Advertising Budget Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role is a fast paced, detailed oriented position that serves as the intermediary between IPG agency business/investment teams and the Omaha Shared Services Media Billing teams and function as a centralized client contact for all media billings to ensure efficiency.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage your client portfolio and the end-to-end billing process.
• Learn the billing process for your client portfolio; Assist with agency media teams to ensure timely monthly billings; Review and approve draft bills, then organize, catalog, and route invoices to client; review unbilled media reports and flag to agency media team.
• Assist with the AR collections for your client portfolio: distribute and review client AR aging reports with media teams; flag which invoices are past due and liaise with the agency media teams to follow up with the client for payments; work with Shared Services to offset any unapplied client payments or credits.
• Partner with Shared Services to support media vendor requests for payment information; ensure there are no account holds or suspensions; provide reporting for uncleared vendor invoices and liaise with media teams to reach out to vendors to obtain missing invoices.
• Run and analyze reports in Prisma/Spectra OX to assist media teams.
• Assist media teams on system operations as it pertains to billing & finance for Prisma/MBox, and any audit requests.
• Regular and reliable attendance required
• Ability to work onsite in an office environment with limited remote work alternatives, consistent with applicable law

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Four-year degree is preferred.
• 1+ years' experience in billing, reconciliation required.
• This position requires strong background in media finance & data entry skills.
• Proficiency in excel is required, experience with Power Pivot preferred
• Must be detail-oriented and comfortable with general media finance & media invoice procedures.

BENEFITS OF JOINING IPG:

One of our primary goals is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our compensation plan includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Healthcare Options
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Prescription
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Flexible based Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Exclusive discounts on cell phones, gyms, and everyday purchases

IPG is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity inclusion and equity at our company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, disability, genetic information or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.