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Matthew Schlaier

River Vale,NJ

Summary

Detail-oriented Finance Professional with over 12 years of experience maintaining accurate financial and accounting information for organizations across the marketing industry. History managing financial teams responsible for various business functions including revenue forecasting, cost management and monthly reporting. Works closely with executive management on strategic financial directions for business growth.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Commercial Finance

Mindshare
08.2023 - Current
  • Lead client commercial conversations including contract management, pricing, reporting, and ad-hoc needs.
  • Managed monthly forecast and actuals reconciliation along with costs including staffing, intercompany transfers, and accrual management
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership to guide operational strategy.
  • Reviewed contract compliance with ongoing reporting requirements, including audits.
  • Create and maintained pricing files to help track signed projects and address staffing gaps.

Associate Finance Director

Big-Village Inc.
01.2020 - Current
  • Worked closely with Business Leads weekly to review staffing and costs and maintain several P&Ls
  • Month end close that includes client revenue recognition and rephasing, job reconciliations and monthly P&L results meeting with leadership across departments
  • Worked closely with Global CCO on the demand platform portion of the business (EMX) and provided various ad hoc reports on a weekly basis
  • Created staffing template for teams to use with custom rate cards to review profitability by client for each SOW
  • Presented monthly decks to the Global CEO and CFO to review business results and updates
  • Reviewed 3rd party and freelance costs with accounting and made sure of any accruals needed
  • Lead client monthly revenue forecast in tandem with account and production teams to ensure accurate measure of persuasive evidence regarding project upside
  • Consolidated quarterly commission and bonus accrual files for eligible staff members throughout the year
  • Maintained clear and concise policies, procedures, and protocols to aid with company financial controls.

Client Finance Manager

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Responsibilities included Revenue & Expense Forecasting / Pricing
  • Met with the team leads to review revenue pipelines and make real time changes throughout the month
  • Helped develop US rates, by role, for all standard pricing and several custom client rate cards
  • Worked closely with resource management to discuss and plan for capacity across clients and offices
  • Aided recruitment within budgetary constraints as well as confirm client funding for prospective roles
  • Oversaw client and project life cycles including the monitoring / tracking client WIP/AR, and utilization
  • Reviewed all client scopes of work and provided guidance to ensure financial terms are in line with each MSA
  • Partnered with CFO, and Department leads each month to review client profitability and forward looking strategy
  • Responsible for managing the finances for a client portfolio of over $100M
  • Led a small team, managing schedules, performance reviews and daily tasks.

Senior Finance Analyst

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Key contributor in client / IPG / internal audits for any and all client finance related requests
  • Finance lead on system conversion from Mediaocean to Vantage (SAP)
  • Support Financial Planning & Analysis business analysts by being the first point of contact for any questions
  • Trained new employees and ensure training material/documentation is kept current
  • Planning and supervising billing and collection operations
  • Reviewed itemized OOP reports and provided appropriate backup based on per diem/client requests.

Finance Analyst

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Ensured timely, accurate, and GAAP compliant client billing and account receivables accounting
  • Corresponding with clients, answering questions, and resolving issues
  • Develop, maintain and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models as needed
  • Chase team members for timesheet compliance to ensure month end accuracy.

Accounting Clerk with Administrative Duties

Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Worked with Accounts Payable using SAP software
  • Created summary reports for CFO to track AR/AP items
  • Performed administrative tasks including filing and invoicing.

Education

Masters of Business Administration -

School of Business, Quinnipiac University
05.2011

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

School of Business, Quinnipiac University
05.2010

Skills

  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask while working in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work across departments and offices with good interpersonal skills
  • Proficient in MS Office (specifically excel), SAP (Vantage), Microsoft Dynamics, Mediaocean, Hyperion, G Suite
  • Great understanding of accounting concepts (debits/credits, rev rec, % complete, reserves, etc)
  • Staff Management and analysis
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Financial Reporting and Oversight
  • Contract and Vendor Management
  • Business Administration

Timeline

Director, Commercial Finance

Mindshare
08.2023 - Current

Associate Finance Director

Big-Village Inc.
01.2020 - Current

Client Finance Manager

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2020

Senior Finance Analyst

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2017

Finance Analyst

R/GA Media Group Inc.
01.2012 - 01.2014

Accounting Clerk with Administrative Duties

Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2012

Masters of Business Administration -

School of Business, Quinnipiac University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

School of Business, Quinnipiac University

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