Associate Director, FP&A

Job Description

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Crossmedia is the global media independent. We're committed to doing media and business the right way, guided by the principles of TRUST, REASON and the pursuit of HAPPINESS. Crossmedia US was founded in NY in 2000 and is one of the largest minority-owned full-service media planning & buying agencies in the nation. We are 500+ Crossmedians worldwide with big ambitions to continue to grow with soul.

We focus on what media agencies should do: create innovative connections between brands and people regardless of channel or budget. And, we do it in an honest way. We are and always have been a values-based organization. We earn our clients TRUST by ensuring media transparency in our business model and objectivity in decision-making. We apply REASON & logic to finding solutions to our clients' greatest business challenges. The pursuit of HAPPINESS matters to us. Big time. We invest in each colleagues' professional & personal wellbeing and growth. It's why we have countless initiatives, clubs & cultural events dedicated to our people and why we have been the top ranked media agency named to Ad Age's Best Places to Work for the past six years in a row.

Our client roster includes US Bank, PWC, Invesco, Newell Brands, NASCAR, Planet Fitness, Teremana, American Cancer Society, White Castle, Ricola, Supercuts, Edible Arrangements, Illva Saronno, Zalando, Airbus and more.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a highly analytical and detail-oriented finance professional with a deep understanding of the advertising/media planning and buying industry. With a strong background in financial analysis and budgeting, you excel in managing complex financial models, forecasts, and reports that drive strategic decision-making. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing the need for accuracy with the agility to respond to the dynamic needs of the business.

YOUR ROLE

As an Associate Director, FP&A, you report to the Managing Director (Finance) as well as to the CFO for ad-hoc projects. You will support the finance leads for all financial deliverables to clients, including contractual compliance, reconciliations as well as internal analyses such as staff utilization and profitability analysis. This role will work with the Client Service and People Teams to ensure financial elements of our client relationship are tracked, monitored, and communicated.

The main responsibilities of the role are to support the Finance team and the CFO:

• Works with the business to analyze and build forecasts, improve data capture and collection process to help analyze and create useful insights to share with the business leads

• Track revenue vs. budget and research variance drivers and provide recommendations for improvement

• Prepare utilization, overhead and client profitability analyses and provide business insights

• Support client contract negotiations and to ensure financial compliance

• Collaborate with teams to develop tailored commercial solutions and proposals for clients

• Supports the business in developing and tracking short, medium and long-term resourcing requirements

• Help identify and provide ongoing analyses on risk profiles of the portfolio of existing clients and prospective clients

• Support the efforts to prepare and produce all client financial deliverables

• Supplies ad-hoc financial information and analysis

• Manage and oversee Analyst

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant finance /commercial qualifications
• 6+ years of experience (minimum) with 3 years relevant business experience with a preference for experience in the advertising industry
• Proven ability to handle complex financial and operational analyses
• Highly proficient in Excel including pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas, charts, etc.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Work well independently and on teams
• Tenacity to follow-through on open items to complete assignments and meet deadlines
• An analytical and critical thinker, with the ability to tell a story backed by data
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact within team and across functions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

LOCATION

This role requires a candidate with proximity to our NYC office. We offer a hybrid work setting with employees working both onsite and from home .

SALARY: $110-130k. Commensurate with experience. Compensation is determined on the skills, qualifications, certifications, tenure in the industry and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position.

CROSSMEDIA BENEFITS

Our principles of Trust, Reason, and the Pursuit of Happiness are brought to life through benefits that recognize and support the diversity and physical, emotional, and professional well-being of our people, including:

• Flexibility to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role).
• Open/Flexible PTO with US & UK specific policies
• Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
• 401k with company match (USA), and generous Pension (UK)
• Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Life milestone recognition & support
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement
• Student Loan payment plan (US)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Learning & Development and training programs
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity is in our DNA. As a minority-owned company, our commitment to an inclusive environment has long been embedded into agency practices and at every level. Almost one third of senior leadership identifies as a person of color and over half of our executive leadership are women. We have active mentoring & internship programs that create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Internal agency programming is anchored by XMEquity365, a permanent, year-round initiative fostering acknowledgement and support of marginalized communities within five pillars – Excellence, Voices, Education, Giving & Representation.

Crossmedia is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and creating a diverse and inclusive company culture and that does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements, business necessities and/or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with laws in the US and UK ).

Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis." Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (US based)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Ability to stand, bend, and reach
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

In compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act and state and local laws, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Crossmedia, please email [email protected] . (US based candidates).