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Wunderman Thompson LLC Senior Client Financial Analyst in New York, New York
Who we are:
At Wunderman Thompson we exist to inspire growth for ambitious brands. Part creative agency, part consultancy and part technology company, our experts provide end-to-end capabilities at a global scale to deliver inspiration across the entire brand and customer experience.
We are 20,000 strong in 90 markets around the world;our people bring together creative storytelling, diverse perspectives, inclusive thinking, and highly specialized vertical capabilities to drive growth for our clients. We offer deep expertise across the entire customer journey, including communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology.
Position Overview:
The Senior Client Finance Analyst will support the Finance Director in the day-to-day commercial finance responsibilities including but not limited to client/product/job set up, production invoices and ad hoc reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform substantive due diligence investigation on all new prospective clients
Set up and maintain client and product codes
Create jobs according to client contracts and agreed upon billing schedules
Assess each client contract to determine proper revenue recognition and presentation
Coordinate inter-company billing for projects involving sister agencies
Perform the month end revenue reconciliation to ensure clients were billed according to the contract, revenue was appropriately recognized and calculate any necessary accruals/deferrals
Support overall budgeting and re-forecasting efforts
Maintain compliance with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
Proactively document and follow up on any billing, invoicing, or payment issues that pertain to clients
Review WIP and provide comments for month end balances and ensure WIP items are cleared timely
Review Aura to determine completeness of timesheets and prepare, analyze, and review quarterly labor analysis
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years' experience in finance and accounting
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business OR equivalent professional experience
Strong written and oral communication skills
Detail-oriented with ability to see big picture and work on diverse projects
Self-starter, highly motivated and able to work to their own initiative
Strong time management and organizational skills
Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
Experience with Workday is a plus
About Gain Theory:
Gain Theory is a global marketing effectiveness consultancy within the WPP network. We help marketers unlock business growth by providing pragmatic marketing recommendations, fueled by robust data, state-of-the-art analytics and a 40+ year heritage in marketing effectiveness. Gain Theory has 200+ marketing effectiveness consultants, analysts, data experts and engineers operating around the world and is well integrated with our WPP partners, but we operate 100% independently to provide our clients with deep insights and measurement into Marketing performance and analytics strategy uninfluenced by other WPP agency execution.
At Wunderman Thompson, we are committed to actively building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and heard, and is treated with dignity and respect. As leaders and creative partners across industries, it is our responsibility to cultivate an environment reflective of our greatest asset; our people. We believe that this commitment inspires growth and delivers equitable outcomes for everyone as well as the clients and communities we serve.
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