Manager, Client Finance
About the role
About Collectively:
Collectively - part of the Brandtech Group (formerly You & Mr. Jones) - is the global leader in influencer marketing; combining strategy, creative, and technology to deliver the most innovative influencer work. We partner with forward-thinking brands in technology, fashion, retail, gaming, entertainment, consumer goods, and more to build deeply integrated social activation strategies that drive relevance, awareness, and sales. Our work has been recognized by top publications including The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Digiday, AdAge, and Business INSIDER, among others. We’ve also earned Effie, Webby, Glossy, IMA Fast Company, and OMMA awards for our programs.
Collectively is known across the industry as the partner who delivers the most creative, strategic, and effective programs, with the most sophisticated analysis and paid social offerings. But most importantly, we’re known to be genuinely committed partners to our clients, many of whom have worked with us for multiple years. We aspire to continue to provide an excellent workplace for our teams while delivering the industry’s most ambitious and thoughtful influencer collaborations.
Manager, Client Finance
About the Finance Team:
Collectively’s Finance team believes in partnership and collaboration. We work closely with other departments in helping to achieve overall business success. We are proactive and service oriented. We share our knowledge and are interested in understanding and learning about the opportunities and challenges that both our teammates and clients face on a daily basis. We are committed to working efficiently, to providing timely and accurate information, and to offering the advice and finance expertise needed to achieve our financial goals.
We are hiring a Client Finance Manager to assist in the month end close and reporting for our clients. This role will work closely with the Finance team members to help ensure financial reporting is running smoothly. The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of experience in an advertising agency, ideally with a knowledge of the influencer market place.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a contact for clients and agency departments on client finance matters
- Develop internal and external relationships (with client procurement in particular) with timely, proactive communication and follow-up
- Assist in monthly forecasting, budgeting cycles, and financial modeling in coordination with the agency account and production leads.
- Help oversee project financial information in coordination with client teams and provide support to client teams in monitoring client budgets and spending
- Work with team leads to secure client P.O. or necessary work/payment authorizations including fulfilling client portal submissions and other client procedures and requirements
- Prepare invoices and billing reconciliations while ensuring adherence to contract compliance and billing policies and procedures
- Monitor accounts receivable status and follows-up on aged balances with clients
- Timesheet collections and Harvest system administration
- Assist in developing and maintaining client finance processes, guides, policies, tools and templates
- Prepare management reporting on utilization, revenue and profitability analysis
- Support month-end close processes to complete journal entries for revenue, reporting, and adhering to audit compliance.
- Help prepare and deliver financial reports as needed