Client Finance Analyst
About The Position
At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. We are seeking a Client Finance Analyst, Media to join our growing Client Finance team. This pivotal role supports the Media Client Finance leads, helping to run the day-to-day fiscal management of our Media division and assisting with media billing, media budget management, and overall fiscal management. This is a great opportunity to grow your career as part of a global agency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration is required
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products — Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Must possess sound judgment, be self-motivated, and have the ability to work independently
- Deliver quality work
- Adjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands; meet deadlines by managing time and priorities
- Maintain working knowledge of functional area policies and procedures and general knowledge of company policy and procedures
- Professional communication manner and the ability to triage messages when appropriate
- Exhibit a positive, pro-active "can do" attitude with all team members and a willingness to pitch in whenever needed
- 1+ years' experience in Client Finance / FP&A / Finance
- Experience working in an agency (media preferably) is essential
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to media finance, media billing, or agency media operations strongly preferred; experience with Mediaocean a plus
- Experience with enterprise-level financial systems essential; NetSuite / OpenAir a plus
Responsibilities
- Maintain client project financials, including budget management and billing rule setup and maintenance
- Support media-specific financials — media plans/buys, vendor and media authorizations, and reconciliation of media spend against client budgets
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts
- Analyze staffing, utilization, and billability
- Collaborate with Client Accounting to ensure clients are billed in a timely fashion and that billing complies with client contractual agreements, including media billing terms and reconciliations
- Assist with AR, WIP, Accrued, and Deferred analysis
- Collaborate with the rest of the Finance team
Benefits
- free snacks to keep you running all day long
- generous holiday and paid time off
- options for private medical, dental, and vison plans
- support in saving for the future
- mental wellness coaching and support
- access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
