Emea Finance Analyst

OLIVER Agency; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIVER Agency is seeking a Finance Analyst to join its team in Johannesburg. This role involves ensuring financial data integrity, supporting revenue recognition, and maintaining accurate financial records. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in finance and relevant experience in finance operations, particularly in an agency setting.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in finance operations or project accounting.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition principles.
• Proficiency in financial and project management systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close process and ensure accurate revenue recognition.
• Maintain financial records and perform reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline finance operations.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Analytical Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Job description

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke inhouse agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cuttingedge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decisionmaking empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role : EMEA Finance Analyst

Location : Johannesburg South Africa

About the role :

We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join our finance team ensuring financial data integrity across project setups time booking and revenue recognition . This role plays a crucial part in supporting business operations by maintaining accurate financial records reconciling data discrepancies and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external accounting standards.

The ideal candidate has a keen eye for detail strong analytical skills and experience in finance operations within a fastpaced agency environment . You will work closely with finance operations and account teams to ensure integrity of financial information and ultimate correct revenue recognition.

This role will be hired under our South African entity working closely with the Finance Business Partners and Finance Managers across the region. The region is fast growing with wellknown and exciting clients. This role offers a great opportunity to gain international experience and learn a broad range of skills in a fasting growing region

Key Responsibilities :

Support the finance business partner across a range of clients. You will support various areas including :

Revenue Recognition Forecasting & Reporting

• Support the monthend close process ensuring revenue is recognised in accordance with company policy and aligned to expectation.
• Analyse account profitability revenue forecasts and variances providing insights to the finance leadership team.
• Own and update key forecasting models
• Assist the Local Finance Manager with accruals deferrals and revenue adjustments as required.
• Collaborate with finance and account teams to ensure billing and revenue recognition align with contractual agreements.

Project Setup & Data Accuracy

Ensure accurate setup of projects in financial and operational systems aligning with contract terms and revenue recognition policies.

Review client agreements budgets and scopes of work to validate financial accuracy.

Maintain data integrity by performing regular checks of system data.

Time Recharge Calculations

Monitor and ensure accurate time tracking across projects coordinating with account and operations teams to resolve discrepancies.

Conduct monthly reconciliations and calculations of time recharges

Identify and help resolve errors in time bookings and system inputs with the appropriate account or operations teams

Process Improvement & Compliance

Identify opportunities to streamline finance operations and enhance the efficiency of financial workflows.

Support audits and internal controls by maintaining accurate financial records and documentation.

Ensure compliance with company finance policies and external accounting standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business or related field.

13 years of experience in finance operations revenue recognition or project accounting ideally in an agency or professional services environment.

Strong understanding of financial reconciliations project accounting and revenue recognition principles.

Proficiency in financial and project management systems (NetSuite experience an advantage)

High attention to detail with strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple priorities.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial insights to nonfinance stakeholders.

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values; we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of whats possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Resultsfocused to exceed expectations

Req ID : 11995

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Our values shape everything we do :

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of whats possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learningand listening to understand

Be Resultsfocused to exceed expectations

Be actively proinclusive and antiracist across our community clients and creations

OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with sciencebased emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

Required Experience :

Key Skills

Cognos,Forecasting,Hyperion,Microsoft Access,Pivot tables,Accounting,Analysis Skills,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Planning

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1