Senior Account Executive, Biddable

1086 - Senior Account Executive Biddable - MM&D

About WPP Media

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At WPP Media we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Its what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Medias shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand

Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As Growth Architects we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders better for people planet and business by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers increases consumer trust in the brand and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

Role Summary and Impact

We are seeking a pragmatic detail-oriented Biddable Finance Senior Account Executive to join our Channels & Solutions team. This new role plays a critical part in maintaining financial governance across paid search paid social and programmatic activity for a financially demanding client. The successful candidate will coordinate with internal biddable teams onshore and offshore with the finance team and our finance system supplier (MediaOcean) ensuring precise reconciliation compliance with deadlines and robust error management. By mastering finance operations and driving accountability youll help shape a new model that could set the standard for future client management. The role also offers exposure to core activation tasks across biddable platforms during periods of peak activity or if additional capacity is needed.

Skills and Experience

Reporting to the Channel Management Lead you will support the biddable channel teams and finance by ensuring processes are followed queries are resolved and governance is maintained in client finance operations. Success will require initiative rigour and the ability to work cross-functionally with teams both in the UK and offshore.

Essential Criteria

• Experience (or strong aptitude to learn quickly) in biddable media finance or media operations.
• Excellent attention to detail maintaining accuracy under pressure and scrutiny.
• Strong organisation tracking multiple deadlines and actions across teams.
• Effective written and verbal communicator able to chase actions and clarify queries.
• Confident navigating finance systems (e.g. Mediaocean) or willingness to learn.
• Proactive self-motivated approach; not afraid to question challenge or follow up.
• Comfortable with remote collaboration and time zone coordination.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of biddable platforms (paid search paid social programmatic) and ability to run reports independently or willingness to learn.
• Exposure to media finance processes (invoice management billing reconciliations).
• Practical experience supporting channel teams with basic activation tasks in biddable platforms during peak periods or when capacity allows.
• Experience dealing with high-governance environments.
• Familiarity with offshore teams and finance systems.
• Practical problem solving across departments and with external partners.

Responsibilities

Delivering Financial Governance

• Coordinate finance processes and deadlines across all biddable channels.
• Keep trackers updated share deadlines and proactively chase outstanding actions.
• Master the reconciliation process; resolve issues behind unbooked campaigns unpaid invoices and incorrect client billing.
• Make sure biddable teams onshore and offshore adhere to the booking and reconciliation processes by selecting the correct booking category and naming convention.
• Liaise with internal teams and external suppliers (e.g. Mediaocean) to troubleshoot and escalate queries.
• Communicate clearly with finance and offshore team; adapt to virtual and multi-timezone working.

Supporting Channel Operations

• Run independent reports from biddable platforms to verify campaign delivery finance records and troubleshoot discrepancies.
• Provide hands-on support for channel teams in activation setup or optimisation during peak periods and if additional capacity is required.

Raising Our Process Standard

• Identify and document best practices as this new role develops.
• Support senior stakeholders in maintaining accurate account management and finance compliance.
• Escalate persistent issues recommend improvements and share learnings.

Inspiring Our People

• Offer guidance and process expertise to channel teams resolving finance queries.
• Contribute to team meetings and knowledge sharing about effective finance governance.
• Help embed a culture of rigour accuracy and collaboration.

Driving Continuous Improvement

• Suggest process enhancements based on day-to-day observations.
• Pilot new approaches for more efficient finance management and share insights including the deployment of new technologies.
• Support the agency mission to set the benchmark for finance governance enabling export of this model to other clients.

Development Opportunity

• This is a unique position with the potential to become the blueprint for financial support roles across the agency. You will have direct access to senior leaders and be at the heart of evolving agency-wide practices. Your success could enable the creation of new roles and career pathways in media finance operations.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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.

We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve adopted a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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