Supervisor, Strategy and Planning

Position: Supervisor, Paid Strategy and Planning
Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

This role at Starcom will serve as a member of Publicis Groupe's strategic internal agency, Constellation.

Constellation serves as an internal-facing brand formed by a collective of Publicis Groupe agencies to address our client's creative, data, strategy, media, and technology requirements. Team members collaborate across agencies while functioning as sub-divisions within their respective brands to provide dedicated support for the client. By acting as a unified interface, Constellation eliminates operational silos and presents a single service entity and primary point of contact for the client.

Overview

Starcom is searching for a Supervisor to join our Performance Media team! This role will provide operational, systems, analytical, and reporting support to the team and its clients.

Responsibilities

* Serve as the primary task driver and doer for daily, weekly, and monthly client deliverables.

* Manage systematic financial reporting and ad hoc requests, including monthly close, monthly budget review meetings, variance reporting, draft billing, media accruals, budget discrepancies, audit commentary, etc.

* Provide reporting and draft bills to the media team for approval.

* Review key financial metrics and resolve issues.

* Maintain accurate client billing and the collection of supporting documentation.

* Generate system reports and analyze data to enhance and optimize performance.

* Ensure accurately-formatted documents for manager review.

* Explain and translate financial reports to client teams and regional staff.

* Assist with cash collection and cash application.

* Prisma platform expert

* Experience leading and maintaining accurate flowchart deliverables for internal and client facing reporting needs

* Experience leading and maintaining accurate flowchart deliverables for internal and client facing reporting needs

* Prior experience supporting financial operations for media teams

* Prior experience within an advertising agency or digital media environment.

* Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel including creating reports, pivot tables, V/H/XLookups, and similar functions.

* The ability to translate financial data to non-financial partners.

* Comfortable presenting to internal and client teams

* Assist media planning teams with system setup while guiding them towards financially sound and client-approved results.

* Manage client and vendor signed documentation in company approved databases.

* Develop and nurture positive relationships with clients and colleagues.

Qualifications

* Experience leading and maintaining accurate flowchart deliverables for internal and client facing reporting needs

* Prisma platform expert

* Prior experience supporting financial operations for media teams

* Prior experience within an advertising agency or digital media environment.

* Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel including creating reports, pivot tables, V/H/XLookups, and similar functions.

* The ability to translate financial data to non-financial partners.

* Comfortable presenting to internal and client teams.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

* Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more

* Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility

* Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption

* Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance

* Tuition Assistance

* Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more

* Matching Gifts programs

* Flexible working arrangements
* 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)

* Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance.

You must be actively employed for 90…