At GREY, we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward – harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems – for the world’s most influential brands. Our core values – creativity, unity, empathy, and service – power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Grey NY is looking for a Client Finance Analyst to assist in providing financial support to client account teams and monitoring the day-to-day finances and budgets related to client work and projects on a portfolio of brands. You will report to and work closely with the Finance Manager and join a team of passionate professionals dedicated to providing accurate reporting and information to clients and internal teams. Job responsibilities include assisting in the month end close process, preparing and analyzing monthly labor burn reports, ensuring adherence to contract billing policies, providing summaries of monthly billing and reconciliations, and assisting with financial analysis and reporting as needed.
This is an excellent opportunity for a smart, ambitious individual who takes pride in the work they produce, looking to continue gaining experience within accounting and finance—or looking to learn finance within the advertising and marketing industry—at one of the top marketing communications firms worldwide.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide day-to-day financial support with account and project management teams to ensure revenue forecasts, staffing plans, and agency pipeline are up-to-date and accurate
- Prepare and analyze monthly labor reports
- Reconcile agency fees to SOW and revenue trackers
- Learn the specifics of client contracts
- Assist in quarterly client profitability reports
- Analyze agency employee utilization
- Assist with the monthly close process
- Ensure client and account management deadlines are met
- Prepare for various audits (internal and external)
- Ad hoc projects as needed
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
- Accounting/Finance background a must
- Advertising agency or creative industry experience a plus
- 0-3 years relevant experience
- Advanced Excel skills required. A test may be administered
- Strong communication, project management, and organizational skills
WHO YOU ARE:
- Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before
- Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
- Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
- Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $60,000 to $70,000 Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone’s difference is valued.
GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
Please be aware of the possibility of recruiting fraud. GREY does not conduct interviews via instant messaging platforms and will never request personal financial information such as bank account numbers, credit card information, or payment of any kind during the hiring process. All legitimate communication will come from an official @GREY.com email address. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it to us immediately. Stay vigilant and protect your personal information.
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What We Do
Grey's mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business and the world forward—harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems and deliver growth for the world's most influential brands and companies such as Procter & Gamble, Volvo, Haleon, Kellogg's, Applebee's, Modelo, The Coca-Cola Company, TUMI, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Grey is proud to be part of AKQA Group—an international family of autonomous agencies with shared values and an independent mindset, backed by WPP (NYSE: WPP). In recent years, Grey has won a Grand Effie in every market it operates; has been named a Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace; ADWEEK'S "Global Agency of the Year" twice; ADVERTISING AGE's "Agency of the Year" and CAMPAIGN magazine's "Global Network of the Year" in recognition of its creative and business performance.
