Associate, Media Accounts Payable

Starcom (Thailand) (Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand)

Bangkok, Thailand

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, KraftHeinz, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

About this position

This role supports Publicis Groupe’s Thailand Media Agencies, focusing on tracking work performed by the media reconciling teams to ensure the correctness of media reconciliations and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Staying up to date with agency advertising practices, with focus on Digital media
• Application of your superior knowledge and skills when reviewing and completing checks and verifications of media reconciliations
• Monthly high level and detailed review of media creditors reconciliations
• Assist media reconciling teams with effective and efficient resolution of discrepancies in a timely manner
• Point of contact for agency finance & client teams for resolution of discrepancies
• Management of variance queries with additional focus on material and aged queries
• Assist the Payables Manager with executing payments as well as other related tasks
• Problem resolutions and Ad hoc projects as required.
• Working with stakeholders and managing related project-based work

Requirements

• 1-2 years or more experience in payable environment with focus on digital creditors
• TAFE or Accounting Diploma (or greater)
• GST, accounting practice Knowledge is desirable
• Media Industry Knowledge
• In-depth knowledge of media reconciliation and accounts payable
• Eye to detail
• Ability to identify and resolve issues
• Intermediate Excel knowledge
• SAP knowledge in payment and GL functions
• Media Ocean Media Desktop experience is an advantage
• Developing and maintaining efficiencies
• Execution of ad hoc projects
• Proficient with both Thai and English languages
• Ability to work in a customer service, process driven and high volume transactional environment.
• Ability to work independently but within an overall team that is committed to tight monthly deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and in particular an ability to communicate complex transactional invoice queries.
• Ability to identify and prioritize work and multi-task.