Senior Client Finance Manager

Landor is looking for a Senior Client Finance Manager to join our team. Could this be you?
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What you'll do
Overview:
The Senior Client Finance Manager will oversee financial management for a portfolio of client accounts. They are a key business partner responsible for all financial client deliverables, including scope of work development, revenue reconciliations, forecasting, reporting and profitability analysis. They will spearhead the fulfillment of all internal and external financial and operational reporting requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the various internal teams to ensure all financial elements of the client relationship are managed, tracked, monitored, and communicated
• Manage client profitability by overseeing revenue, resources/costs, ensuring client P&Ls are in line with the staffing agreements and agency goals
• Partner with senior account leads on existing client contract renewals and new business pitches
• Monitor, expedite and escalate client setup, media billing, reconciliation and payment activities ensuring alignment with contract terms
• Work closely with the client teams to stay abreast of changes and modifications to client budgets
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, monthly close revenue recognition and variance explanations
• Provide information to support internal & external audits
• Develop, maintain, and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models as needed
• Provide proactive analytical support and other ad hoc financial analyses to the business leaders
• Supervise Client Finance team

What you'll need
Capabilities (Success Factors):

• Strong communicator
• Highly organized and skillful planner
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to pre-empt, identify and respond to problems arising
• Personable, enthusiastic, and committed

Required Experience

• 5-7+ years of experience in similar role, preferably in a creative agency environment

Systems

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Strong Excel skills (Pivots, Vlookup, etc)
• Previous experience with Maconomy desired

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We believe diversity brings creativity, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are actively engaging in creating an environment free of discrimination.
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