The Senior Associate supports the reconciliation of media buys as well as vendor accrual billing. You will report to the Manager. This position is important in the daily tactical management of the investment program and requires you to works well in a team-based and customer service environment. Advanced Media knowledge is crucial to be successful in this role and must show the initiative to participate in advanced projects. The Senior Associate position is training-intensive. Learning new skills (both technical and organic) and procedures is important. You will be an active participant, increasing participation over time in the position. You will be encouraged to contribute ideas and insights that will benefit our clients and team. This role can be remote nationally or hybrid in the tri-state area, but you will need to work EST hours.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Reconciliation:
Responsible for the interaction with vendors regarding billing/reconciliation, including but not limited to reaching out to vendors for missing invoices for all media.
Resolve billing discrepancies between client and vendor
Support the Dataverse reconciliation
Responsible for vendor accrual billing
Client & Internal Relationships
Support Manager in preparing and delivering work to our clients and colleagues within dentsu
Assist Manager in communicating with internal teams including but not limited to AP, Billing, Financial Operations, and client account teams
Attend status meetings
Participate and contribute in face-to-face internal client teams and vendor meetings
Engage with all work-related contacts through personal and written communications
Reporting
Assist with weekly/monthly reporting
Assist with accrual reconciliation including but not limited to data entry, billing, and project submission to Master Data team
Market Research & Leadership:
Seek solutions to issues related to media buying tools such as DDS, Prisma, preemptions and makegoods with client’s media schedules
Recommend improvements to internal workflow to improve efficiency
Keep current with market research (industry periodicals, email newsletters, websites, etc.) Demonstrate ability to apply insights over time
Recognize potential problems and escalate or propose solutions
Take clear ownership of assigned tasks
Experience/Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree
2+years of prior media planning or media investment experience
Highly organized and process oriented High level of attention to detail and ability to retain a large amount of information
Strong people management skills – ability to manage team members for maximum productivity Strong workflow management skills – ability to manage timelines and set clear expectations Strong Excel skills – expertise with pivot tables and analysis of large amounts of complex data
Strong problem-solving skills – ability to guide and develop solutions for the team
Strong communication skills – clear, sufficiently detailed, concise and timely
Strong team work ethic
Strong understanding of agency processes
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
