Staff Accountant
Company: WPP
Location: Garland
Posted on: May 12, 2022
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Job Description:
Key Responsibilities: In this position, the Client Accounting
Associate will assume the following responsibilities: - Project and
subproject creation assigning budgets to the projects. - Upload
invoices to client portals. For example, COUPA, Ariba and Time
Metrics. - Review the inventory of client billable charges,
supporting documentation and work with the Account Lead to
determine the appropriate month's billing; - Draft, edit and
finalize invoices for clients, working closely with Account Leads -
Maintain trackers for overall accounts including amount billed,
approved budgets, inter-company budget allocations and year to date
fees and expenses. - Match supporting documentation of expenses to
draft invoices. - Ensure that invoices are submitted in a timely
manner and in accordance with the Client agreements. - Ensure
purchase orders are received for new projects or revised budgets. -
Assist in the collection process of past due accounts as needed. -
Assist Project Managers/Client leaders on client queries and
requests. - Reconcile final invoices and close jobs. - Provide
support to Client leaders on adhoc assignments. - Assist with
monthly close related to client portfolio, project journals and
other duties including SOX compliance with revenue recognition. -
Reconcile work in progress for assigned clients. - Monthly
intercompany billing. Job Requirements: Position Requirements:
Client Accounting Associate may have a BBA in Accounting, Finance
or Business Management with at least two years' work experience
billing in the fields of public relations, law firms or other
professional services and/or consulting businesses. In the absence
of a college degree, additional years of experience will be
considered for the right candidate. - - - - - - - Strong attention
to detail. - - - - - - - Ability to work independently and with
various project leads and other office finance departments on
intercompany transactions. - - - - - - - Strong communication
skills - both verbal and written. - - - - - - - Ability to meet
deadlines in a fast-paced environment. - - - - - - - Ability to
interact with employees at all levels. - - - - - - - Familiarity
with computerized billing/accounting systems. - - - - - - - Strong
Math/Analytical skills. - - - - - - - Dependable with deadlines and
flexible to work beyond standard working hours during "peak"
periods. - - - - - - - Must be flexible and team oriented. - - - -
- - - Proficiency in Excel (V-Lookup, Pivot Table etc.) GENERAL
DISCLAIMER This job description is not designed to cover or contain
a comprehensive listing of job duties or responsibilities that are
required of the employee. - The employee should be able to meet all
the necessary physical demands required of working in an office
environment, as well as be flexible to participate and learn
assigned tasks to meet Client objectives. -
Keywords: WPP, Garland , Staff Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Garland, Texas
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