Media Operations Specialist / Senior Specialist

Billing Admin

Manage the media billing processes which involves,

• Co-coordinating with media planning teams on billing instructions
• Media plan actualization and reconciliation on monthly basis
• Update spots and remarks on Publicis’s proprietary billing platform based on actualized amount
• Generate proforma invoices for shared service team’s approval
• Resolving billing discrepancies with relevant stakeholders e.g. media vendors, media, finance and shared service teams
• Billing status monitoring and reporting
• Participate in finance WIP billing meetings to make sure Client's invoices get processed and meet billing timelines

Other billing requirements include,

• Support requirements for onboarding of new suppliers
• Ensure 100% billing completion within three months of activity end date
• Resolve/respond to client billing queries

Media Buying (Offline and/or Online)

• The day-to-day media buying for the agency
• Deliver excellent master contract pricing through negotiation and relationships with media owners, wherever applicable
• Develop understanding of client business and role of online in delivering objectives ways of working from planning to getting approval and billing process
• Deliver added value opportunities across clients wherever possible
• Book all campaigns according to the brief (with confirmed media) and ensure financials are correct
• Monitor campaign delivery and reconcile any under deliveries
• Assist with auditing process across specific client base
• Follow through the closed job for invoicing process (incl. (proof of ads, supplier invoices, TV reporting, signed schedule)
• Constantly monitor performance and delivery of ad server and vendor reporting
• Monitor and report on clients’ expenditure update by campaign by media, if needed
• Keep track of clients’ media master contract fulfilments
• Prepare CI for all mediums and help Planners manage all material submission timelines
• Maintain co-ownership of WIP report with finance team, ensure that jobs are progressively reconciled and closed

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 1-3 years experience in media agency handling media trafficking or buying. Familiar with and have worked with the major publishers
• Proficiency in offline buying. Preferably has experience with online buying (both self-served and managed service) and digital ad operations
• Strong in numbers and intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel (such as pivot table and v-lookup)
• Analytical and meticulous with an excellent eye for details
• A team player with an action-oriented mind-set, who is able to work with minimal supervision
• Eager to learn and to be an expert on billing tools and systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Proactive and ability to prioritize tasks, work well under pressure

Billing Admin

Manage the media billing processes which involves,

• Co-coordinating with media planning teams on billing instructions
• Media plan actualization and reconciliation on monthly basis
• Update spots and remarks on Publicis’s proprietary billing platform based on actualized amount
• Generate proforma invoices for shared service team’s approval
• Resolving billing discrepancies with relevant stakeholders e.g. media vendors, media, finance and shared service teams
• Billing status monitoring and reporting
• Participate in finance WIP billing meetings to make sure Client's invoices get processed and meet billing timelines

Other billing requirements include,

• Support requirements for onboarding of new suppliers
• Ensure 100% billing completion within three months of activity end date
• Resolve/respond to client billing queries

Media Buying (Offline and/or Online)

• The day-to-day media buying for the agency
• Deliver excellent master contract pricing through negotiation and relationships with media owners, wherever applicable
• Develop understanding of client business and role of online in delivering objectives ways of working from planning to getting approval and billing process
• Deliver added value opportunities across clients wherever possible
• Book all campaigns according to the brief (with confirmed media) and ensure financials are correct
• Monitor campaign delivery and reconcile any under deliveries
• Assist with auditing process across specific client base
• Follow through the closed job for invoicing process (incl. (proof of ads, supplier invoices, TV reporting, signed schedule)
• Constantly monitor performance and delivery of ad server and vendor reporting
• Monitor and report on clients’ expenditure update by campaign by media, if needed
• Keep track of clients’ media master contract fulfilments
• Prepare CI for all mediums and help Planners manage all material submission timelines
• Maintain co-ownership of WIP report with finance team, ensure that jobs are progressively reconciled and closed

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 1-3 years experience in media agency handling media trafficking or buying. Familiar with and have worked with the major publishers
• Proficiency in offline buying. Preferably has experience with online buying (both self-served and managed service) and digital ad operations
• Strong in numbers and intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel (such as pivot table and v-lookup)
• Analytical and meticulous with an excellent eye for details
• A team player with an action-oriented mind-set, who is able to work with minimal supervision
• Eager to learn and to be an expert on billing tools and systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Proactive and ability to prioritize tasks, work well under pressure