Omnicom Media Group US
Senior Manager, Budget Project Management
Omnicom Media Group US, New York, NY
Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) - delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world's leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe.
As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer-centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!
As a Senior Manager, on our Budget Project Management team, you will play a key role as the day-to-day liaison between the client, internal teams, & vendor partners. This role encompasses all financial transactions, including but not limited to client budget reporting, planned versus actual, projections and forecasts, client billing, discrepancy management, client receivables, and vendor payables. This individual is a trusted liaison among the Media Strategy team, internal finance, and the client. The objective is to develop and implement sound business management practices within the Client Finance Group. The Senior Manager will champion the budget management process from end-to-end, enforcing the workflow processes across all departments and ensuring quality control throughout.
Responsibilities
Experiences
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This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Compensation Range
$105,000-$115,000 USD
Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer-centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!
As a Senior Manager, on our Budget Project Management team, you will play a key role as the day-to-day liaison between the client, internal teams, & vendor partners. This role encompasses all financial transactions, including but not limited to client budget reporting, planned versus actual, projections and forecasts, client billing, discrepancy management, client receivables, and vendor payables. This individual is a trusted liaison among the Media Strategy team, internal finance, and the client. The objective is to develop and implement sound business management practices within the Client Finance Group. The Senior Manager will champion the budget management process from end-to-end, enforcing the workflow processes across all departments and ensuring quality control throughout.
Responsibilities
- Integrating strategic planning philosophy into communication plan development
- Updating account team on status of all client projects
- Managing the flow of client media-related issues, creating solutions, and resolving issues.
- Establishing timetables for development of plans
- Serve as the primary interface internally between the strategy team, media investment team, creative agencies, as well as our back office, namely media reconciliation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and central Finance
- Act as the primary point of contact for all aspects of client billings for the Strategy and Investment Teams and other members of the Client Service Team as well as key client personnel
- Serve as the liaison between the Client Budget Management Group and the Client Team(s)
- Act as the primary liaison between agency and the client for budget management issues
- Serve as the primary contact for all client budget management deliverables and troubleshoot as needed to meet client expectations
- Handling any client requests, e.g., plan or budget changes, as well as be responsible for presentation of the Budget Report to client(s)
Experiences
- 4+ years' work experience in cross-channel branding strategy or media communications and budget management experience, preferably within the media industry
- Prior client management experience required
- Superior Excel skills
- Must have strong interpersonal and presentation skills
- Experience in a fast paced, client service environment; a high sense of urgency, a positive attitude
- Knowledge of all media types; network (television and radio), local, print, out-of-home, direct and digital
- Knowledge of the dynamics of media - how each media element performs alone, how they perform together and how they are constantly changing
- Must be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, be proactive, detail oriented, and possess outstanding follow-through skills
- Proven strong team management, interpersonal communication, and collaboration skills
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This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Compensation Range
$105,000-$115,000 USD
Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Review Our Recruitment Privacy Notice