Stagwell

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Job Description: • Ensure accurate project accounting, financial analysis, revenue integrity, SOX-compliant documentation, budgeting support, and forecast entry. • Maintain accurate project financials in Maconomy throughout the project lifecycle • Set up jobs, enter budgets, and ensure financial terms align with contracts and approved scopes • Track burn rates, actuals, budget vs. actual, margins, and key financial KPIs • Conduct job reconciliations across revenue, expenses, WIP, and PO status • Ensure LER documentation meets SOX requirements , including proper approval and audit-ready backup • Review and validate all financial inputs for billing to ensure accuracy before the AR team finalizes invoices • Confirm hours, vendor costs, T&E, OOP, production budgets, and contract terms • Flag discrepancies or missing documentation for correction • Ensure all supporting documentation required for SOX (LER, approvals, backup) is complete before an invoice is released • Support Finance and Biz Ops in maintaining a clean month-end billing process margin trends variance analysis profitability insights scenario/sensitivity modeling • Summarize insights for Biz Ops and Finance to support planning and decision-making • Identify financial risks or inefficiencies across projects and accounts • Enter and update budgets and forecasts into financial systems • Support re-forecast cycles with project-level insights and data updates • Maintain financial models and dashboards in Google Sheets (burn reports, forecasts, margin summaries, revenue trackers) • Provide inputs for weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts • Track timing of expected billings, vendor payments, and reimbursements • Review vendor invoices for accuracy, proper coding, and alignment with budgets/POs • Support employee expense review for compliance and accuracy • Track production budgets, vendor commitments, and T&E billbacks • Maintain high-quality financial data within Maconomy • Support new client and vendor setup workflows • Build and refine automated reporting and trackers in Google Sheets • Strengthen SOX compliance through documentation, LER accuracy, approvals, and audit trails • Recommend improvements to workflows and reporting to increase accuracy and efficiency Requirements: • 2–4 years of experience in client finance, project accounting, FP&A, or financial operations (agency/creative/production preferred) • Strong financial analysis and budgeting/forecasting capabilities • Advanced Google Sheets skills (modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas) • Experience with Maconomy (or similar ERP/project accounting systems) • Understanding of revenue recognition and billing workflows — without owning invoice creation • Exposure to SOX processes preferred • Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills • Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally across Finance, Biz Ops, Sales, and Delivery Benefits: • Equal Employment Opportunity • Reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled team members