Finance Analyst - Reconciliations (Advertising) Job at Big Spaceship, New York, NY

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  • Big Spaceship
  • New York, NY

Job Description

At Big Spaceship, we're explorers, not settlers. We partner with ambitious brands ready to venture into new territory, push creative boundaries, and lead rather than follow.

We're a full-service creative agency built for brands that want to break new ground. Our diverse team of entrepreneurial spirits, creative minds, and makers brings bold ideas to life for some of the world's most innovative and culturally connected brands. If you thrive on exploration, creative risk-taking, and charting new paths, you belong here.

We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join our finance team in a fast-paced advertising agency environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data across client billing, media spend, and vendor payments, while also supporting broader reporting and reconciliation needs.

The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, a solid foundation in accounting principles, and hands-on experience performing reconciliations in a deadline-driven setting. This position will collaborate cross-functionally with client services, media, and operations teams to resolve discrepancies and support financial transparency across the agency.

Roles + Responsibilities:

  • Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including cash, client billing, media spend, and vendor accounts
  • Investigate, document, and resolve reconciliation differences independently, escalating complex issues as needed
  • Prepare and maintain reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation
  • Support month-end close processes, including journal entry preparation and variance analysis
  • Run hours, recovery, and utilization reporting
  • Partner with client services, media, and operations teams to resolve billing, invoicing, and payment discrepancies
  • Prepare and distribute P&L reports to stakeholders and submit financial statements to UK finance
  • Record journal entries for allocations of shared clients and shared costs
  • Ensure financial data accuracy and compliance with internal controls and agency policies
  • Identify opportunities to improve reconciliation processes and reporting efficiency
  • Create and maintain client jobs within the agency management system
  • Ensure client jobs are properly closed upon completion
  • Assist with audits and provide reconciliation support as requested
  • Prepare ad hoc financial analyses and management reports

Requirements

  • 2–3 years of experience in finance or accounting, preferably within an advertising, media, or agency environment
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles and reconciliations
  • Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and formulas
  • Experience working with ERP or accounting systems
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage deadlines and work independently
  • Experience with media billing, client revenue, or vendor payments preferred
  • Familiarity with agency management or media systems preferred

Benefits

The salary band for this role is $65,000 – $70,000. Where a prospective new hire's base salary will fall within this band depends on several factors including their qualifications and experience, the skill level required in the role, market rates, and the salaries of existing crew members at Big Spaceship/MSQ Partners within the same role to maintain equity.

Job Tags

Full time

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