Job Title: Client Finance & Operations Manager
McJ is looking for a Business partner responsible for client finance matters including monthly revenue recognition, revenue forecasts, utilization tracking & reporting, MSA and SOW review, billing, profitability analysis, monthly reporting, and accounts receivable.
Responsible for leading the Client Finance team and serves as the day-to-day liaison between Finance, Brand and Media t to ensure information and reporting flows smoothly. The role will report into the Head of Finance and Operations and have a close working relationship with the Controller.
This role can be based in Austin, TX - Hybrid - Remote
Responsibilities:
McJ is looking for a Business partner responsible for client finance matters including monthly revenue recognition, revenue forecasts, utilization tracking & reporting, MSA and SOW review, billing, profitability analysis, monthly reporting, and accounts receivable.
Responsible for leading the Client Finance team and serves as the day-to-day liaison between Finance, Brand and Media t to ensure information and reporting flows smoothly. The role will report into the Head of Finance and Operations and have a close working relationship with the Controller.
This role can be based in Austin, TX - Hybrid - Remote
Responsibilities:
- Client Reporting. Create and distribute monthly client P&L reports and financial analysis including client profitability, billings, A/R, WIP reconciliations. Provide financial information to various departments and clients as required.
- Partners with Accounting, Production and client teams to ensure reporting accuracy with insights on variance analysis
- Perform reconciliations and analyses of key accounts and coordinate activities with other finance team members
- Manage client set-up, rate cards, and other client parameters in Workamajig
- Client Profitability
- Lead financial support and guidance to Brand and monitor client budgets on a project basis
- Prepare monthly client profitability reports and suggestions for improvement
- Works with Brand to analyze issues and identify opportunities for improvement
- Assist with managing internal McJ projects
- Utilization tracking & reporting of client facing teams
- Client Forecasts
- Prepare forecasts, creation and cataloguing of job estimates, budgets, SOW’s, and includes client staffing plans from Brand, including calculating fees for client staffing plans
- Contract Management
- Ensures Agency is in compliance with current contractual guidelines
- Secure client P.O. or necessary work/payment authorizations and ensure adherence to contract billing policies and workflow procedures, as well as monitor accounts receivable status and follow-up on aged balances with client
- Work closely with Brand to ensure consistent process
- Provide complete journal entries, time entry transfers, and invoicing instructions. Reconcile labor hours on client projects
- Partners with client teams on consistent process implementation, across all aspects of client related finance matters with emphasis on scope development and staff plans.
- Participate in Ad Hoc projects as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- This role requires a big-picture mindset with strong organizational skills and an aptitude for managing a dynamic function and working in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality. Great attention to detail and organization.
- Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral with professional demeanor.
- Can-do approach and exudes an energy that is required for a dynamic work environment. Advanced time management skills to maintain deadlines.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Google Docs, Adobe, Word. Preference for experience with Workamajig (accounting software)
- Treats all colleagues with a high level of respect and dignity and is ultimately capable of developing important relationships at all levels of the agency structure.
This is a remote position.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.