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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 revenueResource 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 needsFinancial Management - Development, submission and tracking of client scopes, financial management of jobs including tracking of spending against fees and vendor costsVendor Relationship Management - Procuring, negotiating and tracking of all vendor spend against client and indirect business unit budgetsProcess Ownership - Develop and maintain best practices for efficient and transparentfinancial processesAdmin 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 requestsIn partnership with account leads, develop staffing plan and commensurate pricing against client deliverablesDevelop and maintain resource allocations for business units working with the leads, finance and HR on identifying gaps and shifts in staffing needsCommunication and follow up with the client/procurement on SOW submission and statusTrack open and approved SOWs and POs ensuring proper documentation is obtained in a timely mannerIn partnership with finance, request job code creation ensuring all required documentation and support is included and accurateDevelop and maintain monthly financial management tracking reports for business unit leaders ensuring all information accurately pulls from MaconomyManage all open jobs including validating monthly job verification reports distributed by finance, communicating budget and end date changes and initiating the closure of completed jobsSubmit billing request to Stagwell billing ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of invoicesKeep 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 financeClient required monthly financial reporting and trackingOversight of all Vendor contracting and negotiations including pricing review, payment term negotiations and vendor set upResponsible for submitting all vendor POs in Maconomy properly and own the entire vendor payment processJob 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 datesEnsure accuracy and timeliness of business unit team’s timesheets, following up on a weekly basis and at month endOversight of the unit’s credit card use and preparing accurate and timely report submissionsTrack 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 MaconomyMonitor measurement tool allocations within the unit and ensure allocations are covered in client budgetsSupport in the preparation of budgets for new business opportunitiesServe as the unit contact for all audits as requested by client or Stagwell finance or client finance, procurement representativesUpdate unit MDs and staff with any universal updates to financial policies, procedures, deadlines coming from HUNTER finance or StagwellWeekly meetings/contact with unit leaders and finance team liaisons to review unit finances and budgetsFive years of experience in a like-minded position, with agency experience a plusExperience pulling and manipulating data from various enterprise systems, with experience in Maconomy preferredAdvanced ExcelEnjoys teamwork and collaboration and possesses strong oral and written communications skillsManagement and negotiation skillsFinance/Economics/Accounting or similar major/minor a plusThe 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; anda staff-led Action Group dedicated to DEI excellence in the agency and industry (read our DEI statement here: https:hunterpr.com