Senior Operations

**About WPP Media**About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand** - Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders. **Role Summary and Impact** - This role is centered on the financial and operational aspects of media campaigns, focusing on managing client media billings and ensuring smooth operations through data management and efficient platform utilization. While a media background or familiarity with media channels is beneficial, the core responsibility lies in meticulously handling financial transactions, optimizing operational workflows, and leveraging data to improve efficiency. The impact is ensuring accurate billing, streamlined processes, and data-driven insights to support effective media campaign execution.**Skills and Experience** - At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: - Be **Extraordinary** by _Leading Collectively_ to _Inspire transformational Creativity._ - Create an **Open** environment by_ Balancing People and Client Experiences_ by _Cultivating Trust_. - Lead **Optimistically** by _Championing Growth_ _and Development_ to _Mobilize the Enterprise_ - Minimum of two years’ experience in finance, accounting, or operations, ideally within a media or advertising environment. - Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field. - **Exceptional** organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail, crucial for accurate financial record-keeping. - Excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify discrepancies or inefficiencies in billing and operational workflows and proactively find resolutions. - Ability to analyze financial data and identify trends or anomalies related to campaign spending and billing accuracy. - Mindset towards process optimization, both through manual processes and through technology (e.g., billing systems, automation tools). - Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, demonstrating a mature ability to handle many things at once under pressure, particularly during month-end close or audit periods. - Experience working with vendors to ensure accurate billing and reconciliation processes. - Ability to work with tight deadlines and on multiple projects, demonstrating a mature ability to handle multiple things at once under pressure. - Command of the Microsoft suite (Excel and PPT in particular); advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP) are highly preferred. Experience with billing systems or financial software is a plus **Life at WPP Media & Benefits** - Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. - WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.