Job Description

Isobar Public Sector, a dentsu digital agency is looking for an experienced Client Finance Manager who will report directly to the Director, Finance Operations and advise leadership on critical financial decisions. They will be a pivotal part of the Finance team and will have the opportunity to support and grow professionally as the company scales. The role will collaborate with business partners to drive strategic projects and long-range planning, forecast operating costs, and support financial review meetings and other ad hoc projects.

The ideal candidate is someone who can balance developing a deep knowledge of the business’ key drivers and can operate at a higher altitude while communicating the story of our financial results and outlook. This role suits candidates with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, solid report-writing abilities, an aptitude for analyzing and visualizing data, and excellent business acumen.

What You’ll Do

Client Billing:

• Establish procedures, routines, and related documentation regarding billing and contract maintenance.
• Identify and research invoicing issues, including customer rejections and short paid invoices, and provide guidance and resolution, as appropriate.
• Co-manage, with the Director, Finance Operations, monthly billing/job status meetings with account teams.
• Ensure all cost and time transfer requests, identified during the meeting, are completed prior to billing.
• Ensure billing is approved according to documentation and completed in a timely manner and within client billing deadlines.
• Ensure all necessary billing back-up required by the client is compiled.
• Ensure delivery and receipt of all client billing documentation.
• Ensure the integrity of client billing contract requirements.
• Work with account teams to make necessary adjustments to manage client budgets and production of weekly reports for forecasting.

Vendor Invoice Processing:

• Ownership of the full-cycle invoicing process to ensure timely and accurate customer billings and collections.
• Monitor open purchase orders and the Account Payable Aging.
• Process Rush Check requests, compile appropriate paperwork and approvals.

AR and WIP Management:

• Analyze and reconcile receivables and unapplied receipts monthly and ensure timely resolution.
• Assists in implementing processes and procedures that will improve efficiency and strengthen internal controls.
• Lead resource for the company in applying client cash receipts correctly and review and manage WIP and client exposure.

Pricing and Estimating

• Work with the Director, Finance Operations and account teams to price retainer and project work based on approved staffing plans.
• Work with account teams to create estimates and coordinate agency/client approvals.
• Work with the Director, Finance Operations on estimate timing and revenue phasing.

Resource Allocations

• Work with account teams, Finance, and HR Operations to analyze time reports and forecast future hours to track billability of staff.
• Monitor freelance approvals, forecast future freelance needs and enter freelance time in Unanet.
• Run and analyze utilization reporting.

Agency Finance:

• Oversee daily transactions, including accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Assist with preparation of monthly reporting for parent company:
  • Payroll reconciliation
  • Revenue recognition according to IPG guidelines and GAAP
  • Expense accruals
  • Variance analysis
• Participate in regular tax and payroll audits.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing.
• Assist with the management of payroll and serve as liaison between Isobar Public Sector and Unanet.
• Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements.
• Support internal & external audits related to the finance function as needed.

New Hire Training

• Train all new staff on time entry system functionality and agency principles surrounding time entry.
• Train all new applicable staff in Unanet T&E and client finance processes.

Who You Are

• Due to the nature of work performed, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in general accounting and Unanet accounting systems.
• Experience in an agency or consultancy environment desired.
• At least 3 years of experience in billings on different types of government contracts, such as Time & Materials (T&M), Cost Plus Fixed Fees (CPFF), Cost Plus Award Fees (CPAF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Estimate to Complete (ETC).
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Word (pivot tables & macros).
• Financial planning and analysis experience.
• Robust analytical, quantitative, and modeling skills.
• Extensive knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices (GAAP & IFRS).
• Proven initiative and ability to multi-task, solve problems, and self-prioritize. Excellent customer service skills, positive attitude, attention to detail, accountability to complete work assigned independently with urgency, and the ability to balance multiple tasks.
• Other technical skills preferred: SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud, Blackline, Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business.

Who We Are

We are trusted digital navigators delivering customer-centric solutions to the US Government, Public Sector, and Educational Institutions. We utilize human-centered design, emerging technology, and data-driven transformation to formulate digital solutions to deliver on our client’s modernization goals and improve mission performance.

We put our people first, above all else. We lead authentically and believe investing in our people is the key to our success. In doing so, we enable purposeful collaboration with our people, stakeholders, and clients, successfully striving for dynamic growth and intentional progress.

Here are some of the benefits that accompany full-time employment at Isobar:

• We offer flexible time off for vacation and personal time. We believe in treating adults like adults and allowing for open communication between team members and their supervisors to determine proper timing and coverage.
• In addition to 16 recognized holidays, our offices are closed the last week in December. This adds up to 21 paid company holidays.
• Multiple levels of offerings for medical and dental, including a covered membership fee to exceptional primary care through One Medical.
• Other miscellaneous benefits like Short-Term and Long-Term Disability at no cost, company-covered Life Insurance at double your base salary, access to group legal services, identify theft protection through LifeLock services, etc.
• A generously paid parental leave policy that enables 16 weeks of leave, regardless of gender, at 100% pay.
• Supporting employees pursuing adoption or surrogacy, Isobar will reimburse up to $14,440 in eligible adoption expenses and $25,000 in eligible surrogacy expenses.
• 401K + company matching: 50% of every dollar you contribute, up to the first 6% you contribute; you are 33% vested after each year of service, becoming fully vested after three years with the company.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $78,000-$115,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other job-related qualifications. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit: dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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Additional Information

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About dentsu
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We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

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