About Digitas Health

Digitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers.  With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world’s largest healthcare communications network, Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.

Web: www.digitashealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/digitashealth | Twitter: www.twitter.com/digitas_health

Position Summary
As an account team’s operational and finance lead, the Business Manager serves as a collaborative business partner to team leads, ensuring that a cross-capability approach is applied to all issues related to staffing mix and fiscal health.

The Business Manager is a key partner to the Lead Producer, acting as the account team’s financial controller. In this role, he/she is accountable for financial/staffing forecasts, regular budget reporting, securing PE and accurate invoicing. 

He/she is responsible for the optimization of the account team staffing structure, ensuring the right skill sets are applied to the work, to serve the business requirements, deliverable quality and financial well-being of the account.

Financial Responsibilities: 
•    Client-facing lead on all financial management issues; responsible for client budget reporting
•    Provides accurate and realistic forecasts; actively manages forecast to ensure targets are met and client finance is in the loop with the latest information (PE, billing, etc.)
•    Routinely monitors financial performance of accounts to maximize revenue realization and profit margin
•    Ensures financial control of all client work (estimates, jobs, fees, billing, expense monitoring) throughout the account group
•    Responsible for regular budget status reporting for client and internal audiences; assesses trends and keeps all applicable parties in the loop
•    Reviews statement of work documentation; accountable for ensuring scope documentation is in place for all work
•    Responsible for account investment planning and management
•    Responsible for high-level account budget estimating and pitch pricing
•    Accountable for final reconciliation of projects and completing job closure forms
 

Team Leadership Responsibilities:
•    Partners with cross-capability leads to identify and manage true resource needs (internal and external) across the account team
•    Accountable for the accuracy of monthly staffing forecasts in Clarity
•    Identifies and helps resolve people/account conflicts with practical solutions
•    Identifies and proposes career growth plans for assigned staff
•    Plays lead role in pricing and forecasting staff needs for new business opportunities
•    Assists Lead Producer in contract management (client, vendor, and inter-company issues)
•    Promotes and contributes to Digitas Health’s culture and environment
•    Demonstrates strong, professional work ethic
 

About Publicis Health

Publicis Health is the premier global health and wellness communications network. We are one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe, the third-largest advertising and media company in the world, giving us unparalleled global reach. We manage top-tier agencies specializing in promoting innovative solutions in advertising, medical education, clinical trial program development, sales and marketing, digital, market access, and medical and scientific affairs. Our nearly 6,500 employees work at 15 agency brands across 60 offices located in 10 countries. We are a connected solutions hub, equipped for continual business
transformation in today’s world. We integrate services across our global offices and brands to deliver on our clients’ needs. Each of our agencies brings a unique approach to business, which makes us even stronger together. We understand the rapidly changing healthcare environment and leverage it to maximize the potential of our clients’ brands.

Web: www.publicishealth.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/publicishealth

Twitter: www.twitter.com/PublicisHealth/

Not all applicants will be contacted. PHCG is an equal opportunity employer. No vendor/agency solicitation please.