Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. McGarrah Jessee is seeking a Client Finance Manager who will serve as the primary finance partner for assigned client accounts. This role focuses on ensuring profitable and transparent client engagements through financial management and collaboration with various teams.
Responsibilities
- Serves as primary finance partner for assigned client accounts, building and managing scopes, estimates, and budgets across retainers, projects, and production
- Monitors client profitability, ensures accurate revenue recognition, and flags financial risks early with proposed solutions
- Collaborates with Brand and Production teams on scoping and pricing work, participating in client conversations requiring financial clarity or negotiation
- Prepares monthly client forecasts, variance analysis, and translates financial data into actionable insights for agency-wide reporting and planning
- Oversees client billing processes, ensures contracts and SOWs are financially sound, and continuously improves financial processes
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to explain financial concepts clearly
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management abilities
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong financial acumen
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail without losing sight of bigger picture
- Ability to function well in a high-paced creative environment and remain calm under pressure
- Proficient with agency tools and systems including forecasting, time tracking, and financial reporting platforms
- Deep understanding of agency economics including retainers, project work, production, utilization, and margin
- Strong negotiation and financial decision-making capabilities
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
- 5-8 years of finance experience in advertising agency, creative studio, or similar environment required
- Minimal local travel for client meetings as need
- Experience with agency forecasting models and revenue recognition best practices
- Experience supporting integrated accounts across brand, digital, social, and production
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