Job Description:
Full service, award-winning, boutique advertising firm needing a highly motivated Assistant Controller/Senior Accountant to lead and ensure highly efficient and effective accounting for the Agency.
The Assistant Controller must demonstrate a solid background in agency financial systems, provide fiscal management of clients and business, reporting and financial analysis, project cost accounting, client billing, accounts payable/receivables, and other financial management.
The Assistant Controller will provide strategic direction and oversight to the Agency Executive Team by communicating financial metrics, leading budget reports, forecasting, employee time tracking, and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, and year-end tax information preparation.
Experience in Function Point or similar project management software a plus. Agency and job costing experience required.
Essential Functions:
• Maintain and reconcile bank statements
• Manage all aspects of A/R, A/P and billing
• Job Costing and assisting with project management or other operational functions, including monitoring projects to ensure profitability.
• Create client invoices from billing worksheets and media plans
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements
• General Ledger maintenance
• Assure internal control compliance
• Monthly closing duties and financial reports
• Maintain monthly, quarterly, and yearly P&L’s, year-end financial reporting, balance sheet reporting, and quarterly budget updates
• Perform other general office duties as needed
• Assist in all areas of operation as requested by management
Requires quick growth into these higher-level functions:
• Identify opportunities for growth and investment with Owners
• Aggressively pursue new ways to enhance overall agency profitability.
• Job Costing/Project Management involvement. Assist in enhancing and maintaining budgeting systems which provide control of expenditures made to carry out activities, such as production, maintenance and project activities
• Examine cost accounting reports for client profitability and applicable office overhead rate calculation and staff utilization
• Coordinate all budgeting, forecasting, capital spending, analysis and reporting
Requirements and Qualifications:
• 6+ Years experience in Advertising/Marketing accounting (& bookkeeping) with an academic background in either finance, accounting or business management – CPA preferred
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word/Excel)
• Professional presentation and conduct
• Must be responsible and self-managed
• Must have excellent follow-up and tracking skills
• Must be detail oriented
• Personable and charismatic
• Requires solid references – references will be checked
Compensation and Benefits:
Integrated Advertising Network, IAN, offers a great work environment at our conveniently located 50th & France Edina office, competitive salary, and a full range of benefits including health, life and disability insurance, 401K and more. The base salary range for this position will vary depending on experience and skills outlined above.
