Beauty Co-Lab (BCL) is a bespoke Omnicom Media Group unit for L’Oréal USA delivering an industry-leading agency solution that drives business growth and transformation.
With deep expertise in data and technology, we deliver audience first, full-funnel and omni-channel strategies to deliver against L'Oréal's mission: Create the Beauty that moves the world.
For over a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one vocation: Creating Beauty with a main goal of offering each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.
At Beauty Co-Lab, our mission is to co-create what's next and our team of beauty champions and media challengers possess modern media, commerce, and analytics skillsets to keep pace with the rapidly changing ecosystem and reflect the wonderful diversity of the consumers and communities we serve. We are passionate about beauty, media, data, and technology.
Responsibilities
This role encompasses all financial transactions, including but not limited to client budget reporting, planned versus actual, projections and forecasts, client billing, discrepancy management, client receivables, and vendor payables. This individual is a trusted liaison among the Media Strategy team, internal finance, and the client. The objective is to develop and implement sound business management practices within the Client Finance Group. The manager will champion the budget management process from end-to-end, enforcing the workflow processes across all departments and ensuring quality control throughout.
- Management of the client billing function and monitoring actual expenditures to budget
- Management of client receivables
- Development of cash projections
- Review of all media purchases
- Track discrepancies
- Attendance at periodic internal client-related or departmental meetings
- Presentation of the Budget Report to client(s)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, preferably Accounting or Finance
- 2+ years’ work experience with hands on budget management experience, preferably within the media industry
- Experience in a fast paced, client service environment; a high sense of urgency, and a positive attitude.
- Must be a team player, a quick learner, and good problem solver.
- Extreme attention to detail and highly organized
- Intellectual curiosity and excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive and detail oriented
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines for multiple stakeholders
- Ability to employ critical thinking and develop proof through analysis
- The ideal candidate will possess client management experience, strong interpersonal skills, and strong technical skills
- Strong proficiency utilizing DDS/Media Ocean and D365 preferred with superior Excel skills
- Knowledge of all media types; network (television and radio), local, print, out-of-home, direct and digital.
- Experience with Media billing and/or buying/strategy is a plus
- Ability to quickly learn multiple software applications
- Be a resource for multiple teams and work across multiple disciplines to coordinate projects and deadlines
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This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Compensation Range
$70,000—$80,000 USD
This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
Beauty Co Lab is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe.