Company: Orchestra
Job title: Senior Client Finance Analyst
Position type: Full-time
Location: New York, N.Y., in-person at least 2 days per week
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 annually

Orchestra is the first communications company built for the new media landscape. Since early 2022, it has grown into a network of eight strategic communications and marketing agencies including BerlinRosen, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Brightmode, with more than 600 storytellers and strategists from 12 cities across North America and Europe. The network of leading agency partners with companies, organizations and business leaders across high-growth industries including consumer, climate and sustainability, education, healthcare, real estate and technology.

Orchestra is seeking a Senior Client Finance Analyst who will own revenue accounting, financial forecasting, pricing, reporting & analysis and business risk assessment. This is an excellent opportunity for a solutions-oriented and analytically minded individual who will approach work with a sense of possibility, sees challenges as opportunities and has a relentless passion and curiosity for process improvement. 

Job responsibilities include assisting with financial analysis and reporting, month-end close processes and providing summaries of monthly billing and reconciliations.

Role accountabilities:

• Provide day-to-day financial support to practices and assist with business management at the project and practice level
• Maintain various financial trackers and reports (month-end reporting, budget trackers, intercompany trackers, financial statements, A/R, staff utilization, burn reports, WIP management, over-service reporting, etc.)
• Prepare month-end revenue recognition schedules, journal entries and intercompany transfers
• Support monthly and annual budgeting and re-forecasting processes
• Proactively document, follow up on and in a timely fashion close out any revenue, budgeting, billing, invoicing, or payment issues that pertain to client(s)
• Operate as Subject Matter Expert on timekeeping system and its related policies and procedures, leading employee trainings
• Own the AR function with billing supervisor - pursue timely collection with internal follow-ups
• Partner with practices to ensure monthly financial schedule is followed
• Open and manage jobs in coordination with account teams
• Monitor jobs, estimates, POs and rate cards to ensure accuracy as well as project activity
• Serve as a reliable and forward-thinking business analytics resource and provide oversight to assigned practices
• Lead and partake in financial meetings with internal teams
• Participate in any and all audit initiatives and ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in client finance or FP&A
• Experience in NetSuite or similar accounting/ERP packages (SAP, Anaplan, Oracle, Hyperion, etc.)
• Strong time management skills including the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and effectively manage workload
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, dashboards, advanced formulas, etc.) 
• Demonstrated proficiency and understanding of GAAP, accruals and revenue accounting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively work and communicate with finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Able to streamline tasks to ensure accuracy and take “ownership-mentality” in work/clients/practices

Preferred skills:

• Agency or client services experience (advertising, PR, communications, media or legal)
• Working knowledge of media finance and operations

Note: Interested in this role but it’s not quite the right match? Applicants who meet some but not all or exceed the above criteria are still encouraged to apply! We’re eager to hear from candidates with diverse backgrounds and are passionate about learning and growing in their next role. 

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