Burson
Bilingual Payment and Reconciliation Coordinator
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 days ago
AccountingExcelLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational SkillsAccounts Payable
About the role
- This role is fully focused on campaign funding, payment processing, PO alignment, reconciliation and related financial administration in a high-volume campaign environment.
- Timely influencer payments are a key client KPI, and increasing campaign activity requires disciplined tracking, clear ownership of payment-related follow-through, and proactive escalation of risks.
- Track and help resolve PO matching issues caused by inconsistent campaign naming conventions, fluctuating campaign values, missing POs or changes resulting from influencer negotiations
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end campaign payment administration, including funding requirements, PO details, supporting documentation, payment tracking, invoice follow-up, reconciliation and issue resolution
- Maintain accurate influencer payment platform and finance trackers to provide clear cross-campaign visibility across divisions, brands, campaign volumes, funding status, invoice approvals, payment progress, PO status, tax amounts, remaining balances, aging items and outstanding actions
- Monitor payment timelines, proactively escalate risks to client KPI commitments or creator payment timelines, and coordinate with internal teams, client teams and external platform partners to resolve missing information, funding adjustments, invoice questions, rejected payments and other payment-related issues
- Support payment and PO status reviews by maintaining complete, accurate and current records, including recap notes, aging items, escalation points and documentation for stakeholder review, KPI tracking, audit support and timely client reporting
- Populate and maintain payment tracker fields related to invoice number, invoice amount, invoice date, due date, vendor setup status, payment status and outstanding payment actions
- Without that we can't do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners.
- Your unique point of view-your talent-is what makes you a #BursonPerson, and it's how we deliver exceptional results for our clients, together.
Requirements
- Bilingual proficiency in English and French, with the ability to communicate clearly with internal teams, client stakeholders and external partners
- Experience with purchase orders, invoice processing, payment tracking, payment issue resolution, budget reconciliation, tax support, audit support and related finance operations
- Campaign payments are processed accurately, efficiently and within required timelines to support client KPI commitments
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field is preferred
- Working proficiency with influencer payment platforms is strongly preferred
- working proficiency in Maconomy or similar finance workflow tools is an asset
Skills
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Benefits
- Our vision is for Burson to be the leading 'academy company' for creative communications professionals and emerging leaders.
Company info
- Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
- WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com
- For more information visit bursonglobal.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
- Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation.
- With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future.
- When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
- WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
- For more information, visit WPP.com
- WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- At Burson, we're an agency of learn-it-alls.
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