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 300 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 India. The successful candidate will support the delivery of high-quality financial audits and governance programmes, helping clients navigate an increasingly complex business landscape. This is a hybrid role, with employees expected to work from our Gurgaon India office three days per week, including one designated anchor day per week.
Your key responsibilities will vary as we work on a project basis.
Examples of day-to-day work may include:
Work as part of project teams delivering financial cost compliance audits, assessing agency compliance with advertiser-agency contractual agreements
Analyse financial, commercial, and operational data to identify risks, control gaps, and areas of non-compliance.
Produce clear, well-structured reports and deliverables that communicate findings 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 -6 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. Experience working on third party assurance projects at Big4 audit firm is a plus
Relevant professional qualifications e.g. CA, ICAI, CMA, ACCA or CPA or equivalent desired but not essential.
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 organisations.
A self-starter with a sense of autonomy and initiative, who can work well independently and in cross-functional and cross-border teams.
Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise 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
27 days holiday per year
Work from any location in the world up to 4 weeks per year
Day off for your birthday
Hybrid working
Company bonus scheme
Employee Assistance programme
Employee Referral Bonus
New Business Bonus Schemes
Frequent social events
Personal Bupa health insurance from Day 1
Learning and development opportunities
Performance Recognition
Length of Services Awards
Every application is reviewed by a human on our team (not AI), so it may take us a bit of time to get through them. Because of the large number of applications we receive, we’re not always able to reply to everyone individually (especially regarding cv reviews or direct messages) but we truly appreciate your interest.

Work arrangement
Hybrid