We are a team. We are accountable. We partner with our clients to deliver strategic creative we are proud of. 

We learn together, we create together, we win together. 

And most importantly, we have fun together. 

About the Role: 

We are looking for a Revenue Accountant to join our finance team. Partner with account management teams to ensure their clients reach their revenue targets... monthly. 

As the Revenue Accountant, you will have exposure to various stakeholders across the agency and WPP. You will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and operational stakeholders. 

What You’ll Do: 

This is a key role within the agency. You will work closely with the Account Management teams and the Commercial Manager to ensure efficient management of Revenue recognition, WIP and Debtors across a large portfolio of clients. 


- Large volume invoicing, ensuring all invoices are raised in a timely & auditable manner. 

- WIP management; ensuring all jobs are reconciled & are in line with client contracts; ensuring all costs incurred are invoiced to clients promptly; ensuring revenue recognition is accurate & in line with company policies. 

- Ongoing monitoring of revenue and variance analysis to forecast. 

- Work closely with Account Management teams and promptly address any queries. 

- Gain and maintain knowledge of each applicable client contract. 

- Systems and process training for new starters and refresher courses for existing employees when required. 

- Understand and follow company policies & processes. 

- Identifying process improvements to your role and the greater finance team 

- Opportunity to progress your finance career at one of the leading communications groups worldwide. 



What You'll Bring: 


- Strong understanding of revenue recognition and core accounting principles

- Experience with invoicing, WIP management, reconciliations and debtors

- Ability to prepare and analyse revenue and financial reports

- Proficiency in accounting systems and advanced Excel

- Knowledge of compliance, controls and audit requirements

- Close attention to detail and accuracy

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Clear communication skills, able to explain finance to non-finance teams

- Ability to collaborate with account management and operations

- Strong time management in a fast-paced agency environment

- Mindset for process improvement and efficiencies



Why Ogilvy?   


- Go global with Ogilvy: As part of a leading global network, you'll have access to exciting career pathways and opportunities around the world. Expand your horizons and connect with colleagues across the globe. 

- Family & caregiver support: We offer a gender-neutral parental leave policy, providing 16 weeks of paid leave to support all parents and caregivers throughout their journey. We're committed to helping you balance your career and family life. 

- Unlock the power of AI: Get exclusive access to WPP Open, our cutting-edge global AI platform, and leverage the latest technology to enhance your work and drive innovation. 

- Work in style at Barangaroo: Sydney-based employees enjoy our brand new, state-of-the-art WPP campus in the heart of Barangaroo.  

- Belong at Ogilvy: We're deeply committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace. Our Inclusivity & Impact Council, SheCD, WPP Unite, and Reconciliation Action Plan programs are just some of the ways we're creating a culture where everyone feels valued and respected. 

- Invest in your growth: We're invested in your success. You'll receive a tailored personal development plan to help you achieve your goals, along with dedicated support from your manager to guide your career journey. We leverage Culture Amp to facilitate meaningful career conversations and track your progress. 

- Recharge & rejuvenate: Enjoy a range of additional leave benefits, including your birthday off, Summer Fridays, and loyalty leave (an extra day for each year you're with us). 

- Wellness your way: Take advantage of discounted rates with health and fitness providers, plus access to yoga, meditation, and wellbeing programs to support your mental and physical health. 

- Confidential support: We provide confidential counselling support through Telus EAP to help you navigate any personal or professional challenges. 

- Recognising excellence: We celebrate your achievements and loyalty through our employee reward programs. 

- Referral bonus: Bring your talented friends to Ogilvy and receive a bonus! 

- Unlock exclusive savings: Access discounts and vouchers for major household brands through our benefits platform, perkSPACE. 



At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We're committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work. 

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures. 

We believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves. We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.  

If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know: ogv-au-careers@ogilvy.com 
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A creative and persuasive Account Manager Retail with experience of retail channel(s) with a make it happen attitude, entrepreneurial mindset, objective driven outlook and strong business ethics are crucial. Liaise with cross functional business and technical teams to achieve customers desired outcomes and draw on previous retail / FMCG experience is key to the success of this role.

Here... is what you will bring to the table:

For this role we are looking for an Account Manager Retail with extensive experience (approx. 5+ years) experience.

- Marketing and retail experience.
- Impeccable communication and interpersonal skills together with the ability to present and influence at all levels.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Highly motivated and objective driven.
- Strong business acumen and ethics.
- Comfortable with a lean operating culture.
- Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects and accounts with differing timelines.
- Creating and owning relationships across marketing and operations to solve customer business issues.
- Understanding customers business objectives and management of high-level relationships.
- Optimising existing business by driving retail execution, initiating marketing activities and communication.


Key tasks and responsibilities:

- Account management responsibilities include developing and managing strong relationships, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders,

- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify, develop, and manage to execution both follow on and new business opportunities across the portfolios.

- Grow client accounts and be their ambassador internally to ensure success is delivered on every project.

- Liaise with and manage key client relationships while building a wider network of contacts.

- Plan, schedule and oversee key client communication points.

- Manage and naturally become the day to day communications hub for high value and importance client communications.

- Understand and shape an approach to better develop, diversify, and grow client accounts.

- Reliably able to deliver information in all situations to customer and internal colleagues.



You will also be required to advance the following:


- Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to interact with and influence customers internally and externally.

- Able to communicate with ease with all customers and able to listen, simplify complex matters and at times.

- Ability to work to strict deadlines whilst multi-tasking across multiple customer requirements.

- Demonstrate excellent analytical, planning, problem solving, presentation and organisational skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

- Strong interpersonal skills: confident communications, active listening, objections prevention and handling, conflicts management and prevention.



Additional skills:


- Ability to balance priorities and work to tight deadlines.

- Ability to learn and understand products quickly.

- Methodical, highly organised, and accurate approach to work and attention to detail.

- Ability to understand sector specific retail trends and knowledge or interest of retail facing technology would be highly beneficial in creating future solutions and opportunities with clients.

- Ability to build strong rapport, establish trust and credibility through a consultative approach with diverse stakeholders from Executive level down.

- Ability to maintain high levels of productivity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively under the pressure of time constraints in a fast-paced, complex, collaborative, and team-oriented environment.

- High proficiency in written & verbal communication skills.

- Experience with desk based and / or customer-facing activities and influencing key decision makers.


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About Ogilvy  

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly... across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Department: Creative

Location: London

Contact type: 12-Month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time (Hybrid)

Reporting into: Executive Creative Director

 

About Ogilvy

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas.

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Ogilvy One, PR & Influencer, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.

The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology. We call this Borderless Creativity. 

Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings. 

The Role:

We are looking for a Creative Director to lead work for one of our legacy clients, driving campaigns that combine bold ideas with meaningful impact. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and culture, someone who inspires teams, elevates work, and delivers ideas that leave a mark.

You will set the creative vision, champion exceptional work, and lead a team of talented creatives across disciplines. This role demands a balance of strategic thinking, leadership, and a fearless approach to innovation.

 

What Success Looks Like:


- Build trust with client and team, clarify the creative vision, audit current work and processes, and establish a clear quality bar and review cadence.

- Launch a high-impact integrated campaign that drives brand lift and engagement across priority channels; improve team workflow and creative velocity.

- Establish or evolve a brand platform that earns share of voice, delivers business results, and wins recognition (case studies, awards, earned media).



Responsibilities:


- Creative Leadership

- Set and articulate the creative vision; raise the standard of craft across copy, design, film, digital, social, experiential.

- Lead narrative development, and platform thinking; ensure ideas are culturally resonant and strategically grounded.

- Guide work from pitch through production, including casting, music, edit, post, and delivery across channels.

- Client Partnership

- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders; present work with conviction and clarity.

- Translate business goals into creative briefs and platforms; proactively identify opportunities for growth and innovation.

- Honour the brand’s heritage while modernising expression and behaviour across touch-points.

- Maintain coherence across global markets while enabling local relevance and nuance.

- Team Development

- Mentor, coach, and grow creative talent; create space for emerging voices.

- Foster a rich culture that prizes curiosity, craft, and accountability.

- Integrated Campaign Development

- Lead end-to-end creative for 360 campaigns across paid, owned, and earned channels (film/TV, digital, social, influencer, experiential, CRM/web, retail).

- Partner with strategy, data/analytics, media, and production to ensure ideas are insight-led and executional excellent.

- Champion test-and-learn, creative optimisation, and performance storytelling.

- Establish clear briefing, review, and decision-making rituals; streamline collaboration with account and production.



Requirements:


- Experience leading and inspiring global or multi-market teams.

- A portfolio of platform-level ideas and campaigns that moved culture and delivered results.

- Demonstrated mastery across integrated channels: film/content, digital/social, influencer, experiential, CRM/web, retail/e-commerce.

- Fluency in current trends, platforms, and emerging technologies.

- Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and client leadership skills; comfortable with C-suite conversations and high-stakes decisions.

- Deep production experience from pre-pro through post; ability to protect the idea through execution.

- Courage to challenge conventions, take smart risks, and defend great work while staying open and collaborative.

- Passion and track record in developing emerging talent and building creative cultures.

- Proven ability to build strong client relationships and deliver tangible business outcomes



Nice to Have:


- Experience stewarding legacy brands through modernisation or repositioning.

- Global market experience and sensitivity to cultural nuance.

- Category experience in high-velocity consumer brands.



How We Help You Thrive:


- 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day

- Bupa Healthcare

- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental Leave

- Flexible Working Model (core hours: 10am – 4pm)

- 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure

- Wellbeing & Health: Up to £25/month towards fitness, Unmind, LifeWorks, annual eye tests, development budgets, and wellness programs

- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme

- Life Assurance


At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression. 

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality. 

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve.  This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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