Finance Manager/Analyst

Job Title

Finance Manager/Analyst

Job Description

I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.

Media Now Interactive (MNI), a division of DotDash Meredith provides a single point of contact for multiplatform, customized and targeted advertising programs. From research and strategy to implementation and analysis, MNI offers the print and digital products and services needed to efficiently and effectively reach audiences in key markets.

 

The Finance Manager/Analyst will work closely with Media Now Interactive’s (MNI)  Management and Corporate Finance to manage the monthly closing process, create and support annual budgets, reforecasts and reconciliations.  This position will be the lead finance support for stakeholders for product, advertising and revenue related analyses.  Including expense processing and tracking, monthly sales commissions, financial modeling, T&E, ad hoc analysis, etc.  

 

Key Assignments and deliverables:

• Maintain P&L & Balance Sheet
• Compliance 
• Budgeting 
• Financial Modeling
• Revenue and expense analysis
• Liaison with corporate finance for Credit & Collections, billing, etc.
• Prepare reports for Strategic Plans, providing necessary analyses.
• Provide analytics to management 
• Manage spreadsheets for quarterly reporting by fiscal and calendar
• Provide sales revenue reporting and prepare accurate sales incentive plan calculations and payments.
   

II. Essential Job Functions

Weight %

Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

60%

• Manage & execute monthly, quarterly & year-end general ledger closes.  Prepare/submit journal entries including:

  • Monthly revenue recognition, billings/AR, deferrals, COGS, reclasses, accruals & eliminations

• Calculate & submit sales rep commissions on a monthly basis (two divisions)

• Approve, process and code all vendor invoices; resolve issues/discrepancies

  • Track Digital margin & serving fee overages

• Approve employee T&E reports in Concur across the division

• Manage balance sheet reconciliations; prepare and submit appropriate backup; clear reconciling balances as needed

• Work closely with intercompany team to create and track monthly intercompany entries/allocations

• Manage divisional corporate credit cards 

 

20%

• Support budget inputs & reforecasts throughout the year; manage & explain variances to actuals

• Analyze divisional P&L, profitability & margins across all product offerings

• Support Corporate with monthly billings & collection efforts

• Support & guide departments regarding financial decisions, spending, & budgets

• Support any ad hoc requests and financial modeling

• Implement and maintain strong internal controls; lead internal and external audit requests

• Work closely with IT team to assure financial reporting accuracy; 

• Support tracking of capital plans/expenditures

10%

• Sales analysis and reporting  

• Create & maintain product pricing models

• Liaison to sales managers

• Support corporate on initiatives & inquiries

10%

• Work closely with Corporate on internal sales initiatives and tracking 

• Continuous improvement on compliance and efficiencies.  

• Consults on alternative courses of action that reduce costs or increase revenues. 

• Margin and vendor analysis
   

All other duties as assigned.

100%

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education:

  Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field, or equivalent work experience

 

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years Financial experience preferably at a digital media company or agency.  

 

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent critical thinking and analy