A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in economics, finance, accounting, or a related field is required.
One to three years of finance or accounting experience is required; agency experience is preferred.
Familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles is required.
Strong quantitative skills and the ability to analyze and synthesize financial data are required.
Acute attention to detail and thoroughness with assigned tasks are required.
Excellent communication and organization skills are required.
The role requires understanding confidentiality as it pertains to company finances and personal financial information.
The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines is required.
The ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time is required.
Competency with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Workspace tools is required.
Responsibilities
Support the full project financial lifecycle from origination through close, including job setup, statement of work and purchase order tracking, budget reconciliation, and final reporting.
Assist in implementing company accounting software processes and procedures, including creating and inputting job estimates, assigning job resources, and tracking overall job profitability.
Monitor project status and budgets regularly, flagging unanticipated costs, overages, or out-of-scope work that may require change orders or client budget conversations.
Review project financial reports for accuracy, including vendor invoices, credit card reports, staffing payroll, internal expenses, and employee time.
Partner with Accounts and Production teams to understand project scopes, anticipated costs, and client profitability, and help identify overservicing or efficiency risks.
Adhere to deadlines, proactively communicate delivery risks, and contribute ideas to improve financial processes and agency efficiency.
Participate in recurring finance and operations meetings with account leads to review account health, track invoicing and collections, and align on actions needed to keep projects on budget.
Monitor hours and fee pacing across active accounts, and ensure expense management platforms such as Navan are current with correctly tagged and approved expenses flowing into financial reporting.
Track out-of-pocket expenses against budgets and confirm client funds are in-house before upcoming vendor payments; support timely credit card reporting and freelancer payroll submissions.
Assist with the payroll submission process for freelance and part-time project staff.
Desired Qualifications
Finance or accounting experience within an agency environment is preferred.
Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we pride ourselves on being in the know and building relationships that matter, for brands that matter.
Our team is comprised of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, project managers, influencer managers, filmmakers, volunteers, activists, ballplayers, hypebeasts, social media moguls, runners, mixologists, party promoters, hip-hop elitists, show-bingers, hot-take havers, vintage t-shirt collectors, fitness fanatics, pet parents, plant parents, human parents, and general good time havers.
Clients include Hennessey, Nike, Jordan, Spotify, Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Amazon, Timberland, Oakley, Footlocker, Chime, Fanatics, Bleacher Report, Uninterrupted, and more.
Game Seven Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Job Function: The Project Finance Coordinator supports the day-to-day monitoring of project financials and assists in the reconciliation of project budgets across the agency, ensuring that all project-related costs are accurately tracked and accounted for within final reports. They will also assist with the payroll submission process for freelance and part-time project staff. The Project Finance Coordinator should have a strong interest in financial management and accounting, and a desire to contribute to the financial health of the agency.
The Project Finance Coordinator will be expected to support a range of tasks; including, but not limited to:
Support the full project financial lifecycle from origination through close, including job setup, SOW/PO tracking, budget reconciliation, and final reporting.
Assist in the implementation of company accounting software processes and procedures, including creation and input of job estimates, assignment of job resources, and overall job profitability tracking.
Monitor project status and budgets on a regular basis, flagging unanticipated costs, overages, or out-of-scope work that may require change orders or client budget conversations.
Review project financial reports for accuracy, covering vendor invoices, credit card reports, staffing payroll, internal expenses, and employee time.
Partner with Accounts and Production teams to understand project scopes, anticipated costs, and client profitability, helping identify overservicing or efficiency risks.
Adhere to deadlines, proactively communicate risks to delivery, and contribute ideas to improve financial processes and agency efficiency.
Participate in recurring finance and operations meetings with account leads to review account health, track invoicing and collections, and align on actions needed to keep projects on budget.
Monitor hours/fee pacing across active accounts; ensure expense management platforms (e.g., Navan) are kept current with correctly tagged, approved expenses flowing into financial reporting.
Track OOP expenses against budgets and confirm client funds are in-house ahead of upcoming vendor payments; support timely credit card reporting and freelancer payroll submissions.
Requirements & Skills
BA or BS in economics, finance, accounting, or related fields.
1–3 years of finance or accounting experience, preferably within an agency environment.
Familiarity with GAAP principles.
Strong quantitative skills and an ability to analyze and synthesize financial data.
Acute attention to detail and thoroughness with all assigned tasks.
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Understanding of confidentiality as it pertains to company finances and personal financial information.
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at any given time.
Highly competent with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and all Google Workspace tools.
The pay range for this position is $55,000 - $60,000 per year. The position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus.
Please note that compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to local salary transparency laws.
Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Game Seven provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.