Manager, Media Finance

IPG Health, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Three in-office days per week

Job summary

IPG Health, LLC in New York seeks a Manager, Media Finance to oversee billing accuracy and financial reporting across client engagements. You will partner with investment, portfolio teams and Shared Services to ensure timely PO management, invoices and cash flow.

The role requires 2+ years in finance within media, strong Excel skills and experience with MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma. Hybrid work, three days in-office, and a competitive salary band reflect our client service focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in general accounting preferred.
• 2+ years financial management experience, preferably in media.
• Prior client management experience is required.
• Strong numerical and analytic abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and serve as final checkpoint for accurate billings.
• Review pre-bills against contracts and billing provisions; assist year-end close.
• Coordinate with Portfolio Management to ensure PO and billing codes are timely.
• Monitor accounts receivable and resolve payment issues with clients.
• Generate reports from MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma and Excel; perform variance analysis.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Client management

Accounting

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma

Donovan Data Systems

MediaTools

Job description

## Manager, Media FinanceApply: Hybrid: New York, New York, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: R15385**Agency:**Omnicom Media **Job Function:**Finance **Job Subfunction:**Client Finance**Job Description:****Position Responsibilities:**· Facilitate and serve as one of the final checkpoints to ensure that billings are accurate once compiled by the investment and portfolio teams before issuance to the client.· Become familiar with contract and billing related provisions and terms· Review pre-bills against signed Media Authorization and investment flow charts; Manage year end close process with Portfolio Management, Investment, Omaha Shared Services.· Work with the Portfolio Management teams to ensure all appropriate Purchase Orders and related Billing coding numbers are received timely.· Partner with the A/R team in Shared Services Dept to monitor accounts receivable so that client payments are received within the terms of the contract and help provide information to solve payment issues as needed· Responsible for managing and facilitating flow of information for client related audits.· Run reports from MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma and Mediatools, as well as, create custom reports in these systems or in Excel, including variance analysis reports, as directed.· Respond to client billing inquiries to resolve billing discrepancies, escalate as needed.· Analyze billing activity and be able to explain variances between approved dollars and billing. Particularly as related to year-end close and closing out Purchase Orders.· Review Shared Services discrepancy reports and Cashflow reports to ensure that vendor invoices are cleared timely and paid upon receipt of client funds.**Strategic Thinking:**· Ensure that key information is provided to appropriate managers and teams regarding budget management issues, escalating select issues as needed· Develop financial reports that are clear, concise and error free. Track media authorizations and compare against MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma for variance analysis each month.· Partner with media teams, have a positive attitude, and analytical approach and is solution oriented **Position Qualifications:**· The ideal candidate will have finance or accounting experience, a strong customer service orientation, with the ability to handle multiple projects and clients. Has great attention to detail and follow up. Ability to think ahead and ask questions.· Bachelor’s degree in general accounting preferred.· 2+ years financial management and budget management experience, preferably within the media industry.· Must have prior client management experience.· Must be a team player, be bright, a quick learner, and especially skilled with numbers and financial information.· Strong proficiency utilizing MBOX/Mediaocean/Prisma or Donovan Data Systems, MediaTools System and possess superior Excel 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.· Must have the ability to handle multiple clients, projects, and deadlines and a high volume of financial transactions; possession of strong organizational and time-management skills, and the ability to understand and establish appropriate priorities.$80,000 - $90,000*To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.*