About Zenith:

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As “The ROI Agency,” Zenith’s expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients’ business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset—not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We’re focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world’s leading brands.

Job Description

Overview:

The Associate Director of Finance Operations will help manage the Verizon team within Zenith consisting of 300+ employees. Verizon is one of the top spending marketers in the US. This role helps the Zenith leadership team manage aspects of the client relationship and is an internal resource for media teams. The role will have a hands-on approach and be directly involved in leading finance operations and procurement processes. This position will report into the VP of Finance and Commercial Operations.

Responsibilities:

Manage staffing and headcount in conjunction with leads
Work with leads to determine needs, resource allocation or re-allocation, replacements, and work with Corporate Finance to get approvals
Scope management, including deliverable tracking and burn reporting
Quarterly scope, hours and fee reconciliation and related client reporting
Work across the account to gather inputs for client performance reviews
Ensure financial integrity of client agreements, internal reporting, and procedures
Work with account team and Corporate Finance to ensure quarterly non-working fees and commissions are billed per contracts
Establish key operational processes and ensure adherence
Assist with internal and external Finance-related audits
Work with teams to assess key areas in need of automation/ process improvement
Develop a necessary nomenclature/taxonomy for ease in data cleansing

Qualifications

Minimum 6 years overall business expertise in a client services industry, financial or accounting related experience
Understanding of a broad range of media advertising channels from National TV, Local Broadcast, OOH, Print, Display, OLV, Search
Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT) and proven expertise in complex Excel formulas (V-lookup, pivot tables, etc.) to support reporting
Comfortable working with large data sets
A minimum of 5 years of advertising/media experience ideal
Knowledge of Media tools, Prisma and/or Media Ocean a plus
Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and work proactively
Strong analytical and organizational skills and high attention to detail
Fast learner with problem solving skills and willingness to find solutions
Must be a team player with strong communication skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Compensation Range: $91,000 - $115,000 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/28/2024.