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• Key Individual in new businesses pitches, responsible for building and managing the submission of financial templates to prospective global new clients in liaison with the new business team and all functional leads, included but not limited to investment, strategy, C-suite executives and global sister agencies. • Responsible for the day-to-day client financial operations including contract and fee negotiations, fee pricing, fee reconciliations, incentives structures, and revenue reporting… Show more • Key Individual in new businesses pitches, responsible for building and managing the submission of financial templates to prospective global new clients in liaison with the new business team and all functional leads, included but not limited to investment, strategy, C-suite executives and global sister agencies. • Responsible for the day-to-day client financial operations including contract and fee negotiations, fee pricing, fee reconciliations, incentives structures, and revenue reporting • Lead monthly meetings with Executive Account Leads to communicate and harness client profitability.• Manage account teams in gathering appropriate information for annual client revenue forecasts and monthly phasing projections as well as FTE and staffing reconciliations to project a full accurate P&L Show less

• Responsible for the efforts, results, and success of the organization's finance department• Drove the financial planning/budgeting process while managing a finance team of 12 to track financial data, client billing, revenue, expense budgeting, invoicing, and payroll• Created efficiencies budgets based on the business need to grow revenue, acquire new clients, or cut costs

• Developed and implemented the Finance team along with the CFO of the company, to improve financial control mechanisms, reporting, and accounting systems• Lead monthly meetings to communicate client profitability and direct labor costs-to-date to company leaders• Managed the full P&L (revenue and expenses), including budgeting, fee negotiations, fee pricing, labor reconciliations, in order to report financials to CFO, CEO, CMO, and Parent Company’s most senior leadership

• Led a portfolio of clients, responsible for the day-to-day client financial operations including contract and fee negotiations, fee pricing, fee reconciliations and revenue reporting• Led monthly meetings to communicate client profitability and direct labor costs-to-date to internal Sr. Management• Collaborated with account teams in gathering appropriate information for annual client revenue forecasts and monthly phasing projections as well as staffing in order to project a full… Show more • Led a portfolio of clients, responsible for the day-to-day client financial operations including contract and fee negotiations, fee pricing, fee reconciliations and revenue reporting• Led monthly meetings to communicate client profitability and direct labor costs-to-date to internal Sr. Management• Collaborated with account teams in gathering appropriate information for annual client revenue forecasts and monthly phasing projections as well as staffing in order to project a full P&L• Supervised the monthly close process, including revenue recognition straight-lined and proportional methods to properly reflect revenue earned by the agency• Worked with IPG intercompany agencies including EMEA and APAC on fee allocations, confirmations, and reconciliations of shared revenue• Reviewed AR and WIP balances and worked with account teams to resolve any issues as well as took leadership on supplying appropriate information for client and external audits Show less

Mentored several high school students that were living under challenging conditions, to help them break the cycle and encourage them to go to college, helping with their applications, supporting them as well as guiding them through a path of success.

• Managed the annual budget and monthly forecast process, including coordination of the planning cycle with functional teams across all Omnicom business units• Supported all Managing Directors in developing and monitoring contractual relationships with over 45 clients with combined media spend of $2.9B to ensure compliance with all commercial and compensation terms• Partnered with Media Account Teams to forecast and track client revenue stewardship • Developed, created and executed… Show more • Managed the annual budget and monthly forecast process, including coordination of the planning cycle with functional teams across all Omnicom business units• Supported all Managing Directors in developing and monitoring contractual relationships with over 45 clients with combined media spend of $2.9B to ensure compliance with all commercial and compensation terms• Partnered with Media Account Teams to forecast and track client revenue stewardship • Developed, created and executed customized pricing strategies for all existing and new clients in alignment with overall company strategy & pricing models• Acted as liaison between budget project management team and media account teams in order to monitor billing processes accuracy, receivables, intercompany account reconciliation and profit projections and track client profitability• Monitored labor cost run rates against approved client fees and provide variance explanations to US Director & CFO Show less

•Consolidated and forecasted company-wide G&A payroll and headcount-related expenses•Managed one financial analysts in agency expense review and reimbursement, journal entry approval and monthly close analysis, financial forecasting and reporting using IBM Cognos and Oracle Hyperion Enterprise databases•Implemented the automation of the payroll budget analysis•Designed department-wide position and process mapping, institutionalizing knowledge and improving training and continuity… Show more •Consolidated and forecasted company-wide G&A payroll and headcount-related expenses•Managed one financial analysts in agency expense review and reimbursement, journal entry approval and monthly close analysis, financial forecasting and reporting using IBM Cognos and Oracle Hyperion Enterprise databases•Implemented the automation of the payroll budget analysis•Designed department-wide position and process mapping, institutionalizing knowledge and improving training and continuity capacity Show less

•Prepared, maintained, analyzed and challenged as appropriate the budgets and re-forecasts for 9 media buying and planning department P&L’s of more than $70M, including labor budgets of more than 700 employees at US level•Performed P&L’s variance analysis for key operating expense items on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis•Managed month end close process inclusive of department budget vs. actuals, preparation of journal entries as well as payroll and headcount analysis to ensure… Show more •Prepared, maintained, analyzed and challenged as appropriate the budgets and re-forecasts for 9 media buying and planning department P&L’s of more than $70M, including labor budgets of more than 700 employees at US level•Performed P&L’s variance analysis for key operating expense items on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis•Managed month end close process inclusive of department budget vs. actuals, preparation of journal entries as well as payroll and headcount analysis to ensure incurred analysis is consistent with budget•Partnered with regional finance teams to provide financial data support in preparing their profit plans and reporting•Designed custom reports which serve as record trackers readily available to US Finance Directors, CFO, Omnicom Senior Management, Group Directors, and regional finance teams helping maintain and improve department profitability Show less

Initiated and developed the first Finance Reporting and Planning Handbook of the Finance team, including all instructions and ‘how to’ processes for the analysts and for the department.

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