Associate Consultant (Financial Compliance)

MediaSense; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global marketing advisory firm is seeking an Associate Consultant for its Financial Compliance Practice in London. This role requires a minimum of 4 years of audit experience and offers opportunities to manage projects and teams while conducting financial audits for clients. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills and a strong audit background. The position offers a hybrid work model with a diverse range of benefits including 28 days of annual leave and a company bonus scheme.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Work from any location in the world up to 4 weeks per year

Company bonus scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Pension

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial compliance, auditing, or assurance roles.
• Experience in internal and external audits.
• Ability to interpret financial data and identify control gaps.

Responsibilities

• Support financial compliance audits and reporting.
• Analyze financial data to identify risks and control gaps.
• Produce structured reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Audit experience

Communication skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Job description

Associate Consultant (Financial Compliance)

An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of our fast-growing team and to be a key part of the Client Services function. This role provides an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global integrated marketing advisory and will provide an ambitious individual with valuable experience for progression and development.

The Company

mediasense is a global, independent advisor that brings the clarity, connection and confidence modern marketers need to fuel growth. We help marketers eliminate waste and maximize the impact of their most significant investments at scale. Our ambition is to define and own an entirely new category – recognized as the world’s most trusted, independent and impactful marketing advisor. We do this by elevating how clients operate, how agencies deliver, how platforms perform, and how all parts of the ecosystem connect. Because progress doesn’t happen in isolation, it takes alignment, intelligence, and trust. That’s what we enable. That’s what we stand for. That’s Unified Marketing Intelligence.

mediasense is designed around how we help marketers optimize and transform through best-in-class structure and governance (Organization), partners and platforms (Ecosystem), governance and controls (Assurance), and measurement and effectiveness (Science). We have the proven ability to effectively support large, complex organizations and deliver multiple projects simultaneously. As evidenced through our strong track record with clients, we pride ourselves on the consistent high quality of service delivery and the ability to accelerate transformation and growth.

mediasense has over 200 employees across London, New York, Singapore and New Delhi.
For more information, visit www.media-sense.com

The Role

This role is for an Associate Consultant, based in London.

mediasense are looking for a Associate Consultant to support the Financial Compliance Practice in the delivery of high-quality financial audits and governance programmes to clients as clients seek support as they navigate through an increasingly complex landscape. The role will be hybrid – with working from our London office expected three days a week including a Tuesday, the Services Department anchor day.
The role itself will involve a range of activities including:

• Work as part of project teams to deliver financial compliance audits, assessing agency compliance with advertiser–agency contractual agreements.
• Analyze financial, commercial, and operational data to identify risks, control gaps, and areas of non-compliance.
• Produce clear, well‑structured reports and deliverables that communicate finding’s effectively to both financial and non‑financial stakeholders.
• Lead day‑to‑day communication with agencies to ensure projects are set up for success, including agreeing scope, timelines, ways of working, and expectations.
• Take responsibility for project planning and coordination, ensuring milestones are met and all parties are held accountable to agreed deliverables.
• Manage, mentor, and train Senior Analysts and Analysts on projects, supporting high‑quality outputs and consistent delivery standards.
• Review work performed by junior team members, providing constructive feedback and guidance.
• Engage directly with clients, including presenting audit findings, insights, and recommendations in a clear and confident manner.
• Build strong working relationships with agencies and clients, acting as a professional and credible representative of the compliance team.
• Participate in international travel if required to support global projects and client engagements.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in auditing in a financial compliance, audit, risk, or assurance role.
• Strong audit background, with experience in internal audit, external audit, and/or other assurance engagements.
• Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or close to qualification (desired).
• Experience reviewing, testing, and documenting controls and processes.
• Ability to interpret financial data and identify risks, issues, and improvement opportunities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable working with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders, translating technical issues into clear, practical advice.
• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience working with clients from various sectors and markets and complex organizations.
• A self‑starter with a sense of autonomy and initiative, who is also able to work well independently and in cross‑functional and cross‑border teams.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize across a variety of projects.
• Interest in, or exposure to, marketing, media, or creative industries, with curiosity about how these businesses operate.

What We Offer

• 28 days holiday per year, up to a maximum of 32 days
• Work from any location in the world up to 4 weeks per year
• 10 days Annual Leave Purchase per year
• Day off for your birthday
• Company bonus scheme
• Pension
• Employee Assistance programme
• Group Life insurance
• Annual season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye test & contribution towards glasses for VDU