We’re VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social, our work is now full service, simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions, the Clios, D&AD and The Webbies to name a few.

Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time – PEOPLE. Day in and day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and culture. In EMEA, we are proudly 250+, servicing multi-brands across the region

The PITCH.

VaynerMedia Amsterdam is searching for a motivated, and highly organised person to join the Financial Operations team as a Financial Operations Analyst. You will be an integral member of the wider finance department, with reporting lines into the Senior Finance Business Partner, managing all things client finance in Amsterdam.

Here’s where you come in…

• Provide financial reporting support to the market’s financial operations lead and VP, Client Partnerships
• Ad hoc projects: budget analysis, agency costs, exposure to forecasting & staff cost tracking
• Liaison with the Shared Services (A/R) team, working closely with direct oversight to track the invoicing process using Netsuite (ERP), from invoice creation to ensuring Client’s payments occur timely and accurately while maintaining a strong Client relationship
• Support accounting team with month-end and year-end close process, which includes the posting of closing journal entries
• Manage the intercompany postings between Amsterdam and other VaynerX entities and update the ongoing monthly forecast
• Assist in the preparation of closing package for VaynerX subsidiary (VaynerMedia)
• Analyse financial data to ensure GL postings align with forecasted groupings and segmentation reporting requirements for our branch office in France
• Coordinate with Shared Services & Treasury to follow-up & analyse overdue A/R
• Participate in project wrap meetings, when applicable, to provide context and ensure projects can be fully closed out (impacts revenue, accounts receivable, accounts payable and WIP releases)
• Assist with Purchase Order (PO) approval
• Provide support to the Financial Operations Lead throughout the monthly close, including ensuring all monthly invoicing has been completed and tracked to support revenue recognition
• Responsible for preparing monthly work-in-progress, accrued & deferred income adjustments by project, including coordination with the UK accounting team as part of the monthly closing process 

We treasure Personality and Experience yet we do know that these qualifications lead to what WE KNOW as a success:

• 1-2 years experience within an commercial accounting role, ideally within the industry
• Have commenced studies for professional accountancy qualification (RA; ACCA; CPA; etc)
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), particularly IFRS 15
• Familiarity with financial statements and revenue forecasting methods

Beneficial:

• Proficient corporate accounting knowledge and exposure to corporate closing cycle/process
• Strong communicator and a growth mindset
• Prior experience of NetSuite (ERP) and Workfront or other relevant PM/resourcing tools is a plus

What you SHOULD KNOW about VaynerMedia

Think “lab” and not “agency”. We get excited about solving business problems, not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. We’re willing to break rules, try new things, and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. It’s fun!

We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms and part of our model is built bottom up, flipping the traditional advertising model and process on its head. We don’t play to agency/industry norms and our culture and energy reflects that.

Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that, and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew, work with big brands excites you, as it does us. We can’t wait to meet you.

VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, part time or fixed term employment, age or any other legally protected class.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the Netherlands.