Senior Client Finance Analyst

Responsible for providing financial management and analysis for the client finance group. Serve as the primary finance contact for a portfolio of clients. Provide financial analysis and reporting to inform financial business decisions and ensure all financial aspects of each client are properly managed. Provide finance support to client media teams and monitor client media budgets. Forecast company revenue/billings, review scopes of work, and price staff plans. Maintain the overall integrity of the financial and management reporting process and ensure compliance with all SOX and specific client requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Forecast, analyze, and report revenue by client consistent with policies and GAAP; analyze resource allocation and utilization; analyze company profitability by client and by individual service line (planning, buying, interaction, etc).
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable processes to ensure timely billing and sufficient cash flow for the agency. Oversee the collection of past‐due accounts; ensure adherence to contract billing policies; provide summaries of monthly billing and reconciliations.
• Work with Controllers team with regards to Sarbanes Oxley process compliance (implementation and monitoring), as well as support various audit compliance efforts (internal and external).
• Partner with client Account Directors to maintain expert and fluid knowledge of client’s business models, contractual arrangements, key strengths, and opportunities.
• Proactively document and follow up on any budgeting, billing, invoicing, or payment issues that pertain to Clients.
• Manage day to day Finance responsibilities on Clients including but not limited to client/product/job setup, production invoices, ad hoc reporting, and vendor payment issues.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience
• Finance degree with on‐the‐job accounting experience
• Hands on operational experience in the creative or ad agency industry
• Extreme attention to detail
• Experience managing/analyzing billing and revenues
• Highly skilled in MS Excel
• Process driven
• Innately curious with an inquisitive attitude.

About MRM

MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency that delivers transformative creative solutions at the intersection of business, culture, and technology. MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way, to allow for greater collaboration and velocity—all to the service of helping businesses grow meaningful relationships with people. MRM is part of McCann Worldgroup and the Interpublic Group of companies (NYSE: IPG), and spans 35 offices across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.mrm.com.

We love our diverse workplace! MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any of her occupationally irrelevant criteria.

The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $160,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; the associated discipline; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.