Finance Director

Set Creative is an experiential agency creating impressions that count. We have been creating pop-ups, live events and brand activations for more than a decade.  Our team is made up of industry-leading talent. Together we produce industry-leading work, of which we’re immensely proud. But we also focus on keeping the ‘work’ confined to a happy balance with the rest of our team’s lives. We do our best work when we’re motivated and contented individuals. In an industry that has too often seen long hours and weekends become the norm, we believe there’s another way.  We aim to be an agency that leads in diversity, equity and inclusion, and are proud of our parent company’s commitment to anti-racism.  Our culture isn’t fixed. It’s waiting for you to bring your authentic self and add to it. If the above sounds like a good starting point, keep reading.

As the Finance Director at Set Creative, you must be a strong financial leader with experience working in a fast-paced environment. The primary focus of this position is to maintain a strong internal control environment, oversee the general accounting function and operations, and build and maintain financial forecasting models.

Duties & Responsibilities

●  Provides routine and ad-hoc financial analysis for the CFO and COO; improves reporting and forecasting visibility by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management

●  Develops financial models, conducts benchmarking and processes analysis

●  Manages and improves current forecasting model

●  Assists in the submission of quarterly forecasts to WPP

●  Identifies process improvement opportunities and works with the shared services finance team and

external developers to make system improvements and reporting automation

●  Reports office and team utilization on a weekly and monthly basis and provides commentary to

management

●  Performs vendor contract review

●  Performs client contract review and maintains an understanding of all current client contracts and MSAs

●  Assists the CFO and Controller to complete month-end activities

Qualifications

The list of qualifications includes the minimum qualifications necessary for any new employee for this position, such as specific prior work experience, certifications/licenses, technical knowledge of software, machinery, or tools, and physical abilities such as relevant lifting, bending, walking, and/or stooping.

●  8+ years experience in the field of financial and accounting management

●  Prior experience with a creative agency is highly desired

●  Experience with financial analysis and financial modeling

●  Strong analytical skills to create and innovate analysis model and forecasting models

●  Experience implementing business intelligence tools to analyze multi-dimensional nature of the financial data

●  Experience with Netsuite preferred

●  Proficient in Excel; familiarity with Google Suite desired

●  Thorough understanding and in-depth knowledge of the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(GAAP) and International

●  Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment

●  Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many

disciplines

●  Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills required

●  Strong financial understanding of budgeting, estimating, and agency profitability

●  A demonstrated track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound critical

thinking skills and maintaining composure in stressful situations

●  Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of employees

●  Highly organized with a keen sense of attention to detail

●  Exceptional initiative and follow-through skills