Job Description

We’re adding a Finance Manager to our team!

The Finance Manager supports the company’s financial operations and analysis, playing a key role in budgeting, reporting and decision support. This hands-on role offers exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to learn and grow into broader financial responsibilities as the business expands.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, the Finance Manager will provide financial guidance, helping to align financial and non-financial metrics with business objectives, enhance financial processes and ensure a resilient and flexible internal control environment while optimizing efficiency. This individual-contributor position requires sound technical and analytical expertise, the ability to think strategically and a strong personal drive for excellence.

This role is ideal for a finance professional early in their career who is ready to take the next step beyond pure accounting. You’ll have the opportunity to build an end-to-end financial experience, from daily operations through strategic analysis, while working directly with senior leaders who will mentor and guide your development. Additional training and certification opportunities will be available aligned with growth in the role.

Job Responsibilities

• Embrace and model the MINER Core Values
• Effectively collaborate with fellow Miners and fully embrace our enthusiasm and passion for our one-of-a-kind workplace culture!
• Perform daily accounting and financial reporting activities, ensuring accurate, timely and well-documented results.
• Support month-end close, reconciliations and financial statement preparation under the direction of the CFO.
• Manage billing, collections and vendor payments with a focus on accuracy, timeliness and process improvement.
• Monitor and manage cash flow on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, ensuring timely reconciliations of bank and related accounts and providing visibility into liquidity to support business decisions.
• Administer company’s credit card program, ensuring expenses are properly recorded, reconciled against statements and employees are reimbursed on a timely basis.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen internal controls.
• Collaborate with Executive Team members to develop budgets, forecasts and financial plans that drive business performance and align with long-term objectives.
• Partner with the Growth Team to develop and monitor revenue forecasts.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that support operational decision-making, ensuring financial sustainability and profitability.
• Provide data-driven insights by analyzing financial performance and advising on key trends.
• Assist with evaluating pricing, service profitability and client performance metrics.
• Conduct scenario analysis to help inform strategic decisions.
• With the support of CFO and external CPA firm, ensure compliance with all local, state and federal tax laws.
• Support external CPA firm in their preparation of tax returns, ensuring all financial records are accurate, compliant and up-to-date for a seamless tax filing process.

Additional Information

Business Partnering and Collaboration | The Finance Manager must actively collaborate with non-financial stakeholders, becoming an integral partner to the business. This means working closely with client services, media teams and leadership to ensure financial insights are both accurate and actionable. You will need to facilitate conversations that help ensure alignment between financial performance and business objectives.

Proactive Problem-Solving | This role requires comfort in identifying challenges and offering proactive solutions. You should be able to anticipate potential financial risks and provide advice on mitigating those risks. Your critical thinking and ability to provide insights that enhance profitability will be important.

Operational Excellence | This role requires a commitment to operational excellence. You will need to roll up your sleeves and handle the day-to-day financial tasks with precision, ensuring the company’s financial foundation is strong and resilient. You should have a continuous improvement mindset, always looking for ways to enhance financial processes.

Adaptability and Agility | The public relations and media landscape is fast-paced and constantly evolving. As such, the Finance Manager must be agile, adaptable and ready to shift priorities quickly when necessary. An ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and provide timely financial insights in a dynamic environment is important.

Communication and Leadership | Strong communication skills are essential to translate financial information into insights that can be easily understood by stakeholders across the business. Whether you’re advising the Executive Team or discussing client profitability with the account teams, your ability to convey key messages clearly will be critical to your success.

Work Environment | It is preferred that the Finance Manager spend most of their time on-site to maximize collaboration and teamwork; however, periodic remote work will be an opportunity for the right individual.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting, FP&A or finance operations, with experience in a professional services or agency setting a plus.
• Sound technical accounting and financial skills, with experience in financial reporting, budgeting and compliance.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software (QuickBooks or equivalent) and strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Strong attention to detail, curiosity and a desire to learn how finance supports strategic decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to collaborate across teams.
• Proactive mindset with a desire to grow and take on increasing responsibility in a dynamic business.

Voted a Great Place to Work, a Best Place to Work and most recently named an Inc. Best Workplace, Media Minefield is an intentionally different PR agency. Our Core Values are displayed daily through our work with clients, our interactions with one another and in our healthy and vibrant culture.

We provide a hybrid work environment in our one-of-a-kind Minnetonka, Minnesota office, where our highly engaged Miners collaborate and connect to serve our clients. We place high value on work/life satisfaction and employee wellness through a flexible workweek mindset and professional development opportunities for every Miner.

We go all in as wildly successful, cape-wearing Miners committed to providing an environment of inclusion, mutual respect and a sense of belonging, where diversity in all its forms drives creativity and innovation and where equal employment opportunities are available to all.

Interested in a conversation? Send your cover letter and resume to careers@media-minefield.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $99,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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