What are the responsibilities and job description for the Client Finance Analyst position at Stagwell?
Overview
We are looking for a Client Finance Analyst to join Stagwell’s finance department. The client finance analyst will have experience in owning the finance function for client teams, ideally in an agency setting, which includes handling client budgets and being a key coordinator with non-finance teams through the lifecycle of scopes. Essential qualities include being detail oriented, organized, and an effective communicator across levels.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a Client Finance Analyst to join Stagwell’s finance department. The client finance analyst will have experience in owning the finance function for client teams, ideally in an agency setting, which includes handling client budgets and being a key coordinator with non-finance teams through the lifecycle of scopes. Essential qualities include being detail oriented, organized, and an effective communicator across levels.
Responsibilities
- Be a key component of managing the scope lifecycle which includes opening codes, ensuring the billing team is sending accurate invoices, managing third party costs, ensuring accuracy of client POs, reconciling billing against WIP, and closing jobs.
- Foster relationships with non-finance teams to be able to manage client finance related issues which includes PO management, processing/payment of third party costs, ensuring billing accuracy based on scopes of works and agreed payment terms, expense reconciliation.
- Oversee billing and payment schedules to ensure accurate and prompt submissions / receipts.
- Possess the ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize effectively to meet deadlines.
- Lead timesheet management to ensure the timely submission, approval and accuracy of timesheets.
- Review aged WIP balances to ensure that WIP is billed on a timely basis.
- Be a proactive and enthusiastic partner to client teams and enjoy problem solving client related finance issues.