Senior Accounting & Finance Specialist, Freelance
About The Position
INNOCEAN USA, a full-service advertising agency, is looking for a Freelance Senior Finance and Accounting Specialist (AR/AP)! We are a hybrid workplace, x3 days week in-office. Candidates must be local to SoCal. At INNOCEAN, we believe that if it doesn't move people, it won't move business. As a global brand growth company, we harness creativity, strategy, data, and technology to help brands build meaningful connections and drive business results. Our collaborative culture empowers talented individuals to think boldly, solve complex challenges, and create work that makes an impact. The successful candidate will own billing, reconcile and analyze complex data sets, and confidently partner with account teams, clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience in finance / working in a similar role
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Strong knowledge of billing and accounting concepts
- Able to draft a P&L
- Excel skills (formulas, clean data handling, executive reporting – more than the basics!)
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with firm deadlines
- Strong analytical skills, detail oriented, and understanding of broader business objectives
- Proactive, accountable, and able to make decisions with limited supervision
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills with clients and other departments
Nice To Haves
- Experience with vendor cost management, time tracking & billing, or production accounting preferred
- Finance or Accounting Degree preferred
- Results oriented and improvement driven mindset is welcome
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end process for client billing across media and production projects
- Reconcile client budgets, POs, actuals, and labor hours
- Resolve billing discrepancies and communicate solutions to all stakeholders
- Manage AR collections and vendor payments
- Prepare monthly closing report for client and company
- Maintain and improve data accuracy in ERP system (Microsoft Business Central)
- Collaborate with account teams, clients, and vendors; constructively challenge as needed
Benefits
- Access to our health benefits
- Paid sick days
- On-site Barista
- Beautiful campus across from the Pacific Ocean
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Career Level
Senior
