Senior GL Reporting Analyst - EMEA

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. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: We are hiring a Senior Accountant to take ownership of complex general accounting and reporting activities within our Finance Shared Services environment. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial records, strong controls, timely month-end close, high-quality reconciliations, audit-ready evidence and effective collaboration across Finance teams. This position is also expected to actively contribute to our Finance Transformation journey, helping drive process standardisation, automation, AI adoption and continuous improvement across RTR activities. The role requires a finance professional who combines strong accounting expertise with a transformation mindset and the ability to challenge existing ways of working. What you'll be doing: Own general ledger accounting activities for assigned entities or processes, including complex journal entries, accruals, prepayments, reclassifications and balance sheet reconciliations. Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities in line with defined timelines, ensuring issues are identified, escalated and resolved on time. Ensure accurate and timely posting of accounting entries in the ERP system and challenge unusual, incomplete or unsupported transactions. Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies, aged items and unusual movements. Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and audit standards, with a strong focus on evidence quality and traceability. Maintain and review appropriate documentation and audit trails for internal and external audits. Support financial reporting, variance analysis and accounting reviews, identifying unusual transactions, risks or trends. Liaise with other Finance functions (PTP, OTC, Treasury, Tax) and OpCo stakeholders to resolve complex accounting issues. Act as a technical reference point for Analyst profiles, supporting knowledge transfer, coaching and process clarification. Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate RTR processes. Promote the responsible use of automation, digital finance tools and AI-enabled solutions across accounting, reconciliation, reporting and documentation activities. Support ad-hoc accounting, reporting, audit and transformation requests as required. Who you'll be working with: Finance Shared Services and Record-to-Report (RTR) teams Other Finance functions, including PTP, OTC, Treasury and Tax Internal and external auditors Finance stakeholders across the business OpCo finance teams and regional stakeholders Process improvement, automation and Finance Transformation stakeholders What you'll need: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Relevant experience in accounting, RTR, audit or financial reporting within a Shared Services or corporate environment. Solid understanding of statutory accounts and disclosure requirements, with proven experience coordinating annual audit processes and reviewing information provided to external auditors. Proven experience performing and reviewin…