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There’s a reason HUNTER is recognized as a PRWeek Best Place To Work and has been named PRovoke “Consumer Agency of the Year” not once, but twice: At HUNTER, we EARN IT — consumer attention, the trust and loyalty of clients, and the dedication of our staff, currently 350+ strong and counting.

The Business Manager for HUNTER’s Technology Practice business unit oversees all aspects of the practice’s finance and operations. Acts as a strategic partner and liaison between the business leaders, specialty leaders, finance and HR. Responsible for all aspects of client finance and operations for this business unit including:

Portfolio Management – Oversight of approximately $10M-$15M net revenue

Resource Management – Work in concert with business unit Managing Directors on staff plan development, business unit roll ups inputs and updates and budget builders; Plan for staffing shifts and resourcing needs

Financial Management – Development, submission and tracking of client scopes, financial management of jobs including tracking of spending against fees and vendor costs

Vendor Relationship Management – Procuring, negotiating and tracking of all vendor spend against client and indirect business unit budgets

Process Ownership – Develop and maintain best practices for efficient and transparent

financial processes

Admin Finance/Operations – In partnership with finance – ensure all financial data is accurate, timely and in compliance with both client MSA’s and Stagwell/HUNTER policies for all client/job related matters. Pull data from financial system (Maconomy) and create and distribute reporting for ongoing financial management and ad hoc requests

• In partnership with account leads, develop staffing plan and commensurate pricing against client deliverables
• Develop and maintain resource allocations for business units working with the leads, finance and HR on identifying gaps and shifts in staffing needs
• Communication and follow up with the client/procurement on SOW submission and status
• Track open and approved SOWs and POs ensuring proper documentation is obtained in a timely manner
• In partnership with finance, request job code creation ensuring all required documentation and support is included and accurate
• Develop and maintain monthly financial management tracking reports for business unit leaders ensuring all information accurately pulls from Maconomy
• Manage all open jobs including validating monthly job verification reports distributed by finance, communicating budget and end date changes and initiating the closure of completed jobs
• Submit billing request to Stagwell billing ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of invoices
• Keep monthly tracker of all fee and out of pocket spend against open jobs ensuring any project overspends are proactively flagged and manage with business unit leaders and finance
• Client required monthly financial reporting and tracking
• Oversight of all Vendor contracting and negotiations including pricing review, payment term negotiations and vendor set up
• Responsible for submitting all vendor POs in Maconomy properly and own the entire vendor payment process
• Job cash flow management – ensure all jobs are billed in a timely manner, clients are current on their receivables and cash is forecasted to be received prior to vendor payment due dates
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of business unit team’s timesheets, following up on a weekly basis and at month end
• Oversight of the unit’s credit card use and preparing accurate and timely report submissions
• Track indirect budget allocations & expenses (e.g. culture creation)
• Manage and track independent contract agreements ensuring POs are set up to track invoices and timesheets are recorded in Maconomy
• Monitor measurement tool allocations within the unit and ensure allocations are covered in client budgets
• Support in the preparation of budgets for new business opportunities
• Serve as the unit contact for all audits as requested by client or Stagwell finance or client finance, procurement representatives
• Update unit MDs and staff with any universal updates to financial policies, procedures, deadlines coming from HUNTER finance or Stagwell
• Weekly meetings/contact with unit leaders and finance team liaisons to review unit finances and budgets

• Five years of experience in a like-minded position, with agency experience a plus
• Experience pulling and manipulating data from various enterprise systems, with experience in Maconomy preferred
• Advanced Excel
• Enjoys teamwork and collaboration and possesses strong oral and written communications skills
• Management and negotiation skills
• Finance/Economics/Accounting or similar major/minor a plus

The role is based in New York at the agency’s headquarter offices.

The position requires professional maturity, discretion, ethical behavior; exceptional organizational, communication and interpersonal skills; agency finance understanding and tracking skills; and an understanding of HUNTER’s business and its technology platforms (Maconomy and UKG).

• Alignment with HUNTER mission and values and business objectives is paramount.

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, the Company believes the target range of base compensation for this role is $110,000-$120,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

At HUNTER, we work hard and play hard, and while we have all the benefits you’d expect —competitive health and dental insurance plans, a 401K company match and generous PTO — we also provide:

• a hybrid work model;
• a “work from anywhere in the US” policy (up to four weeks a year);
• a year-round staff training and development curriculum; and
• a staff-led Action Group dedicated to DEI excellence in the agency and industry (read our DEI statement here: https://hunterpr.com/dei/)

Perks? We have perks. When you work at HUNTER, you can expect Bring Your Parents (And Kids) to Work Days, regular volunteer Days of Service, mid-day Cupcakes and Cocktails mixers and epic Halloween and holiday parties.

Founded in 1989, HUNTER has grown into one of the most respected marketing communications firms in the country, creating work that matters in strategic planning, earned media relations, social and digital media, talent and influencer engagement, experiential marketing, multicultural outreach and content creation and distribution. And we do it all for esteemed companies and brands across every sector you can imagine:

• Food + Beverage
• Wine + Spirits
• Health + Beauty
• Fashion + Lifestyle
• Home
• Travel + Hospitality
• Financial Services
• Tech

See us in action here: https://hunterpr.com