Media Finance Manager

Summary

Join Avalere Health as their Media Finance Manager and partner with media planning teams to manage media finances across multiple brands. You will oversee vendor billing, ensure process implementation across agencies, collaborate with client teams, and serve as the point of contact for media out-of-pocket expenses. This role requires strong financial and communication skills, experience with media finance and campaign management, and proficiency with specific software. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development within a global organization committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Marketing, Media Studies, or Communications
• 3-5 years of experience in media finance or managing medium-to-large scale media campaigns (both digital and non-digital)
• Experience with Media Ocean, NetSuite and/or Adobe Workfront
• Exceptional knowledge of media buying process
• Experience communicating with key stakeholders including internal teams and agency partners
• Ability to multitask and be a team player in fast paced environment
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, negotiating, and conflict resolution skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong personal organization

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the media vendor billing process, including billing schedules, invoice approvals, monthly reconciliation, invoice/billing discrepancies
• Ensure media billing process is implemented across all legacy agencies/LOBs
• Work with agency finance department and Media Supervisor to implement billing process with a focus on improving cross charge billing process
• Work collaboratively with client teams to implement pre-billing process
• Point of contact for all media OOP across Avalere Health
• Work closely with Accounts Payable/Receivable to ensure alignment on media finance
• Participate in weekly/monthly client teams meetings to ensure media finance tracking is correct with all parties
• Review and submit vendor contracts for approval
• Manage the logistics around NDAs and insertion orders for vendors

Benefits

• $80,000 - $100,000 a year
• Generous company pension/retirement plan
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives
• Compelling time-off policy
• Many other excellent employee benefits
• Flexible working practices