Account Manager

We work in partnership with a global integrated agency who is looking for an experienced, knowledgeable and passionate Account Manager to join their multi-award winning company. They have a range of clients in the Healthcare sector and the Account Manager will manage accounts across this rapidly growing area.

There are core areas for this Account Manager to focus on including Business Development, Strategy, Client and Project Management. Working in partnership with the client manager, you will match their needs against recommendations, coordinating research and creative briefs to align the briefs. You will have the ability to identify opportunities, converting them into briefs and projects as well as pulling together the team to support them.

Working closely with the Account Director, you will understand the strategic business needs of the client and how changes can have an impact. By being able to define key channels of engagement for the brand, you will understand the strengths and requirements for the client. Effectively being able to receive a client brief; the Account Manager will be interrogating the information in order to ensure clarity of the objectives, KPI’s and opportunity for the agency. Be the key day to day contact for the client: being available and ensuring the client feels, that their needs are being met and managing conflict confidentially and firmly.

Core responsibilities include:

• Able to work with a number of external stakeholders – building relationships whilst protecting commercial interests
• Ability to convert client brief into creative brief that inspires internal team and meets clients objectives and budgets
• Getting client documentation right first time by ensuring right and accurate response for the job

• Ensure all jobs are budgeted accurately, and run profitably
• Accuracy with internal forecasting and estimating and setting up timely invoicing schedules with clients
• Responsibility of the account team’s financial reporting and guardian of all client jobs
• Monthly and quarterly forecast and finance reporting to the Group Account Director
• Ensure the account teams have a clear understanding of their financial responsibilities – working together to help manage any client challenges
• Awareness of targets and the importance of converting opportunities and getting the work done

• Mentoring junior members of the team where appropriate

• Provide clear briefing to the account team(s) that clearly detail business background, objectives and goals, project requirements, deadlines, risks etc. enabling the team to have the detail required to take the project forward
• To have a strong working relationship with the account team – trusting them to manage the process, and internal resource – enabling them to work on new proposals and opportunities

If you are an Account Manager with Healthcare experience and this role sounds like an exciting opportunity, please get in touch.

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