Finance Analyst

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML)
$55,000-$65,000 USD
United States, Missouri, St. Louis
Aug 06, 2025
Position Overview: The Client Finance Analyst will support the Sr. Finance Manager in the day-to-day commercial finance responsibilities including but not limited to client/product/job set up, production invoices and ad hoc reporting. Key Responsibilities: Perform substantive due diligence investigation on all new prospective clients Set up and maintain client and product codes Use Workday to create jobs according to client contracts and agreed upon billing schedules Assess each client contract to determine proper revenue recognition and presentation, and maintain revenue schedules in Workday Coordinate intercompany billing for projects involving sister agencies Perform the month end revenue reconciliation to ensure clients were billed according to the contract, revenue was appropriately recognized and calculate any necessary accruals/deferrals Support overall budgeting and re-forecasting efforts Maintain compliance with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Proactively document and follow up on any billing, invoicing, or payment issues that pertain to clients Monitor Accounts/Payable activities, ensuring supplier invoices are processed and help to resolve supplier inquiries. Review WIP and provide comments for month end balances and ensure WIP items are cleared timely Review Workday to determine completeness of timesheets and prepare, analyze, and review quarterly labor analysis Qualifications: Minimum 2 years' experience in finance and accounting Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business OR equivalent professional experience Strong written and oral communication skills Detail-oriented with ability to see big picture and work on diverse projects Self-starter, highly motivated and able to work to their own initiative Strong time management and organizational skills Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel Experience with Workday is a plus Experience with Salesforce is a plus About Gain Theory Gain Theory is a global marketing effectiveness consultancy within the WPP network. We help marketers unlock business growth by providing pragmatic marketing recommendations, fueled by robust data, state-of-the-art analytics and a 40+ year heritage in marketing effectiveness. Gain Theory has 200+ marketing effectiveness consultants, analysts, data experts and engineers operating around the world and is well integrated with our WPP partners, but we operate 100% independently to provide our clients with deep insights and measurement into Marketing performance and analytics strategy uninfluenced by other WPP agency execution. The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details. _ $55,000 — $65,000 USD WPP (Gain Theory) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. Gain Theory isa WPP-owned consultancy. For more information_,please visit please visitour website and follow Gain Theory on our social channels via LinkedIn and Twitter. Note: We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add to Gain Theory. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our RecruitmentPrivacy Policy. California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice which explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it.