Accountant: Digital Advertising

Job description

Prepare monthly management accounts, journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations in Sage X3.Manage month-end close processes, ensuring accurate reporting within agreed deadlines.Reconcile advertising bookings, client billings, revenue and credit notes recorded in Naviga to Sage X3, investigating and resolving discrepancies.Reconcile advertising expenditure across Meta, Google Ads and other social media and digital advertising platforms.Account for campaign budgets, prepaid advertising balances, accruals, refunds, credits and foreign currency transactions.Reconcile platform billing statements and payment transactions to the general ledger.Ensure advertising revenue and campaign costs are recognized accurately and in the correct reporting period.Work with sales, campaign and operational teams to reconcile client billings, campaign delivery and related costs.Monitor campaign profitability, budget variances and unbilled expenditure.Support cash flow forecasting and payment planning for advertising accounts.Maintain supporting documentation, strengthen financial controls and prepare schedules for internal and external audits.Identify opportunities to improve reporting, automate reconciliations and streamline financial processes across Sage X3, Naviga and advertising platforms.

Requirements

A relevant degree or diploma in accounting or finance.Audit articles experience, with a solid grounding in financial reporting, reconciliations and internal controls.Strong practical accounting knowledge and experience managing the full accounting cycle.Demonstrated accounting experience within digital advertising, paid media or a media agency environment.Practical experience using Sage X3 ERP and Naviga advertising systems, including financial reporting and reconciliation of advertising transactions.Experience dealing with Meta and other social media platforms, including billing queries, account reconciliations and payment discrepancies.Understanding of digital advertising billing models, campaign structures and media buying processes.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.Knowledge of VAT and the accounting treatment of cross-border digital advertising transactions.Experience working across multiple entities would be advantageous.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate large volumes of transaction data.Excellent attention to detail and a disciplined approach to reconciliations.Ability to trace transactions between advertising systems and the general ledger, identifying missing, duplicate or incorrectly allocated entries.Sound commercial awareness and an understanding of campaign margins and cost recovery.Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with finance and non-finance teams.Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines.A proactive approach to resolving issues and improving processes.High levels of integrity, accountability and confidentiality.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate large volumes of transaction data.Excellent attention to detail and a disciplined approach to reconciliations.Ability to trace transactions between advertising systems and the general ledger, identifying missing, duplicate or incorrectly allocated entries.Sound commercial awareness and an understanding of campaign margins and cost recovery.Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with finance and non-finance teams.Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines.A proactive approach to resolving issues and improving processes.High levels of integrity, accountability and confidentiality.Familiarity with Power Query, Power BI or other reporting and automation tools would be advantageous. Apply by email: vacanciescape@corporateservice.co.za