Senior Executive Positions at BrandEye Media Limited

Job Purpose

• The Senior Internal Control Executive will be responsible for designing, implementing and strengthening internal control frameworks across the Agency’s operations, with a strong focus on revenue assurance, campaign purchasing cycles, media vendor management, billing processes, digital media workflows, and financial compliance.
• The executive will ensure that all business practices, creative production, media buying, billing, and client servicing adhere to internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices to minimise financial risk and operational gaps.

Key Responsibilities
Internal Control Framework & Governance:

• Develop, enhance, and enforce internal control policies tailored to media buying, campaign execution, vendor payments, and client billing.
• Conduct periodic reviews of agency processes, including planning, media trading, creative production, digital ad operations, and third-party vendor engagements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing controls and propose improvements aligned with business growth and digital transformation.

Media Buying & Campaign Operations Controls:

• Review and validate media plans, purchase authorisations, insertion orders, and vendor contracts to ensure compliance with policy and client requirements.
• Ensure accurate delivery-to-billing reconciliation for digital, print, outdoor, and broadcast campaigns.
• Oversee controls related to media rebates, discounts, value-added services, and agency commissions.

Financial & Billing Controls:

• Monitor end-to-end billing processes from job creation to invoicing, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely revenue recognition.
• Support revenue assurance activities, including identifying leakages, late billings, unbilled media, and disputed invoices.
• Validate vendor invoices, GRNs, and PO matching, and ensure proper controls over cost commitments.

Compliance & Risk Management:

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry norms (e.g., client audit requirements & data protection).
• Perform risk assessments and map key risks in operations, finance, and campaign delivery.
• Provide guidance on contract compliance for client agreements and vendor engagements.

Audit Planning & Execution:

• Lead internal control testing and internal audit engagements covering business operations, creative production cycles, digital campaign workflows, and finance processes.
• Collaborate with external auditors, client audit teams, and regulatory bodies as needed.
• Document audit findings, recommend corrective actions, and follow up on remediation plans.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities for process automation (e.g., dashboards, automated reconciliations, workflow tools) to strengthen controls.
• Work with IT, operations, and finance teams to implement system enhancements or new control features.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline operations and reduce risk exposure.

Stakeholder Management & Training

• Partner with finance, client servicing, creative, media buying, and operations teams to ensure control adherence in daily workflows.
• Conduct training sessions on internal controls, compliance requirements, and documentation practices.
• Communicate audit findings and improvement plans to senior management with clarity.

Educational Qualification Requirements

• B.Sc. in Accounting with a minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Professional qualification of ACA / ACCA is an added advantage.
• Previous work experience in that capacity is desirable.

Key Skills & Competencies Required
Technical Competencies:

• Strong understanding of financial controls, revenue cycles, and compliance frameworks.
• In-depth knowledge of media agency operations:
  • Media buying & planning (digital + traditional)
  • Programmatic advertising workflows
  • Creative job costing
  • Vendor management
  • Client billing cycles
• Experience with ERP systems & media workflow tools
• Ability to design and execute audit plans, test controls, and prepare audit reports.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and persuasion skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.
• Ethical mindset and ability to handle sensitive information.

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Job Summary

• To operate as the media strategy, investment advisor and client service interface for BrandEye Media on all assigned clients and brands to achieve set brand and budget objectives.
• To develop media strategies and implementation plans for clients and ensure that the plans are implemented to time and budget and that they deliver on agreed parameters and rates.
• To work on pitch and strategy documents for presentation to Client for new business development.
• To develop innovative ideas and strategy that would build brands for Clients and also generate revenue for the agency.
• Coordinate or Co-Lead Client activities that could span across different functions (Media, Digital, PR and Activation).

Responsibilities

• Understand, communicate and implement the fee (Retainership or Service Fee) structure and commercial terms for various clients and media partners in line with AISOP and agency agreed terms.
• Employ media research, consumer data and industry resources to provide strategic advice and direction to client briefs and brand challenges
• Ensure and oversee regularly interfacing with client via periodic meetings and generation of contact reports to ensure smooth and cordial working relationship between client and agency.
• Organize agency weekly/ bimonthly status update meetings on ongoing activities as well as future campaigns with a drive to achieve set billings & savings target for the business.
• Ensure delivery of innovative Ideas to Client to drive new consumer conversion, new market development and win awards & recognitions for brands and clients.
• Co-ordinate and take ultimate responsibility for campaign media plans and ensure error-free media schedules for campaigns and liaise with client for sign-off of final approved plans.
• Ensure Client is delighted in terms of Strategy, rates and discounts and work with the Buying unit in securing added value to delight client.
• Work seamlessly with other agency functions to ensure seamless implementation of media plans and campaign activities.
• Oversee the generation of monthly, quarterly and appropriate end of campaign reports which should entail campaign activities, budget compliance and recommendations for effectiveness
• Develop and compile deep actionable consumer insights on brand, competition, usage and attitude along with the agency’s intelligence unit
• Continuously study and compile media landscape information to help clients and agency better understand the changing communication landscape
• Maintain a repository of brand strategies, reports, reviews, consumer understanding and insights for knowledge sharing and transfer within agency.
• Ensure prompt collection of receivables and proper documentation of all invoices and financial transactions as per agreed contract and terms.

Key Skills and Competencies
Knowledge:

• Strong business & business environment understanding
• Advanced knowledge of planning tools, as well as an in-depth understanding of current media planning practices
• Strong working knowledge of the media space (including digital media) and available media research, monitoring tools and current developments in the media industry
• Strong business management, entrepreneurial, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Skills:

• Very strong communication, analytical and presentation skills.
• Excellent negotiating, bargaining and strong deal-closing skills.
• Data analytical & Problem-solving skills.

Behaviours:

• Inspire and have a positive can-do spirit, drive result professionally, honestly and upholding business reputation, help others to succeed by providing the right support
• You live & champion the BrandEye values and ethical standard ensuring full disclosure, documentation & transparency on all business transactions with zero tolerance for personal undisclosed gains.
• You understand and practice the code of business conduct & ethics of BrandEye Media.
• Uncompromising high ethical standard.

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