Finance Manager, FP&A/Client Finance

Required

• Minimum 8 years of progressive client finance / FP&A experience in marketing/communications firm with focus on financial analysis, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Heavy emphasis on operational finance and management reporting experience needed. Familiarity with relational databases and cube logic would be very helpful.
• Experience overseeing/owning financials (and preferably operations) of a large global client working with agency offices in multiple countries. Interaction with offices globally requires respect of cultural variances.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, with proven talent to distill complex financial information into digestible insights and formats. Proven ability to translate financial information to a non-financial oriented audience is critical.
• Must have minimum 2-3 years of people management experience
• Customer Service orientation is a must
• Ability to multi-task a must – job requires juggling many competing priorities
• Fast paced team environment (frequent tight deadlines, multitasking, etc.)
• Ability to work independently
• Proven mentor and team developer