition is accurate.
• Attend weekly finance update meetings with the leadership team, led by the CFO.
• Participate in weekly forecast meetings for revenue updates.
• Produce monthly client recovery reconciliations.
• Review monthly recovery reports and organize meetings with account leads.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and tasks.

Skills:

Experience with month-end and revenue accounting.

Previous agency experience desirable.

Excellent communication skills.

Self-motivated.

Advanced Excel skills.

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Contract Type:

Temporary

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Here at Havas, we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability, and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.