Senior Business Analyst

Résumé du poste

The role manages planning and monthly financial processes, including preparing budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for agency stakeholders. It involves collaborating with account leads to monitor client profitability, revenue recognition, and accounts receivable.

Détails du poste

Agency Omnicom Media Job Function Finance Job Subfunction Client Finance Job Description ROLE SUMMARY: The role of Senior Business Analyst handles the planning and monthly financial management process for one of Mediabrands Canada’s (MBC) agencies. The role is responsible for identifying, explaining, and following-up on all actual variances against budget/forecast, as well as preparing budgets and forecasts within the deadlines. This role involves substantial interaction and collaboration with the Client Account Leads as well as other team members in the Planning and Client groups that are part of MBC. MBC agencies include Initiative, UM, Media Experts, Orion, Reprise Digital, and Matterkind Responsibilities Preparing monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports and variance analyses for multiple stakeholders Investigating, explaining, and resolving all variances where applicable (current vs. forecast, current vs. prior years, quarter vs quarter, etc Preparing and analyzing results on client profitability, employee utilization, and staff allocation to identify any issues and make recommendations for performance improvements where applicable Coordinating with the revenue recognition team to ensure client agreements are in place for all clients and determine appropriate revenue recognition method Preparing and loading budgets and forecast Ensuring internal tools, Hyperion and Vantage (SAP), schedules are loaded and consolidated appropriately Liaising with the Media account groups on an on-going basis for updates on current revenue position by Client versus forecast, and for updates on new business revenue stream Coordinating with the Client Finance Analysts / Omaha Shared Services to ensure that Client fee and commission billings are set up properly across the various systems (DDS, Vantage (SAP) Monitoring Client accounts receivable (A/R), aging and following-up with Shared Services Collections and/or Client Service Teams to ensure receivable balances do not exceed 90 day Taking initiative to streamline and improve upon existing processes; providing tangible solutions for on-going and future challenges; presenting well-researched ideas to take the team and company forward Performing other duties/ad hoc projects as assigned which are within the scope of this role Qualifications Professional or Educational background in Marketing or Advertising would give leverage to this application .Obtained or close to completing an accounting designation Mid / Intermediate level of Financial or Accounting related experience, preferably media agency, marketing or advertising related industry experience Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal Excellent interpersonal skills, and strong internal and client relationship skills Professional organization and time-management skills Self-motivated, independent thinker and problem solver Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel); Proficiency in financial systems preferred This is an active vacancy. We are currently hiring for this role and reviewing applications on an ongoing basis Expected Salary: $65,000 - $75,000 Skills Omnicom Media is providing the compensation range that the company is willing to pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition, Omnicom Media provides rewarding offerings such as: Generous paid time off with a minimum of 37 paid days off including vacation and monthly wellness days. We also have four-day long weekends, half-day summer Fridays, and meeting-free Friday afternoons year round. A flexible hybrid work model that works for you. A focus on personal development with formal training opportunities, including mental health training and inclusion education for everyone. A chance to be part of and grow within a global network of agencies. The opportunity to contribute to our company culture by joining one of our many community-based employee groups, such as Black Employee Network, Girls on Fire, Hispanic or Latinx Alliance, Neuro Network, Pan-Asian Network, and Rainbow Lounge. Omnicom is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, or municipal law. If you require an accommodation in any aspect of the selection process, please reach out to canadatalent@mbww.com Salary range $65,000 - 75,000 Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice/ , Salary range $65,000 - 75,000

Ce que vous ferez

The role manages planning and monthly financial processes, including preparing budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for agency stakeholders. It involves collaborating with account leads to monitor client profitability, revenue recognition, and accounts receivable.

Exigences

Candidates should have mid-to-intermediate financial or accounting experience, preferably within the media, marketing, or advertising industry. An accounting designation or progress toward one is required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial systems.

Avantages

• Paid time off • Vacation days • Monthly wellness days • Four-day long weekends • Half-day summer Fridays • Meeting-free Friday afternoons • Flexible hybrid work model • Formal training opportunities • Mental health training • Inclusion education

Compétences indiquées

• Gestion du temps · Souhaitée
• Budgeting · Souhaitée
• Financial Reporting · Souhaitée
• interpersonal skills · Souhaitée
• Microsoft Excel · Souhaitée
• Revenue Recognition · Souhaitée
• Microsoft Word · Souhaitée
• Communication Skills · Souhaitée
• Forecasting · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Financial Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Client Profitability Analysis
• Employee Utilization
• Revenue Recognition
• Accounts Receivable Monitoring
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Hyperion
• SAP Vantage
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management

Domaines d’emploi

• Finance & Accounting
• Creative & Media
• Marketing
• Data & Analytics
• Consulting