Responsibilities

• Serve as the media business partner across agency financial teams.
• Manage budget, billing, and financial compliance.
• Improve and streamline existing media budget forecasts, actuals, and billing processes, ensuring all reconciliations are completed according to client guidelines.
• Provide supportive guidance and consultancy across client billing, working closely with key partners including Media Strategy & Activation teams, Finance Operations, and Corporate Accounting:
• Track client budget approvals through the client's budget management system
• Ensure communication of approved funding is disseminated amongst the appropriate parties within the paid media team
• Billing for paid media
• Scheduling changes
• Special client requests
• Bridge with shared financial services and agency teams

Requirements

• University degree or college diploma, or equivalent work experience; preferred background in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Communications/Advertising.
• Media or advertising agency experience with a strong understanding of the inner workings of the agency model.
• 10+ years of overall industry experience with 7+ years in media operations within the advertising and/or media field.
• Financial savvy within the media space.
• Comfortable working with and organizing large data sets.
• Proven capabilities leading projects from conception to implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and interact with all levels of staff.
• Effective presenter with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Organized, thorough, and focused on accuracy with strong time management.

Benefits

• The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)