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Travel and Expense Accountant

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Travel and Expense Accountant at MGID, focusing on managing expense reporting and accounts payable processes. You will ensure compliance with company policies and local regulations while supporting the finance team in streamlining operations.

Qualifications

  • Experience in accounting or finance roles.
  • Knowledge of expense reporting and accounts payable processes.
  • Familiarity with local legal and tax requirements related to expenses.
  • Proficiency in accounting software and tools.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Administer the expense-reporting policy and timelines for submission, review, approval, and processing.
  • Collect and review expense reports submitted by employees and contractors for completeness and compliance.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee and contractor expense queries.
  • Support Accounts Payable, including vendor and invoice management.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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MGID

  • AdTech & MarTech
  • SME
  • 501–1,000
Santa Monica-based MGID is one of the first native performance advertising platforms worldwide. Our platform serves thousands of publishers w/billions of news stories, all while delivering marketing solutions for advertisers that key into consumer interests without disrupting their online experience. MGID’s performance-driven approach ensures relevant, engaged and genuinely interested visitors to its customers’ websites, increasing traffic and revenue by maintaining the quality and relevance online users expect. Established in 2007, MGID has provided quality content distribution to lifestyle and entertainment publishers globally.

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Job description

MGID is a global native advertising platform that helps brands reach unique local audiences at scale. At MGID, we empower brands and publishers to collaborate transparently through our privacy-first targeting technology. This enables advertisers to drive performance and awareness while allowing publishers to retain and monetize their audiences. Today, we are creating unique technologies, and with your help, we aim to reach even higher.

As a Client Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for driving new business growth by acquiring and expanding relationships with Germany-based advertisers. This role focuses on identifying high-potential opportunities, developing partnerships, and positioning MGID's solutions to deliver measurable performance outcomes for advertisers.

What You'll Do:

  • Administer the expense-reporting policy and timelines for submission, review, approval, and processing, in line with the approval authority matrix; propose policy updates to the Head of Group Accounting.

  • Collect and review expense reports submitted by employees and contractors for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company policy and applicable local legal and tax requirements.

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee and contractor expense queries, providing policy guidance, assisting with system issues, and ensuring timely resolution.

  • Ensure all mandatory reporting dimensions, including entity, cost center, project, expense category, and tax treatment, are correctly reflected in expense reports and accounting records.

  • Post approved expenses and related advances in accordance with applicable accounting policies. Reconcile outstanding advances by employee, entity, and currency monthly, and ensure unused advances are returned within applicable statutory deadlines.

  • Match corporate card transactions to expense reports, follow up on undocumented spend and maintain the corporate cardholder register.

  • Support Accounts Payable, including vendor and invoice management, verification of supporting documentation, and monitoring of required approvals in accordance with company policies and the approval authority matrix.

  • Assist with month-end and year-end close activities, including AP accruals and reclassifications, account reconciliations, and other assigned tasks, ensuring timely completion in accordance with close calendars and checklists.

  • Support the implementation and improvement of accounting systems and tools to automate and streamline expense reporting and AP processes.

  • Assist with ad hoc projects and other accounting-related tasks as required.

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