Client Finance Mgr
Company: McCann Health London
Location: New York
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Client Finance Manager will provide guidance and financial
support to client account teams, monitor client budgets, forecast
client revenue and report on client profitability. This position
will also be responsible for supervising Jr. staff. Job
responsibilities include reviewing/assisting in the creation of job
proposals, budgets and client staffing plans; ensuring adherence to
contract billing policies; assisting Jr. staff with summaries of
monthly billing and reconciliations; and support Client Finance
Director with financial analysis and reporting as required. The
successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, financial
analysis and/or accounting experience in an advertising or service
industry environment strong Microsoft Excel and Word proficiency, a
positive outlook and imagination and excellent oral and written
communication skills. General accounting and/or financial analysis
experience required as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or
Finance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Financial Reporting
Monitor client budgets, forecast client revenue and report on
client profitability.
Internal & External Client Relations
Manage the client finances which includes in large part partnering
with account teams for strategic and financial counseling.
Team Management & Development
Provide guidance and support to the staff and assist in training,
development, mentoring and management of the team.
Administrative
Perform basic administrative duties involving data entry and
effectively managing adhoc requests for assigned accounts.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
--- The Client Finance Manager will proactively manage the client
finances which includes in large part partnering with account teams
for strategic and financial counseling. This finance role requires
a lot of people skills and interaction with Clients and internal
stakeholders.
--- Team with Account, Project Managers, and Finance team leads to
ensure client profitability and adherence to company and client
processes.
--- Assist Director of Client Finance to ensure all agency
financial requirements are met including but not limited to the
monthly closes, utilization/profitability report, special project
reporting.
--- Maintain and uphold client compliance requirements per
contract.
--- Bring consistency and financial discipline to the various
processes, including staff plan, fee proposals and reconciliations.
Continuously look to improve upon status quo in order to meet
changing business needs.
--- Assist the Director of Client Finance with the training,
development, mentoring and management of the Client Finance team.
This position will be the day-to-day go to for the client finance
teams.
--- Assist the Director of Client Finance with maintenance and
implementation of finance processes (including Agency department
trainings).
--- Will own a portfolio of client accounts from a finance
perspective and manage several Finance Analysts/Business
Managers.
--- Support the Finance Analysts/Client Business Managers in review
and analysis of client profitability, WIP, billing and AR.
--- Oversee and ensure that all client fees and OOPs are billed
accurately and timely.
--- Work with the Director of Client Finance to ensure that Client
Finance becomes and is thought of as a partner to the rest of the
agency, in particular with Account Management.
--- Identify opportunities for revenue and profit growth as well as
identify areas of improvement.
--- Report monthly revenue variances to the Chief Financial Officer
and review revenue forecasts.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Accounting or Finance
EXPERIENCE
6 years in Advertising or Service Industry Finance or Accounting
Managerial or Supervisory
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Microsoft Excel
Proficient in advanced functions and formulas to perform VLOOKUP,
pivot tables, charts, graphs, and data capture
SAP
Possess an advanced understanding of SAP systems
Microsoft PowerPoint
Possess basic to advanced knowledge of PowerPoint
Vantage/Fiori
Possess basic to advanced knowledge of Vantage/Fiori Systems
COMPETENCIES
Communication
Is attentive and shows interest in the subject; Expresses ideas
clearly and accurately
Organization
Creates clear goals, identifies and finds the resources (e.g. time,
people, materials) needed to achieve them, and schedules tasks so
that work is completed on time
Detail Orientation
Acute attention to detail, with an emphasis on consistency and
continuity.
Salary: $67,000 $100,000
For U.S. Job Seekers It is the policy of IPG Health and any of its
affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all
employees and applicants for employment without regard to race,
religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age,
marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or
any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local
law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.
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