Media Finance Analyst

As our Media Finance Analyst, you will…

Be Accountable and Responsible

For working closely with our media department and client finance and being responsible for verifying vendor invoices against our planned media purchases, making sure our vendors are paid the correct amount, collecting information to confirm that our media has run properly, and communicating with client finance that the media has been billed and collected from the client.  MERGE is a collaborative company. While this description includes core functional responsibilities, all of our employees are active members of the team, and flexible in assisting the company as it grows and evolves. This expectation requires each person to be capable of adapting to the dynamics of a client-driven environment. We’re as interested in your human side as your technical expertise. The ideal candidate will be upbeat, optimistic, and happy to help the team.

• Demonstrate good skills in written, verbal, and interpersonal communications, diligently attend to details, follow through on all business requests, and understand a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately communicate with and understand the functions of internal and external partners.
• Review reports generated from proprietary media systems as well as planned vs actual reports indicating open items and vendor invoices that are ready for a cost audit process.
• Identifies invoice discrepancies (including planned costs and delivery numbers) and works with vendors, media teams, and Finance/Accounting to resolve and reconcile invoices. This includes obtaining revised invoices and credits.
• Works with vendors to resolve aging reports due to open items. This includes missing insertion order numbers.
• Check for open invoices submitted to the AP mailbox that has not been matched by the media teams.
• Meets regularly with the Media Team to review and forecast cash flow.
• Communicate with the Media Team and Accounting on open-ended issues such as unmatched invoices, $0 invoices, reversal requests, coding invoices with PO numbers, credits, etc.
• Confirm with Client Finance that client funds have been received before approving payment of the media vendor invoice.
• Responsible for providing detailed status comments through an invoice tracking process.
• May require assistance from media teams during the draft billing process.
• Must comply with Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
• May be required to conduct media system training.

These are the qualifications we’re looking for 

• 1 to 3 years of previous experience in a related field with a Bachelor’s Degree
• Proven record of time management and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional Attitude
• Intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel skills
• Experience with Strata and/or Advantages is a plus

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