Media Finance Manager: Client Billing & Strategy (Hybrid)

Walton/Isaacson, LLC; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Walton Isaacson, LLC in Culver City seeks a Client Finance Manager, Media to own the financial lifecycle of every media buy—from authorization and actualization through client billing, vendor payment, and month-end close. This client-facing leadership role partners with clients and their finance teams, and with Media, Account Management, and external partners.

You will anticipate issues, drive process improvements, and maintain robust controls to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5–7+ years of media finance experience in an agency environment with billing, reconciliation, and month-end close.
• Deep understanding of media buying, planning, and billing cycles.
• Proven client-facing experience partnering with client finance, procurement, or marketing teams.
• Experience owning accruals, unbilled and open-commitment reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Proven ability to lead a team and drive cross-functional change.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary bridge between Media and Client Finance, translating media plans, buys, and actualized spend into accurate client billing, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Manage Media and Client Finance working cadence, resolving open items, budget revisions, and discrepancies before they affect client billing or vendor payment.
• Act as a client-facing finance partner, presenting billing, reconciliation, and variance information clearly to client marketing, procurement, and finance stakeholders.
• Lead client conversations on billing questions, credits, and disputes, and resolve them in partnership with Account Management.
• Validate all client-facing financial figures before they are shared.
• Translate client contract and billing requirements into WI's billing process and controls.
• Manage timely and accurate client billing submissions in accordance with client requirements and contractual deadlines.

Kenntnisse

Client-facing communication

Media finance

Team leadership

Billing & reconciliation

MS 365 proficiency

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Prisma/Mediaocean

Maconomy

Wrike

Jobbeschreibung

Walton Isaacson, LLC in Culver City seeks a Client Finance Manager, Media to own the financial lifecycle of every media buy—from authorization and actualization through client billing, vendor payment, and month-end close. This client-facing leadership role partners with clients and their finance teams, and with Media, Account Management, and external partners.

You will anticipate issues, drive process improvements, and maintain robust controls to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to