Manager, Client Finance

Horizon Media•New York, NY

About The Position

This position acts as the relationship and account manager for all components of the client financial life cycle. This role is highly hands-on and facilitative; one that requires a combination of analysis and project management, as well as a willingness to play an active, internal and client facing, role. This role reports to the Associate Director and has fiduciary responsibility for their portfolio of clients

Requirements

Strong analytical, project management skills
Excel skills (including advanced functions)
The ability to speak to financial concepts.
Previous knowledge of a standard media billing process and the media industry is preferred.
You are:
An effective communicator with strong verbal and writen skills
A naturally curious problem solver with the ability to develop creative solutions
Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
An effective time manager, comfortable working with multiple timelines and deliverables
A helpful team player with business maturity in a professional setting
Takes pride in ownership of work and demonstrates accountability
Able to thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment and seek out feedback proactively
Results and solutions oriented, consistently motivated, proactive, and resourceful
A supporter of and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion
5+ years of client facing experience, preferably in the media industry
Must be a team player and willing to adapt within a fast-paced environment
Proficiency with Excel, Word, Power Point, SharePoint
BS/BA degree

Nice To Haves

Prior client management experience preferred
Understanding of accounting principals
Knowledge of SBMS/MediaOcean OX is a plus

Responsibilities

Client Budgets
Own and manage the client finance tracker to:
Ensure authorized budgets are received from clients and verify plans are accurately entered into our media buying systems
Conduct monthly variance analysis between authorized/planned, purchased, and billed activity
Track pacing of campaigns and address discrepancies
Validate compliance of contractual obligations
Identify solutions to accommodate client requests
Project Manage Order to Cash Cycle
Create and maintain the client deliverable calendar and work with internal teams to ensure key dates are met
Steward the client’s budget through the lifecycle, inclusive of:
Quality control of media buys (product names, PO’s, I/O’s, system set up, etc.)
Partner with cross-functional internal groups to educate teams on best practices within media buying systems
Ensure buys are updated, approved, and reconciled on time
Proactively review receivables to identify any unpaid balances that could result in media disruptions and work with accounts payable to ensure partners are paid timely
Client Management
Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients and serve as their primary finance contact at the agency
Prepare and lead monthly finance status calls with clients to review the overall financial health of the account and address any concerns
Align on year-end deadlines and ensure all requests are delivered timely
Provide ad hoc client reporting & support external audits
Internal Client Management
Support the implementation of sound business management policies and practices
Contribute to monthly managing partner status calls being led by Client Finance
Prepare and issue burn reports
Participate in the flash, forecasting, and budgeting processes, where applicable
Update Client Questionnaires (“CQ”) as necessary, and ensure information is properly captured within our media buying systems
Provide ad hoc reporting & support internal audits
Continue to identify areas of improvement/efficiency