Manager, Client Finance

Manager, Client FinanceAbout the Finance Team:Collectively's Finance team believes in partnership and collaboration. We work closely with other departments in helping to achieve overall business success. We are proactive and service oriented. We share our knowledge and are interested in understanding and learning about the opportunities and challenges that both our teammates and clients face on a daily basis. We are committed to working efficiently, to providing timely and accurate information, and to offering the advice and finance expertise needed to achieve our financial goals.We are hiring a Client Finance Manager to assist in the month end close and reporting for our clients. This role will work closely with the Finance team members to help ensure financial reporting is running smoothly. The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of experience in an advertising agency, ideally with a knowledge of the influencer market place.ResponsibilitiesClient Finance works closely with the Client Partnerships and Production teams to facilitate financial processes, to ensure accuracy and compliance, and to monitor project budgets and deliver financial performance that aligns with agency goals.Serve as a contact for clients and agency departments on client finance mattersDevelop internal and external relationships (with client procurement in particular) with timely, proactive communication and follow-upAssist in monthly forecasting, budgeting cycles, and financial modeling in coordination with the agency account and production leads.Help oversee project financial information in coordination with client teams and provide support to client teams in monitoring client budgets and spendingWork with team leads to secure client P.O. or necessary work/payment authorizations including fulfilling client portal submissions and other client procedures and requirementsPrepare invoices and billing reconciliations while ensuring adherence to contract compliance and billing policies and proceduresMonitor accounts receivable status and follows-up on aged balances with clientsTimesheet collections and Harvest system administrationAssist in developing and maintaining client finance processes, guides, policies, tools and templatesPrepare management reporting on utilization, revenue and profitability analysisSupport month-end close processes to complete journal entries for revenue, reporting, and adhering to audit compliance.Help prepare and deliver financial reports as neededKey Performance IndicatorsWorks collaboratively, yet with a strong drive toward personal accountabilityIs proactive, with the desire to help identify efficiencies, best practices, and opportunitiesDisplays a passion for data analysis, critical thinking, and storytellingHas a strong attention to detail and goes the extra mile to ensure accuracyThrives in a fast-paced work environment and is able to prioritize competing work streams, often with quick turnaroundsQualifications / SkillsProactive, identifies efficiencies, best practices, and opportunities to improve processesWorks collaboratively with team leads across the agency and has a strong personal accountabilityDemonstrates the ability to manage the agencies needs with the needs of the clientDisplays a passion for data analysis, critical thinking, and storytellingHas a strong attention to detail and goes the extra mile to ensure accuracyThrives in a fast-paced work environment and is able to prioritize competing work streams, often with quick turnaroundsRequirements5+ years of relevant work experience in ad agency rolesStrong interpersonal and problem solving skillsEffective communication skills, especially within cross-functional teams and with clientsExperience working with data, with a strong ability in reporting and analysisAptitude for quickly learning and utilizing new software and technology toolsStrong skills in both Google Sheets and ExcelBA in accounting, finance or economicsPayThe pay range for this position is $98,000 – $118,000. Collectively takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.