Revenue Accountant FTC

Havas Group; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas London is seeking a skilled Revenue Accountant for a temporary cover of 9-12 months within their Finance department. The candidate will focus on revenue recognition, oversee month-end processes, and collaborate with the production team to produce financial reports. This position promises a dynamic role in a leading creative agency, encouraging those who thrive in an agency environment to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience with month end and Revenue accounting.
• Previous agency experience desirable.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve the revenue accruals and deferrals for month end reporting.
• Prepare the profit sharing calculation for month end reporting.
• Attend weekly forecast meetings for revenue updates.

Skills

Month end accounting

Revenue accounting

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Advanced Excel skills

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 need.

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 be providing support and financial guidance to the production team and responsible for the revenue month end close. The Revenue Accountant will also be working with the Finance Analyst to produce monthly client recovery and profitability reports.

Responsibilities:

• Review and approve the revenue accruals and deferrals for month end reporting.

• Prepare the profit sharing calculation for month end reporting.

• Prepare the rebate deferrals for month end reporting.

• Oversee WIP billing balances with the budget controller and ensure revenue recognition is accurate.

• Attend the weekly finance update meeting with the leadership team. Run by the CFO.

• Attend weekly forecast meetings for revenue updates.

• Production of monthly client recovery reconciliations.

• Review monthly recovery reports and organise monthly meetings with account leads.

• Ad-hoc reporting and tasks.

Skills:

Experience with month end and Revenue accounting.

Previous agency experience desirable

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivator

Advanced Excel skills

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Contract Type :
Temporary

Here at Havas across the group 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.