Client Finance Manager

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The client finance manager is a vital part to WI support team. This person will support the Accounting & Finance department and act as a liaison with Account Management and Production leads to understand client budgets, scopes of work, and analyze variances between hours worked and dollars spent against budgets.

Responsibilities:

• Provides financial analysis and reporting to assist in financial business decisions and ensure all financial aspects of each client are properly managed.
• Forecasts company revenue/billings, review scopes of work, and price staff plans.
• Maintains overall integrity of the financial and management reporting process and ensure compliance with all internal and client requirements.
• Monitors client budgets and maintains monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reporting in client-specified scoping and tracking tools as required.
• Manages accounts receivable processes to ensure timely billing and cash flow for the agency.
• Ensures monthly review of OOP, Production, and Receivables spend vs. budgets.
• Oversees the collection of past-due accounts; ensure adherence to contract billing policies; provide summaries of monthly billing and reconciliations.
• Provides tracking and reporting of labor hours - actuals vs. budgets vs. targets.
• Provides client and job profitability reporting.
• Assists in month-end close.
• Provides support to the Senior Management as necessary.
• Supports various audit compliance efforts (internal and external).
• Works closely with the Group Account Director, Account Leads and department designees.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or similar
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Experience in marketing, advertising, PR or professional services firm
• Deltek Maconomy financial system experience a plus
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint

Skills:

• Self-starter, able to work independently in a cross functional environment
• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects while delivering results in a timely manner
• Ability to frame key questions and perform the analysis needed to answer them
• Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for accurate, high-quality work
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to link big picture to details with ease, use data to drive decision-making process with leadership
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Willingness to be a team player and leader when necessary

The salary range for this position is $90,000.00 to $110,000.00. 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.At WI we are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We promote DEI in our workplace and are a global community who believe our unique qualities should be celebrated. We want everyone at Walton Isaacson to bring their authentic selves to work every day, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.