Senior Associate, Investment Operations

Starcom Worldwide • New York, NY

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more. Overview Position Summary: The Sr. Associate supports the Investment Operations Director and Manager with processes, systems management and general operations tasks as delegated. This position will become very familiar with Prisma and MBOX processes, reporting, and forecasting for a large, high profile account. The ideal candidate is someone with an analytic attitude, proactive problem solving skills, and strong attention to detail They will work closely with Investment, Reconciliation and Client Operations teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year experience in Media Investment, Operations, Finance, Project Management or data analysis, preferably in a media agency or advertising agency
• Bachelor's degree in marketing/advertising, business administration or finance preferred
• Understands and can meet deadlines
• Flexible and able to adapt to change in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• Able to multi-task and take on a variety of projects
• Must be pro-active, curious, creative problem solver
• Strong math and analytical skills
• Knowledge of MediaOcean Prisma system preferred
• Advanced MS Office skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail a must, including quality assurance checks of their own work
• Willingness to learn and understand process
• Strong ability to multitask
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Positive, proactive attitude
• Able to work successfully with teams and different personalities

Responsibilities

• Support Manager and Director with miscellaneous operations tasks and projects
• Support Manager and Director in developing and building processes, trainings, team communications, as well as govern and enforce processes.
• Pull and compile data on a regular and as needed basis
• Work with Investment teams to ensure compliance and accuracy in buying platforms and provide system support as needed
• Trouble shoot system spend issues with Investment teams for various budgets and billing deliverables
• Support vendor invoice reconciliation deadline efforts by working closely with Investment and Reconciliation teams to trouble shoot invoice discrepancies and raise urgent issues in a timely manner.
• Work with vendors and Finance team to raise vendor invoice payment issues.
• Be the gatekeeper for providing Prisma/MBOX access to new users.
• Manage new supplier code requests for Prisma/MBOX

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level