Financial Analyst

Publicis Health Media (PHM) is a health media agency that uses data, content, and creativity to support healthcare brands. The Financial Analyst monitors the financial health of multiple clients by managing budgets, spend, revenue, billing, receivables, forecasting, journal entries, and client-specific reporting. The role also involves analyzing large data sets, identifying financial issues, and supporting process improvement initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for managing client long sheets (budget, spend, run rate, revenue), and develop and understanding of project lifecycle and project types in relation and their effects on budgets and spend
• Responsible for maintenance of client rate cards
• Review key financial metrics and proactively resolve issues (unpaid invoices, inactive activities, persuasive evidence, unbilled, A/R, Gross Margin, Contribution margin)
• Initiate routine and non-routine journal entries to ensure an accurate categorization of reserves/absorptions, allocations and appropriate WIP maintenance
• Responsible for timely and accurate client billing, and the collection of support documentation as needed
• Coordinate with a billing coordinator, in some cases
• Calculate run rates to monitor and manage financial progress against budgets
• Run percent complete meetings and accurately track revenue recognition
• Ability to manipulate large data sets and transform for analytical use
• Generate and distribute system reports. Analyze data and provide commentary as appropriate
• Highlight potential issues and recommend possible solutions
• Understand requests, question or suggest alternatives when appropriate

What they're looking for:

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Proficiency with Excel (including Pivot Tables)
• Familiarity using financial reporting systems (PeopleSoft, SAP)
• Understanding of accounting concepts (debits/credits, revenue recognition, reserves/absorptions)
• Interpersonal skills necessary to build strong partnerships and communicate with diverse groups agency-wide
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask
• Accountability and flexibility a must
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Positive team player attitude
• Minimum of one - two years of professional experience in a Finance or Accounting position
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business

Benefits:

• Medical coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off
• Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met.