Supervisor, Client Finance

Publicis Groupe; New York, Providence (NY, RI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency is seeking a Manager of Client Finance to oversee client financial operations. The role involves monitoring billing, ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines, and maintaining client relationships. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in business administration and 3+ years of experience in Media finance or operations. Join a diverse and inclusive team focused on delivering tangible business outcomes for clients.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in Media, preferably in Finance or Operations.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor billing status reports to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Generate client fee billing and process billable expense paperwork.
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with clients.

Skills

Analytical

Problem Solving

Communication

Organizational

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MediaOcean

SAP

Job description

Company Description

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As “The ROI Agency,” Zenith’s expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients’ business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset—not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We’re focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world’s leading brands.

Job Description

We are looking for a Manager of Client Finance to join our team! This position will be responsible for the day-to-day management of client financial operations and workflow. The Manager of Client Finance will work closely with the rest of the Client Finance team, and partner with Corporate Finance, other various internal departments, and Zenith client teams to effectively maintain agency standards, ensuring that deadlines are met, and the agency is compliant with corporate guidelines and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor billing status reports on a daily/weekly basis to ensure that all billing deadlines are met and all billable dollars are billed.
• Review all billing generated by either agency or shared service for accuracy (addresses, commission, month(s) of service, etc).
• Generate or review all client required reporting for completion and accuracy.
• Monitoring various deadlines and agency obligations on client contracts and managing those through to completion
• Monitor 90+ day agency discrepancies and generate emails to agency personnel for resolution.
• Generate client fee billing, as required and process billable expense/OOP paperwork to shared service. Monitor WIP reports to ensure job completion.
• Help to resolve media payable issues with shared service and/or the agency for discrepancy resolution on payable inquiries
• Help to resolve accounts receivable issues with Corporate Finance or shared service if invoices are rejected or in question.
• Work with shared service, agency, or clients (where appropriate) on resolution of problems or questions in a professional, proactive, and helpful manner.
• Establish and maintain excellent relationship with clients, where appropriate.
• Assist with client audits, when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting/finance majors preferred) or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of professional experience in Media (preferably in Finance or Operations)
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with MediaOcean and SAP preferred
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills required.
• Must be very detail oriented, display a strong work ethic, and work well both independently and within a team structure

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $73,910 - $90,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/10/2025.

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