Sr. Specialist - F&A - R2R 4C

Overview

Lead end-to-end media reconciliation operations across Broadcast, Digital, Print, Outdoor, and Direct Response channels within the F&A R2R function.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end Media Reconciliation operations across Broadcast, Digital, Print, Outdoor, and Direct Response media channels
• Manage reconciliation of vendor invoices against approved media buys, insertion orders, actualized spend, contracts, and supporting documentation to ensure financial accuracy and timely closure
• Drive governance over invoice-to-buy matching activities and ensure resolution of discrepancies related to rates, dates, spots, coding, actualization, make-goods, credit adjustments, and contractual commitments
• Work with the Media Buy lifecycle, including buy creation, modifications, actualization, invoice receipt, reconciliation, clearance, and billing processes within media systems
• Apply domain expertise in Media OTC processes, including Media Billing, Media Receivables, Revenue Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution, and client funding dependencies
• Manage interdependencies between media vendors, agencies, clients, billing teams, reconciliation teams, and finance operations across OTC and PTP processes
• Drive closure of aged reconciliation items, open buys, unmatched invoices, RNOs, discrepancy queues, and vendor-related exceptions within client timelines
• Partner with Agencies, Vendors, Client Finance Teams, Billing Teams, and Operations teams to resolve complex reconciliation issues and improve process effectiveness
• Ensure effective management of Sequential Liability processes, including agency-client-vendor financial relationships, client funding requirements, receivables exposure, and risk mitigation
• Monitor operational performance through dashboards and metrics covering reconciliation aging, open items, discrepancy volumes, turnaround times, productivity, and quality
• Conduct governance reviews, service reviews, and business updates with client stakeholders, providing actionable insights and recommendations
• Ensure timely completion of month-end, quarter-end, and fiscal close reconciliation activities and support client financial reporting requirements
• Lead audit readiness activities, including reconciliation support, invoice documentation, audit responses, and control evidence
• Manage operational risk, establish preventive controls, and drive compliance with SOX, audit requirements, client policies, and internal governance standards
• Lead large teams through performance management, coaching, career development, succession planning, and capability building
• Drive digital transformation, automation, analytics, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, and client experience
• Support transitions, operating model changes, process migrations, and stabilization programs across global media finance operations
• Analyze reconciliation trends, root causes of discrepancies, operational risks, and client-impacting issues, and implement sustainable corrective actions

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or Finance, or Master's degree in Finance
• Working knowledge of the Media Buy lifecycle within media systems
• Strong domain expertise in Media OTC processes
• Strong understanding of both OTC and PTP processes
• Required skills: Banking Capital Markets, Financial Analysis Reporting, Intercompany Accounting, Oracle ERP Applications, Performance Testing, Process Standardization, Reconciliations, Record To Report (R2R), Regulatory Compliance Management, SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• English language proficiency at Intermediate (B1) level (required)

Nice to have

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
• Certified Compliance Officer (CCO)
• Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)

Details

• Location: Noida, India (Stellar, STPI)
• Job type: Regular
• Work mode: Office
• Shift: Any (India)