Senior Associate, Client Finance, Chicago, Illinois

Description

Position at Mindshare

Senior Associate, Client Finance

About Client Finance:
Partnering with Commercial and Client Finance teams, the Senior Associate is responsible for assisting with daily tasks required to maintain the operations within the Commercial team and larger finance network.

Your Impact:

• Maintain a series of reports, providing updates and feedback on a regular basis
• Ensure data integrity through regular quality checks
• Create dashboards and interactive reports
• Assist in workflow optimization efforts for multiple workstreams
• Database management, querying, and reporting
• Use advanced Excel to generate new reports
• Generate templates for agency forecasting processes
• Provide assistance and support to Client Finance, Client Leadership, and Commercial teams
• Perform ad hoc tasks as required
• General administrative duties
• Help establish way of working and training for associates

Your Qualifications:

• 2 -3 years of experience in finance or operations related role
• Trustworthy and able to work with highly sensitive data
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong time management and follow-through skills
• Problem-solving attitude
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A strong team player with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently
• Proficient in Windows based PC applications including Excel
• Knowledge or experience in any of the following: VBA, SQL, R, C#, Python
• Strong desire to learn and a spirit of cooperation
• Undergraduate degree (preferably in Computer Science, Business, or Finance)

About Mindshare:

Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients in the age of transformation. The solutions we create are both Good for consumers and drive Growth for our clients. We were the first purpose-built company created by WPP and today we are 10,000 people working in 116 offices in 86 countries, helping to drive Good Growth for our clients, our people, the industry and the world. www.mindshareworld.com

GroupM and all its affiliates embrace and celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are a worldwide media agency network that represents global clients. The more inclusive we are, the greater work we can create together. The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $45,000 to $90,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, please visit https://www.wpp.com/people/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.

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