Senior Manager, Media Finance

Adelphi Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom seeks a driven Client Finance professional in Chicago to manage budgets, billing, reporting, and AR across multiple clients. You will coordinate deliverables with various business units and serve as the primary liaison between the Budget Management Group, units, and clients.

Strong communication and Excel skills are essential. The role emphasizes proactive, detail-oriented work in a fast-paced environment, with frequent client interaction and periodic meetings to ensure timeliness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, preferably Accounting or Finance.
• 4–6 years related work experience; marketing/advertising industry experience a plus - Prior client management experience required
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast paced, client service environment
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines for multiple stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and detail oriented
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office
• Ability to quickly learn multiple software applications
• The ideal candidate will possess client management experience, strong interpersonal skills, and strong technical skills

Responsibilities

• Manage client finance efforts for multiple clients, working internally across business units and externally with clients
• Take ownership of the client finance workflow, including budget management, billing, reporting, and accounts receivable management
• Plan and coordinate client finance deliverables across business units to ensure timeliness and quality
• Function as the primary liaison between the agency Budget Management Group, agency business units, and clients for all client finance matters
• Communicate effectively and responsibly within agency network and externally to clients - Establish and nurture strong relationships with clients and agency business units alike
• Attend periodic client and departmental meetings as needed

Skills

Client management

Communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Proactive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, preferably Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Agency:

PHd

Job Function:

Media

Job Subfunction:

Media Operations

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Manage client finance efforts for multiple clients, working internally across business units and externally with clients




• Take ownership of the client finance workflow, including budget management, billing, reporting, and accounts receivable management




• Plan and coordinate client finance deliverables across business units to ensure timeliness and quality




• Function as the primary liaison between the agency Budget Management Group, agency business units, and clients for all client finance matters




• Communicate effectively and responsibly within agency network and externally to clients - Establish and nurture strong relationships with clients and agency business units alike




• Attend periodic client and departmental meetings as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, preferably Accounting or Finance




• 4-6 years related work experience; marketing/advertising industry experience a plus - Prior client management experience required




• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast paced, client service environment




• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines for multiple stakeholders - Intellectual curiosity and excellent problem-solving skills




• Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude




• Excellent verbal and written communication skills




• Proactive and detail oriented




• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel




• Ability to quickly learn multiple software applications




• The ideal candidate will possess client management experience, strong interpersonal skills, and strong technical skills

$50,000 - $95,000

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. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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