What are the responsibilities and job description for the Client Finance Consultant position at Targetbase?
JOB SCOPE & PURPOSE
The Client Finance Lead supports the Senior Finance Director and Client Engagement in the areas of business financial reporting, analysis, and financial management for client business.
Main Responsibilities
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The Client Finance Lead supports the Senior Finance Director and Client Engagement in the areas of business financial reporting, analysis, and financial management for client business.
Main Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with account leaders team to effectively manage client financials
- Proactively consult account lead & team on current and trending business performance and client financials, and make recommendations for growth, portfolio health and overall fiscal performance to drive results and align with company goals
- Manage client billing process and reporting
- Review and approve client contracts and Statement of Work (SOW) pricing
- Work strategically with account leads to ensure healthy client financials, portfolio performance, expense-planning, KPI performance, and company & corporate governance adherence
- Partner with Account & Project Management teams in revenue projection assembly and revisions
- Assist in month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries
- Execute Accounts Payable function, including invoice coding and vendor disbursements
- Prepare and analyze financial reports such as general ledger actuals, Statement of Work (SOW) tracking, and client reconciliations ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting principles
- Partner closely with Account leaders to ensure healthy cash flow management
- Assist in setting & driving performance goals for assigned client accounts/book of business
- Assist with internal and external audits
- Ad hoc reporting & analysis for the Finance or Account team, as needed
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with 2-4 years (internships count!) of professional work experience, or equivalent overall applicable work experience
- Experience in professional services firms and/or ‘billable hours’ environment is highly preferred
- Experience with process and financial system improvement is preferred
- Microsoft Business Dynamics AX/D365, Cognos and/or IBM Planning Analytics experience is a plus
- HFM experience a plus
- Microsoft Office expertise (with heavy emphasis on Excel)
- Effective communicator, capable of working with agency executives and demonstrated ability to translate financials clearly to all audiences
- Proactive, organized, detail-oriented, with a strong work ethic
- Able to multitask, prioritize work, and meet multiple deadlines
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Overtime as necessary
- We work a hybrid schedule - 3 days in our office and 2 days working from home. Candidates must local to the DFW area and willing to be onsite in the Irving office 3 days a week.
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