Finance Analyst, Media
Top Benefits
About the role
COMPANY: SALT MEDIA REPORTING TO: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE DOTTED LINE: GENERAL MANAGER, MEDIA LEVEL: ANALYST Company Overview Salt is a North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital & media innovation.
Our mission is to “Earn the World’s Attention” and Salt is built to find, develop, execute, and amplify the ideas that are worthy of our clients’ audiences. We’ve structured our agency to do what’s right for our clients – to connect different perspectives, to work across mediums, and to focus on delivering meaningful, effective results.
We’re committed to living up to the values in our name. “Salt of The Earth” means we value collaborative, humble, hard-working people here. We’re looking for people who are as smart as they are kind because we believe the right talent and the right culture help us do what’s right for our clients.
Role Overview Salt Media is seeking a Finance Analyst – Media to support the financial management of media investment across our client portfolio. This role serves as a key financial partner to media teams, helping ensure accuracy, transparency, and operational discipline across invoicing, budget tracking, forecasting, and reconciliations.
This is a hands-on role suited for someone with experience in media finance or accounting within a media agency environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Media and Finance teams to support the management of complex media investment across platforms, publishers, and client financial systems.
The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, financial rigour, and operational discipline to media finance processes while contributing to efficient, well-managed media investment operations.
Core Responsibilities Media Invoicing & Financial Operations
- Support and manage the end-to-end media invoicing process across platforms, publishers, and third-party partners, ensuring invoices are received on time and accurately reflect contracted spend and media delivery.
- Review, validate, and process invoices to ensure proper coding by project, campaign, client, and corporate entity, resolving discrepancies where required.
- Serve as a key point of contact for media finance-related inquiries from vendors, platforms, and internal stakeholders.
- Support the maintenance of invoicing controls, timelines, and documentation standards to ensure consistency, scalability, and audit readiness.
Budget Control, Forecasting & Reporting
- Partner with Media teams to maintain budget control reporting, providing visibility into planned, actual, and forecasted media spend.
- Support weekly and monthly budget reconciliation processes, identifying variances and assisting in adjustments as needed.
- Maintain accurate media spend forecasts that reflect delivery pacing and committed media investments.
- Prepare financial reporting for Finance and Media leadership summarizing spend status, pacing, and budget alignment.
Client Systems & Purchase Order Management
- Work within client financial and media planning systems (e.g., Guideline planning at Kraft Heinz) to:
- Update media spend forecasts
- Request and track purchase orders
- Ensure alignment between client approvals, internal budgets, and vendor invoices
- Support coordination between Salt Media and client finance or procurement teams to ensure compliance with client processes and timelines.
Reconciliation, Compliance & Accuracy
- Perform weekly and monthly reconciliations across media spend, invoices, and forecasts to maintain financial accuracy.
- Identify missing invoices, late submissions, or misaligned charges and support resolution with internal teams and external partners.
- Ensure adherence to internal financial policies, client requirements, and contractual terms.
- Support internal reviews, audits, and client financial inquiries as required.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Media teams to support strong financial discipline in day-to-day planning and execution.
- Collaborate with the Director of Finance to maintain effective financial reporting and operational processes.
- Contribute to a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment that supports accurate financial management of media investment.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in media finance, accounting, or commercial finance within a mid-to-large media agency environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing $100MM+ in annual media spend across multiple clients, platforms, and publishers.
- Deep understanding of media invoicing workflows, budget controls, forecasting, and reconciliations.
- Hands-on experience working within client media planning and financial systems (e.g., Guideline or similar tools).
- Strong command of financial accuracy, controls, and operational rigor in fast-moving environments.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfort working with large, complex data sets.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior stakeholders, vendors, and clients.
Perks & Benefits That Set Us Apart We don’t just talk about balance, growth, and culture, we build for it:
- Work-Life Flexibility: Hybrid setup, up to 28 paid days off, winter holiday shutdowns, and dog-friendly office vibes.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Health, dental, and vision plans, plus Salt Bucks to spend on what matters to you—wellness, RRSPs, or extra time off.
- Growth-Driven Culture: Dedicated Salt Days, top-tier learning access, and formal leadership development.
- Celebration-First Mentality: Legendary team trips, seasonal socials, and Salt Swag that reps your squad.
- Real Rewards: Referral and new business bonuses, exclusive lifestyle perks, and personalized wellness options.
- Culture of Belonging: DEI programs, active ERGs, and a workplace where every voice counts.
What We Stand For
- Salt of the Earth: We lead with humility, honesty, and heart—always.
- Do What’s Right: No shortcuts. We choose integrity over ease, every time.
- Earn Your Salt: We roll up our sleeves, chase results, and celebrate the journey.
- Make Things Better: We’re solution-seekers, always pushing for smarter ways forward.
- Seek Different Perspectives: Diversity fuels our thinking. Inclusion drives our impact.
Salt XC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability. Non-Bonus-Eligible Role
Pay Transparency Statement (Base Salary Only)
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $60,000–$75,000. Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs. This range represents the expected base salary for this role and does not include other elements of SALT’s total rewards program.
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COMPANY: SALT MEDIA REPORTING TO: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE DOTTED LINE: GENERAL MANAGER, MEDIA LEVEL: ANALYST Company Overview Salt is a North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital & media innovation.
Our mission is to “Earn the World’s Attention” and Salt is built to find, develop, execute, and amplify the ideas that are worthy of our clients’ audiences. We’ve structured our agency to do what’s right for our clients – to connect different perspectives, to work across mediums, and to focus on delivering meaningful, effective results.
We’re committed to living up to the values in our name. “Salt of The Earth” means we value collaborative, humble, hard-working people here. We’re looking for people who are as smart as they are kind because we believe the right talent and the right culture help us do what’s right for our clients.
Role Overview Salt Media is seeking a Finance Analyst – Media to support the financial management of media investment across our client portfolio. This role serves as a key financial partner to media teams, helping ensure accuracy, transparency, and operational discipline across invoicing, budget tracking, forecasting, and reconciliations.
This is a hands-on role suited for someone with experience in media finance or accounting within a media agency environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Media and Finance teams to support the management of complex media investment across platforms, publishers, and client financial systems.
The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, financial rigour, and operational discipline to media finance processes while contributing to efficient, well-managed media investment operations.
Core Responsibilities Media Invoicing & Financial Operations
- Support and manage the end-to-end media invoicing process across platforms, publishers, and third-party partners, ensuring invoices are received on time and accurately reflect contracted spend and media delivery.
- Review, validate, and process invoices to ensure proper coding by project, campaign, client, and corporate entity, resolving discrepancies where required.
- Serve as a key point of contact for media finance-related inquiries from vendors, platforms, and internal stakeholders.
- Support the maintenance of invoicing controls, timelines, and documentation standards to ensure consistency, scalability, and audit readiness.
Budget Control, Forecasting & Reporting
- Partner with Media teams to maintain budget control reporting, providing visibility into planned, actual, and forecasted media spend.
- Support weekly and monthly budget reconciliation processes, identifying variances and assisting in adjustments as needed.
- Maintain accurate media spend forecasts that reflect delivery pacing and committed media investments.
- Prepare financial reporting for Finance and Media leadership summarizing spend status, pacing, and budget alignment.
Client Systems & Purchase Order Management
- Work within client financial and media planning systems (e.g., Guideline planning at Kraft Heinz) to:
- Update media spend forecasts
- Request and track purchase orders
- Ensure alignment between client approvals, internal budgets, and vendor invoices
- Support coordination between Salt Media and client finance or procurement teams to ensure compliance with client processes and timelines.
Reconciliation, Compliance & Accuracy
- Perform weekly and monthly reconciliations across media spend, invoices, and forecasts to maintain financial accuracy.
- Identify missing invoices, late submissions, or misaligned charges and support resolution with internal teams and external partners.
- Ensure adherence to internal financial policies, client requirements, and contractual terms.
- Support internal reviews, audits, and client financial inquiries as required.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Media teams to support strong financial discipline in day-to-day planning and execution.
- Collaborate with the Director of Finance to maintain effective financial reporting and operational processes.
- Contribute to a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment that supports accurate financial management of media investment.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in media finance, accounting, or commercial finance within a mid-to-large media agency environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing $100MM+ in annual media spend across multiple clients, platforms, and publishers.
- Deep understanding of media invoicing workflows, budget controls, forecasting, and reconciliations.
- Hands-on experience working within client media planning and financial systems (e.g., Guideline or similar tools).
- Strong command of financial accuracy, controls, and operational rigor in fast-moving environments.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfort working with large, complex data sets.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior stakeholders, vendors, and clients.
Perks & Benefits That Set Us Apart We don’t just talk about balance, growth, and culture, we build for it:
- Work-Life Flexibility: Hybrid setup, up to 28 paid days off, winter holiday shutdowns, and dog-friendly office vibes.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Health, dental, and vision plans, plus Salt Bucks to spend on what matters to you—wellness, RRSPs, or extra time off.
- Growth-Driven Culture: Dedicated Salt Days, top-tier learning access, and formal leadership development.
- Celebration-First Mentality: Legendary team trips, seasonal socials, and Salt Swag that reps your squad.
- Real Rewards: Referral and new business bonuses, exclusive lifestyle perks, and personalized wellness options.
- Culture of Belonging: DEI programs, active ERGs, and a workplace where every voice counts.
What We Stand For
- Salt of the Earth: We lead with humility, honesty, and heart—always.
- Do What’s Right: No shortcuts. We choose integrity over ease, every time.
- Earn Your Salt: We roll up our sleeves, chase results, and celebrate the journey.
- Make Things Better: We’re solution-seekers, always pushing for smarter ways forward.
- Seek Different Perspectives: Diversity fuels our thinking. Inclusion drives our impact.
Salt XC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability. Non-Bonus-Eligible Role
Pay Transparency Statement (Base Salary Only)
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $60,000–$75,000. Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs. This range represents the expected base salary for this role and does not include other elements of SALT’s total rewards program.