Influencer Marketing Senior Finance Officer
About GroupM Nexus
GroupM Nexus is the world’s leading global media performance organisation that unites GroupM’s global performance Talent & Technologies. Nexus unites GroupM Practices (search, social, programmatic, ad-ops, commerce) and Solutions (Advanced TV, Advanced Programmatic, Advanced DOOH and Goat) into a single unit. The global organisation will be underpinned by a new cross-channel performance platform, AI and international delivery hubs to set new benchmarks for innovation, effectiveness and efficiency for GroupM’s agencies and clients.
With +350 people across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, our primary purpose is to deliver unrivalled advantage to our clients, stakeholders, and people.
We have a clear vision for our business, to lead the next era of media performance. We believe that this spans how we make advertising work better for our people, our planet, our communities, and our clients.
Our Nexus mission statement is to place transformative technology at the centre of human experiences. We’ll achieve this by connecting our technology, talent and thinking.
What is Nexus? GroupM’s omni-channel performance engine delivering better business outcomes for clients and agencies.
What success looks like for GroupM Nexus Australia:
- Making Nexus the best places to work, learn and grow in Australia
- Reinstating our position as the #1 holdco in Australia fuelled by new business growth.
- Unlocking the new agency model, delivering unrivalled advantage to our clients and agencies.
What does the end state look like? Imagine a world where there is strength in community:
- Connected technology that let’s us engage with audiences across a complex customer journey, delivering better business outcomes for clients.
- Connected talent that let’s our people unlock the bigger omni-channel opportunity with training/developing opportunities outside their current core competence.
- Connected thinking that lets us come together across different disciplines to share, connect and collaborate as one team Nexus.
As market leaders we work closely with our clients to develop a healthy, accountable, responsible and diverse ecosystem that enables data driven marketing at scale, and is mutually beneficial for all partners and the communities at large that we influence. For our people, we are driven by our proposition of offering fulfilling careers driven by intelligence, imagination and inclusion that help redefine the role of media in our daily lives.
We recently launched Nexus Connect, our ongoing commitment to our People. Our goal is to make Nexus the best place to work, learn and grow. We’re passionate about learning & development, empowering our people with fantastic resources such as GroupM University and Career Navigator. Nexus Connect brings forth a bespoke mentoring program that connects our talent to leadership across all facets of the business. We’ve also embedded a ‘Better for All’ initiative to ensure GroupM Nexus attracts the most diverse and representative mix of talent where everyone feels welcome and has equal opportunity to grow.
3 best things about the job:
- Working in the highly exciting influencer marketing business.
- Work with best names in Beauty: From L’Oreal Paris to Maybelline and Kiehl’s, you’ll lead influencer marketing for the world’s most iconic beauty brands and categories.
- Leading a team of two Finance Coordinators and working collaboratively with the Nexus Goat team, the WPP Beauty Labs Team as well as the GroupM and WPP Finance team.
In this role, you will focus on:
Supplier Setup and Management
- Coordinate the setup of new suppliers in the financial system.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date supplier records.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures for supplier onboarding.
Influencer Payments
- Process and track payments to influencers in a timely and accurate manner.
- Resolve payment issues and inquiries from influencers.
- Reconcile payment discrepancies and ensure all financial transactions are documented.
Campaign Set Up and Monitoring
- Prepare Campaign Estimates in the financial system for each campaign and reconcile the costs against these.
- Update the Influencer AI Workflow Platform with remittance advices and other updates to influencer payments.
- Work closely with the Billings Team to ensure that all campaigns are invoiced on time to the clients.
Team management
- Lead and manage a team of 2 Influencer Marketing Finance Coordinators.
- Ensure that workflow is equally distributed amongst the team and be the escalation point for any issues.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and work closely with the extended Influencer Marketing Finance team in WPP Shared Services.
- Review campaign reconciliations and client invoicing requirements.
What you’ll bring:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills – you will be making a first impression on our clients, vendors, partners.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Ability to shift seamlessly between managing multiple priorities.
- Knack for numbers
- Natural inclination to dig into the details – keep asking questions until you are comfortable with your decisions
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, excellent communication skills, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and jump into a fast-moving environment are a must.
- Passionate about adding value and growing your career.
- Great at assessing needs and communicating with all types of people
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3-4 years of experience in a finance or accounting role, preferably within the influencer/ media/ marketing industry
- Proficiency in financial software and MS Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to build relationships with influencers and suppliers.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to galvanise the team and foster a culture of collaboration.
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