Senior Director, Client Finance

ABOUT ORCHESTRA Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more. Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen , Civitas Public Affairs Group , Derris , Glen Echo Group , Inkhouse , M18 , Message Lab , Onward and Small Girls PR . It also launched Brightmode , a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group , a strategy-first political media team. Learn more at www.orchestraco.com . People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow. ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA FINANCE TEAM The Orchestra Finance Team oversees financial results and works with our teams on client finance, growth strategies and the overall financial health of the company. We are responsible for the successful integration with our new partner companies as well as any future acquisition activity. We work with management and other key agency stakeholders to drive profitability and monitor key performance indicators. We are growing a team of experienced finance professionals, change agents, Excel masters and complex problem-solvers to collaborate cross-functionally to assess financial strategies, systems and processes in an effort to drive the full-cycle financial health of all our clients. ABOUT THIS ROLE Orchestra is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director, Client Finance. This is an excellent opportunity for a solutions-oriented and analytically minded individual who approaches work with a sense of possibility, sees challenges as opportunities and has a relentless passion and curiosity for process improvement. In this role you will provide financial leadership, mitigate business risks, partner with leaders of the business and take on projects that are central to our short and long-term growth & profitability initiatives. This position is part of a dynamic team that works in a fast-paced environment where keen attention to detail and the ability to work nimbly and cross-functionally are crucial to success. Role location: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis. The Finance team is in-office at least 3 days per week. ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS As a Senior Director, Client Finance on the Finance team, you will… • Develop and present monthly & quarterly management reporting (i.e. dashboards, P&Ls overservicing, etc.), forward projections and insightful variance explanations to executive leadership • Proactively identify opportunities and provide strategic counsel to managing directors on business decisions—anything from capacity management and client profitability to new business proposals • Help develop and implement an integration plan for the financial operations of acquisitions and ensure financial integration supports the overall business strategy including systems, processes and controls • Maintain client-level financial forecasts for new acquisitions in addition to the digital business unit; indicate when new headcount may be needed and pro