Client Finance Analyst

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About You 

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role. This could be agency, brand or rights holder side. You are excited by the prospect of working on award winning sponsorship accounts, passionate about being part of a high performing team and being integral to an achieving agency. You are also confident, motivated, have excellent attention to detail and looking forward to working in the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

· Experience supporting revenue recognition and month-end close processes

· Familiarity with time & expense systems and project management tools in an agency environment

Key Competencies

· Highly detail-oriented with strong follow-through

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Process-driven with a focus on accuracy and consistency

· Clear communicator who can translate financial requirements into practical guidance

· Comfortable managing multiple jobs and deadlines simultaneously

· Demonstrates curiosity, initiative, and a commitment to continuous learning

· Internally focused, collaborative, and service-oriented

Preferred Skills & Experience

· 3–5 years of finance experience in project accounting, or operational finance within a marketing, advertising, creative, or professional services agency

· Exposure to job costing, project reconciliation, and agency billing

· Understanding of agency revenue models, including retainers, project-based work, and passthrough costs

· Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems

· Proven ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders outside of a finance team

Key Responsibilities

Job & Project Financial Management

· Own financial setup and ongoing management of jobs and projects across a portfolio of client accounts

· Ensure accurate job creation, scope alignment, cost tracking, and budget maintenance throughout the project lifecycle

· Partner with Client Engagement Managers to identify, communicate, and resolve budget variances or scope changes

Financial Reconciliation & Controls

· Partner with delivery teams to perform regular job-level reconciliations between project plans, time entry, costs, and financial systems

· Ensure WIP, unbilled revenue, and deferred revenue are accurately tracked and reconciled

· Support month-end close activities related to client billing and revenue accuracy

· Maintain strong financial controls and documentation to support audits and internal reviews

Revenue Forecasting & Client Profitability

· Support account teams with revenue forecasting by validating job data, YTD revenue and projections for the remainder of the year

· Monitor actuals vs. forecasted revenue and flag risks or discrepancies to finance leadership and engagement teams

· Assist in revenue actualization by ensuring jobs are updated, revenue is recognized appropriately, and financial data reflects project reality across the correct departments

· Monitor and analyze client and scope profitability by leveraging time tracking and revenue data

· Partner with Client Engagement Managers and Delivery Teams to ensure accurate and timely timesheet entry

· Translate time-based data into clear insights on effective utilization, burn rates, and margin performance

· Identify profitability risks driven by scope creep, underutilization, or misaligned staffing and escalate proactively

Client Billing & Passthrough Costs

· Manage and execute specialized client billing requirements

· Coordinate billing for both agency fees and client passthrough costs

· Ensure passthrough costs are properly coded, reconciled, and billed in accordance with client contracts

· Partner with billing, AP, and delivery teams to resolve billing discrepancies efficiently

Cross-Functional Partnership

· Act as the primary finance point of contact for internal delivery and client engagement teams on client-level financial matters

· Provide clear, timely guidance to non-finance stakeholders on job tracking, financial processes, and best practices

· Support training and enablement of delivery teams on accurate time tracking and job financial hygiene

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

· Identify opportunities to improve job management, reconciliation, and billing processes

· Support scalable finance operations as the agency grows

The Perks  

Not only will you be joining a multi-award-winning Agency with great culture, you will also have the unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from our other offices across the globe. There is a whole heap of benefits that come with the role- a flexible holiday package starting at 20 days, corporate discounts, commuter benefits, cell phone reimbursement and much more. Our benefit plans have your total well-being in mind, and we offer an extensive list you can choose from to suit your needs.

About MKTG Sports + Entertainment

MKTG S+E is a global agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment for brands. For over 20 years, we've ignited fandom and innovated activation in the world of sports and entertainment to make something worth noticing, engaging, liking, sharing and remembering. We leverage deep INSIGHTS and our network of seasoned & creative team members to create IMPACT between properties, fans & brands.

Today, we help brands move at THE SPEED OF FANS which means we aim to know fans better then they know themselves. MKTG S+E is a part of the broader dentsu Sports International network.

Working with us

We’re an agency born of fanatics…fans of sports (yes, even pickleball).

Fans of music (we sing in the shower).

Fans of data (we’re proud nerds).

Fans of art (from exhibitions to film).

Fans of culture (this is huge). And that means we put it all in for what we love, truly understanding what fans need, want, feel, hate and love about the brands and properties we lead.

We’re led by our core values which focus on collaboration, community, inspiring change, pursuing excellence and celebrating bravery – all of which are foundational to our culture and how we treat each other and our clients.

We’re a community where you are free to be you, where good work gets rewarded, and you are truly energized by the team around you. It’s more than just ‘warm & fuzzies’ – happy humans are vital to our commercial success. And together, we make magic

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. To us, representation means more than just diversity, it means true equity. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. We are constantly evaluating our practices and policies, creating and sustaining pathways to promotion, and intentional in how we create and distribute resources, giving people what they need to grow. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create opportunities for everyone. We offer team member support through flexible working arrangements and schedules that promote work/life balance along with progressive parental and caregiver programs as well as opportunities to give back to the community as part of our global social responsibility efforts.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The anticipated salary range for this position is ($54,000-$83,088). Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com 

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