Director of Finance

Movers+Shakers; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Movers+Shakers, a pioneering creative agency, seeks a finance leader to drive growth and integrate financial systems. This remote-first role requires a blend of leadership and financial acumen to manage agency finance, guide executives, and ensure client profitability. Join a positive team that values collaboration and embraces financial challenges.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency finance and accounting experience required.
• Experience working with public holding companies and SOX compliance preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance practice overseeing accounting, client finance, and FP&A.
• Guide executive team with financial insights impacting business decisions.
• Conduct client profitability analysis and revenue management.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Negotiation

Tools

Maconomy

OneStream

Job description

Want to work on the cutting edge of social media? Want to join a company whose brand is so strong that we get unsolicited clients reaching out every week? Want to work at an agency whose mission is to Spread Joy?

Movers+Shakers is a new kind of creative agency, built for the era of social & agility. We act as a creative AOR, influencer agency, and production house -- streamlined to drive cultural relevance with Gen Z and Millennials.

Brands like e.l.f., Netflix, Tinder, and Amazon rely on Movers+Shakers to win on social and beyond. We’ve gotten our clients over 250 billion views -- from explosive brand campaigns to viral daily content.

Fast Company named Movers+Shakers one of the "Most Innovative Companies" in the world, and Ad Age named us a "Small Agency of the Year" (three years in a row). Adweek called us "the best agency in the world at creating campaigns on TikTok."

We're really proud of our work, and we're even more proud of our culture. In their first week, new employees inevitably comment on how positive and supportive our workplace is. A month in, they're noting how little ego there is, and how departments collaborate surprisingly deeply.

Intrigued? Read on…

REMOTE-FIRST CULTURE!

• Work from anywhere in the US! Home, WeWork, your mom’s house, you choose! Our team is 100% remote-first, with hubs in LA and NYC.
• All employees can have an All-Access WeWork Pass to collaborate with teammates in your area or to simply change up your working environment.
• Strong & tight-knit culture important to you? Us too! We’ve always been remote-first, and we’ve built a thriving culture. From zoom coffees to in-person hangouts, we thrive as a connected team. Most positions require some travel or time on site because of the needs of the role. For example: team meetings, client meetings, on-site production. Talk to your recruiter for more info!

We’re looking for your leadership in rapid growth

We’re looking for the finance leader to navigate our journey from 100 to 200 people. As we embark on this next phase of rapid growth and transformation, you’ll have the opportunity to steer our ship to rapid revenue and profit growth. At the same time, you’ll lead the integration of our financial systems with those of Stagwell, our new holding company.

You’ll be leading the work and doing the work, while building a small team. You’ll be the financial data storyteller of our company, working closely with our co-founders, executive team, Stagwell finance, and leaders across M+S.

The ideal candidate both loves working in a founder-driven small agency AND thrives navigating the complexities of a public holding company. You enjoy taming the chaos, and then creating new chaos by pushing our company up to the next level. Let’s go!

RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCIAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

• Manage the company finance practice and oversee accounting, client finance and FP&A functions.
• Guide the executive team with the ability to tie financial data & recommendations to business insights and impact.
• Oversee owner earn-out goals and ensure achievement.
• Partner with HR to advise and approve full time hiring and freelance contractors.
• Provide support for new business initiatives and RFPs, including rate card development and profit assessments.
• Lead business transformation assessments and advisements for investments/expansion opportunities.
• Act as the point of elevation in financial decision-making processes.

CLIENT FINANCE AND FP&A

• Manage and ensure compliance of MSAs and SOWs and lead negotiations with client procurement teams. Ninja skills with procurement are highly valued.
• Oversee intercompany negotiations/agreements with sister agencies.
• Oversee revenue management and forecasting activities.
• Oversee all revenue month end reporting requirements.
• Conduct client profitability analysis and track costs versus profits.

ACCOUNTING

• Oversee treasury functions, including Stagwell cash forecasts.
• Review all month-end financials including trial balance, reconciliations, variance analysis, and balance sheet.
• Oversee completion ancillary pack reporting and quarter-end analytic packs.
• Oversee SOX Compliance audit and update financial process controls as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of agency finance and accounting experience.
• Experience working for and reporting into a public holding company (SOX compliance experience a plus).
• Experience with Maconomy and OneStream a plus.
• Positive, nurturing, collaborative and decisive leader, aligned with our mission to spread joy.
• Past experiences negotiating client pricing, contracts, and terms for a creative agency in the 50-150 person range.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence at multiple levels within an organization.
• Spreads joy!

Our estimated range for this role is $140,000-160,000*

*Don’t let this range drive your decision to apply. Actual compensation packages are based on the level of skill and experience each candidate brings to their role. Similarly, there might also be a more senior or junior position available, that would be a better fit with your expertise. For example, a person may apply for a Senior Creative Producer role, and we may assess that their skills are at the Creative Producer level. Each level has its own compensation range.

At Movers+Shakers, we pride ourselves on competitive salaries, and we work hard to ensure there is pay equity across the company. We welcome open and honest conversations about compensation in all of our initial calls. We look forward to meeting you!