Why iCrossing
For over 20 years, iCrossing has been partnering with the world's largest B2B and B2C brands to provide connected marketing & technology solutions that transform brand experiences and marketing strategies into superior business outcomes. Our human centric approach evolves customer experience, employee experience, and user experience across digital and physical channels powered by data and intelligent creative.
We believe our biggest asset is our combination of different backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines that come together to form iCrossing community. What we do starts with our people.
We are part of the Hearst Corporation, the world's leading media, entertainment, and content company, which gives us access to the most valuable data and insights, talent and audiences.
About this job
Reporting to the VP of Commercial Finance & Operations at iCrossing US, this role will manage the financial aspects of projects, ensuring completion within budget and adherence to financial best practices. The individual will be responsible for weekly reporting and forecasting of US project revenue. A key factor for success will be optimizing the allocation and utilization of company resources. A solution-oriented approach is required to develop actionable and achievable plans across all commercial metrics. The ideal candidate should be a trusted source of commercial finance information and capable of effectively communicating and educating company employees.
What you'll do
Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Prepare a weekly revenue pipeline report and analysis for company leadership by ensuring the CRM (HubSpot) system is up to date, in collaboration with the client solutions and new business teams
- Develop financial models to support data driven decision-making.
Revenue, cash and cost management:
- Support the FP&A Director during the monthly close with revenue recognition and contract compliance within our contract management system
- Monitor and manage revenue streams, ensuring accurate billing and timely collections to improve cash flow
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures
Commercial support:
- Prepare, analyze, and communicate monthly commercial financial metrics with Client Solutions leads, including revenue, contribution margin, project burn, and resource utilization
- Analyze financial performance and provide insights and recommendations to the Client and Delivery Solutions teams, leveraging financial expertise to drive
- Support Delivery Solution teams with pricing analysis highlighting opportunities, risks, and recommendations.
Ad-hoc
- Drive operational efficiency by optimizing financial processes and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Able to develop financial plans by collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Manage specific monthly/quarterly/ad hoc client and corporate reporting requirements.
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree required, in Accounting or Finance.
- 3+ years finance experience, on the commercial finance / client finance side of the business.
- Proven experience in financial management, preferably within a professional services or consultancy environment
- Proficiency in financial modeling, advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with financial and CRM software (e.g., ERP systems).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision making.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Great presentation and delivery skills. Must be very comfortable in meeting and conference call situations.
- Proactive, assertive, forward thinking, and solution oriented.
- Able to perform well in fast changing environments.
- Able to navigate through complex financial situations to maximize results with strong analytical skills.
Our Mission & Values
The iCrossing mission is to Transform Experiences. The "we" is implied, but never taken for granted. This mission impacts the way we work, the way we think, the way we treat one another, and the way we evolve into what we want to be. We operate as a community of humans, and we can adapt and evolve because we are guided by values not rules. Our core values map back to our vision.
Be Kind: lead with compassion. What you truly know about someone's life is very little.
Lead with Candor: know the line. Is what you say true, good, and useful?
We Before Me: lead for others. The sum is always going to be greater than the parts.
We evolve clients for a human-centric future - creating a better world for everyone.
For New York City, the estimated salary range for this position is between $95,000 and $120,000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.