Assembly is part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing, and we pride ourselves on being the modern alternative to the status quo. Assembly’s mission is to find the change that fuels growth through a unique Assembly of data, talent and tech that drives business growth. Assembly is the global omnichannel media agency that not only guarantees performance but delivers media + business, technology, and data consulting solutions to the biggest brands on the planet. Our work is powered by our proprietary, in-house technology solution, STAGE, and led by our global talent base of over 1,600 people.
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Assembly is looking for a Manager, Revenue Accounting. The Manager, Revenue Accounting will be responsible for managing all aspects of North America client finance including but not limited to, revenue recognition, revenue forecasting, profitability analysis, media reconciliation, financial analysis, and monitoring timely and accurate completion of the billing and collections cycle. The position will work side-by-side with the company’s client-facing staff, centralized accounting team and may have some direct interaction with clients as needed. This role will report to the Director of Finance.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain monthly revenue schedule
- Prepare monthly revenue journal entries; must understand debits and credits
- Revenue reporting with budget/reforecast comparison to management; revenue reporting to corporate via Hyperion Financial Management system
- Ensure revenue recognition is compliant with Sarbanes Oxley and GAAP
- Inquire with the account team to understand variances between monthly actual vs forecast
- Analyze contracts and create project job codes in various systems to track profitability
- Perform WIP analysis; facilitate the billing process by working with the billing department and the account team to ensure WIP is cleared and converted to accounts receivable
- Partner with portfolio entities to communicate and reconcile intercompany transactions on monthly basis
- Help support quarterly review, financial audits, client audits, and tax preparations.
- Actively participate in analyzing financials and metrics in actuals, monthly reforecasts, and budget submissions, assessing trends and key business drivers as well as risks and opportunities
- Work closely with Client teams by being their strategic financial business partner in properly developing, reviewing, and approving scopes of work, and pricing staff plans for Client engagements
- Define and analyze key areas of the business, including client profitability and staff utilization
- Provide ad hoc analytical support, responding to various requests from multiple departments, and perform special projects as needed
- Seek and implement ways to improve, streamline, and automate processes
- Extremely well-organized with strong people skills and ability to evaluate and communicate with Clients and Agency leaders
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years or experience in a finance/accounting
- Media agency experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (formulas, charts, modeling, etc.)
- Ability to quickly pull together/consolidate data for management review
- Independent and entrepreneurial; ability to work with minimal direction
- Strong skills in communication, attention to detail, organization, teamwork collaboration, and taking ownership of deliverables
- Ability to handle competing deliverables with quick turnaround times
- Experience with Mediaocean (formerly Donovan Data Systems) highly preferred
Why Assembly?
- We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
- We care deeply about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions who collaborate with our in-house Impact team to help leave the world better than we found it.
- We have amazing Employee Resource Groups who form close knit communities and are committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.
- We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, digital-first, and quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in all locations within the United States for this role is $75,000 – $90,000 annually. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), and pre-tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Assembly and the location where you work.
At Assembly, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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