Associate Director, Finance

Location: Remote

OVERVIEW

We're looking for an Associate Director, Finance to serve as a key strategic and operational finance leader within the agency. This role goes beyond the books. You'll own day-to-day accounting while partnering directly with agency leadership on financial planning, forecasting, and the tools and infrastructure that drive smart decision-making. You're equally at home in the details of a general ledger as you are presenting a P&L to the executive team. 

A BIT ABOUT US

Movement Strategy creates content and campaigns for the world’s most exciting brands. We win awards, make headlines, shatter engagement numbers and celebrate the journey along the way. It’s why companies like Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, and Intuit come to us again and again.

We’re fully remote with hubs in New York, Denver, and LA, and a presence all across the US. We believe collaboration is what takes our work from good to great, and at times, even to legendary status. We champion diverse opinions and creativity in every department, and provide professional development and learning opportunities with the goal of helping you discover your best work today, and learn how to make it even better in the future.

KEY FOCUS AREAS 

Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Own the agency's general ledger(s) and ensure the integrity of all financial records
• Manage accounts payable across all agency vendors and accounts receivable/billing schedules
• Lead the end-of-month close process with accuracy and efficiency
• Oversee reconciliation of all bank and corporate credit card accounts
• Manage corporate and payroll taxes payments and reconciliations
• Manage 401(k) funding contributions and annual plan audits
• Assist with audits by external and statutory auditors

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist with the development and management of forecast reports for operating expenses and revenue
• Compile and analyze labor reports to assess bill rates and profitability
• Support cash management, revenue analysis, and financial statement presentation
• Partner with agency leadership to build internal financial tools, dashboards, and models (profitability, forecasting, ratio analysis, etc.)
• Support P&L management across the agency combined P&L and office/department-specific P&Ls

Process, Policy & Controls

• Continuously evaluate and improve finance tools, reporting systems, and internal policies
• Identify and surface areas of cost reduction or operational improvement across OPEX
• Review client SOWs and staffing plans to ensure financial metrics, rate cards, and profit margins are upheld
• Own and evolve expense reimbursement and billable expense policies (Rippling Spend, Amex)
• Develop and monitor internal agency budgets across T&E, office expenses, marketing investments, department education, and contract labor

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Support the SVP, Finance in serving as a strategic finance partner to Talent and Resource Management, helping surface financial context and guardrails that inform hiring decisions, staffing plans, and capacity planning
• Collaborate closely with Resource Management to ensure scopes of work and project staffing are built with profitability and budget integrity in mind
• Assist SVP, Finance with headcount planning by preparing and maintaining the financial models behind new hires, backfills, and contract-to-hire conversions
• Bring a finance lens to workforce planning conversations, equipping senior leadership with the data and analysis needed to make smart, informed decisions about when and how to grow
• Partner with HR on payroll administration, including reconciling payroll journal entries, supporting multi-state compliance, and serving as the finance point of contact for compensation-related changes, and off-cycle payroll activity
• Own client revenue accounting across the full billing lifecycle. This includes SOW review, fee staff plans, client invoicing, revenue recognition, burn rate analysis, AR follow-up, and monthly revenue pipeline reporting in partnership with account and resource management teams

REQUIREMENTS 

• BS in Finance or Accounting, CPA is a plus
• 7-9+ years of experience in Accounting & Finance
• Advertising / Media agency experience is a must
• Understanding and application of GAAP Accounting practices
• Able to manage a blend of day-to-day accounting and macro FP&A skills
• Excellent skills within both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
• Must have experience working with the following tools: NetSuite, time tracking tools, and expense/reimbursement tools
• Proficient with Microsoft Office or Google Slides (for reporting/presentations)
• Knowledge and application use of client/procurement/vendor management platforms: Amazon Payee Central, Ariba, Tungsten, etc. 
• Confident in presenting and explaining financial information, reports, and analysis -- both to finance educated individuals and less-familiar teammates 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable working autonomously, and self-managing workload/priorities 
• Able to anticipate and flag problematic areas of concern and offer proactive solutions
• Tenacity to do their best with any task, and ideally the passion to help a company grow

IDEAL QUALITIES

• You’re excited, proactive and naturally curious about the financials and the ability to grow a company
• You are passionate about the work you do and treat your client’s business as if it were your own
• You make others’ jobs easier (no matter who they are or what they do)
• You create a positive and open environment when around others
• Your attention to detail is unmatched
• You have a diverse and inclusive perspective 

Benefits & Perks

Movement Strategy’s approach to the future of work: We embrace a remote culture and empower our employees to work wherever they feel most productive. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have a partnership with WeWork which allows our employees to have a membership to any location nationwide. 

As a leader in social advertising, we rely on the creativity of our people to deliver the best work for our clients. In return, we invest in our employees by offering them a diverse suite of benefits from best-in-class carriers, with enough choice and flexibility to keep our team and their families healthy and happy today and tomorrow.

• 100% employer contribution for health (base plan), vision, and dental
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully-Remote Agency
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Take-As-You-Need Paid Time Off
• Take-As-You-Need Paid Mental Health Days
• 10 days minimum required off per year
• Company Paid Holidays + Week-Long Winter Agency Closure
• Support for continued education
• New Business Referral Bonus
• Movement Journey Program -  Stipend for personal growth
• Health and Wellness Program
• WeWork Membership 
• Positive Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees 
• Employee Resource Groups

SALARY & COMPENSATION

In compliance with local and state law, we are disclosing the compensation for roles that will be performed in New York City, Colorado, and California. The range listed is just one component of Movement Strategy’s total compensation package for employees.  Individual compensation varies based on location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. 

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, years of relevant experience, qualifications, and certifications or other professional licenses held. Movement Strategy prides itself on providing competitive salaries and actively works to ensure there is pay equity across the company. 

Pay Range: $135-150k salary per year

Movement Strategy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they check every single box. Movement Strategy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages those from historically and systemically marginalized communities to apply. 

We believe that what we put out into the world matters. And since we were founded on the principles of paving our own path, we take bold steps toward what we believe is the right direction. This means addressing the big stuff: the systems of inequality that impact some of us far more than others. As culture creators, we firmly believe we have a responsibility to our colleagues, clients, communities, and the industry to live up to the Movement’s name. We confront inequities head-on as they come, knowing that this work is never done and that we must keep the momentum.