Director of Finance

Summary

Join Movers+Shakers, a fast-growing, award-winning creative agency, as their Finance Leader! This remote-first position offers the chance to lead the finance practice as the company scales from 100 to 200 employees. You will manage accounting, client finance, and FP&A, guiding the executive team with data-driven insights. The role involves overseeing owner earn-out goals, partnering with HR, supporting new business initiatives, and leading business transformation assessments. You'll also manage client contracts, revenue forecasting, and accounting functions, ensuring SOX compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the financial future of a dynamic agency.

Requirements

• 10+ years of agency finance and accounting experience
• Experience working for and reporting into a public holding company (SOX compliance experience a plus)
• Positive, nurturing, collaborative and decisive leader, aligned with our mission to spread joy
• Past experiences negotiating client pricing, contracts, and terms for a creative agency in the 50-150 person range
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence at multiple levels within an organization
• Spreads joy!

Responsibilities

• Manage the company finance practice and oversee accounting, client finance and FP&A functions
• Guide the executive team with the ability to tie financial data & recommendations to business insights and impact
• Oversee owner earn-out goals and ensure achievement
• Partner with HR to advise and approve full time hiring and freelance contractors
• Provide support for new business initiatives and RFPs, including rate card development and profit assessments
• Lead business transformation assessments and advisements for investments/expansion opportunities
• Act as the point of elevation in financial decision-making processes
• Manage and ensure compliance of MSAs and SOWs and lead negotiations with client procurement teams
• Oversee intercompany negotiations/agreements with sister agencies
• Oversee revenue management and forecasting activities
• Oversee all revenue month end reporting requirements
• Conduct client profitability analysis and track costs versus profits
• Oversee treasury functions, including Stagwell cash forecasts
• Review all month-end financials including trial balance, reconciliations, variance analysis, and balance sheet
• Oversee completion ancillary pack reporting and quarter-end analytic packs
• Oversee SOX Compliance audit and update financial process controls as necessary

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Maconomy and OneStream

Benefits

• Remote-first culture; work from anywhere in the US
• All-Access WeWork Pass
• Competitive salaries and pay equity
• Open and honest conversations about compensation in initial calls