Finance Manager

Mile Marker•New York, NY

9d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Mile Marker is seeking a hands-on Finance Manager to lead accounts receivable, client media balance, and finance operations. Reporting to the VP, Controller, this role is the primary point of contact for account managers and clients on invoicing, owns reconciliations of client media advances against media vendor purchases, and manages a two-person offshore team supporting invoicing, collections, master data, and payroll administration. The ideal candidate is process-minded, comfortable configuring systems, actively uses AI to work more efficiently, and is motivated to build a more efficient and accurate finance function. The role oversees client media balance reconciliations, invoicing, collections support, finance and operations master data, payroll administration support, and month-end close activities. It also includes improving ERP configurations and AI-enabled workflows, documenting processes and controls, developing offshore team members, and identifying additional work that can be shifted to the offshore team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, with significant hands-on accounts receivable, billing, and reconciliation experience.
ERP configuration experience and comfort learning new tools and processes.
Hands-on experience using AI tools and a demonstrated drive to find efficiencies by leveraging AI.
Experience supporting month-end close and preparing account reconciliations.
Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with account managers and clients.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and high attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Prior management of offshore resource teams.
Familiarity with Deltek Workbook, Guidelines, Teamwork, Vena, or similar agency and FP&A platforms; experience with master data management.
Exposure to payroll administration processes.
Experience in a media agency, advertising, or project-based business, including media billing or client media funds.

Responsibilities

Own reconciliations of client media balances, tracking advances against media vendor purchases and determining funds remaining for media buying.
Serve as the primary Accounts Receivable Manager, partnering with account managers and clients to produce accurate, timely invoices in accordance with contract terms.
Report remaining media funds to account managers and media buyers to help prevent campaign overspending.
Manage and delegate day-to-day invoicing to a full-time offshore team member, providing direction, review, and quality control.
Supervise weekly master data setup for new clients and jobs across finance and operations tools, delegating execution to an offshore Finance Operations Analyst.
Ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems and resolve inconsistencies and errors identified by the team.
Oversee bi-weekly payroll administration support, ensuring paperwork prepared by the Finance Operations Analyst is complete, accurate, and timely for review and processing by the VP, Controller.
Review aged accounts receivable reporting, support account managers in collecting client cash, and escalate at-risk balances as needed.
Participate in month-end close, preparing and supporting balance sheet and other reconciliations as required.
Identify and recommend ERP configuration enhancements to improve processing and reconciliation efficiency and accuracy.
Explore and implement AI-enabled tools and workflows to automate manual tasks and improve team productivity.
Coach, train, and develop offshore team members, ensuring recurring weekly and bi-weekly deliverables are accurate and on schedule.
Own process documentation and controls for delegated tasks to support consistency and audit readiness.
Identify recurring finance and operations tasks that can be transferred from local resources to the offshore team, and expand the team's scope accordingly.