Commercial Finance Manager | High Growth Creative Agency | NYC Hybrid

The Client

We are thrilled to partner with a fast-growing, innovative creative agency known for its bold, digital campaigns and collaborations with well known brands. They have consistently been listed as Ad Age's best places to work! Our client thrives on delivering cutting-edge work while ensuring a strong, sustainable business model. They are seeking an exceptional Commercial Finance Manager to help streamline processes, manage their financial operations and ensure that creativity and profitability coexist seamlessly.

The Role

As the Commercial Finance Manager, you will support the companies finance director and client services team ensuring that data is translated seamlessly. This role provides both autonomy and the ability to learn and further your career within the business as they grow. This agency sets their finance team members up for success by having a clear plan of how you will improve your skillset to take on more responsibility and expand your current knowledge. You will be important to ensuring contract compliance and working with client services to drive profitability. This agency provides a fun flexible environment where team members go into office because they want to, not because of RTO mandates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business leaders to analyze financial data, build forecasts, and improve data capture for actionable insights.
• Monitor and track revenue against budgets, identify variance drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct profitability analyses (utilization, overhead, client profitability) to provide business insights.
• Support client contract negotiations and ensure financial compliance with business requirements.
• Develop tailored commercial solutions and proposals in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Forecast and track short-, medium-, and long-term resource requirements and support risk analysis for clients.
• Prepare and deliver all client financial reports and respond to client inquiries regarding billing and payments.
• Oversee the Analyst team, ensuring efficient and accurate completion of financial tasks.
• Lead monthly financial reviews, including WIP and revenue meetings, and track project costs against budgets.
• Maintain client finance records, assist with financial forecasting, and support Brand Management in preparing client financial reviews and presentations.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance, and best practices in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, Excel) and reporting tools.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring a finance team.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both financial and creative teams, translating complex financial concepts into clear insights that inform decision-making.

Bonus Skills (Non-essential but desirable):

• Experience in a creative agency, PR, Media, TV/film, etc.
• Familiarity with the entertainment or advertising industry's financial practices.

Salary: $100,000 - $150,000

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV

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