Client Finance Manager

CourtAvenue • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

CourtAvenue is seeking a detail-oriented Client Finance Manager to join its Finance team at a fast-paced digital agency. The role supports multiple business units, campaigns, and client deliverables, and is responsible for maintaining financial integrity, improving processes, and supporting strategic decision-making. The Client Finance Manager is a business partner to client account teams and agency leadership, providing financial transparency and insight for client engagements. The position works closely with Accounting, Client Operations, and Business Innovations, and reports to the Manager, Accounting.

The role oversees client-account finances, including forecasting, margin analysis, reporting, billing, revenue recognition, budgeting, and performance analytics. It also partners with client and internal teams to align work scopes and financial objectives, track project budgets and risks, and improve finance processes and controls. The position covers CourtAvenue Collective entities, including CourtAvenue, Gigantic Playground, CourtAvenue LATAM, and Botscrew.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in client finance, preferably in digital advertising, a creative agency, or professional services.
• The posting also describes 4–6 years of accounting experience, preferably in a digital agency, marketing services, or media/entertainment environment, with increasing complexity, responsibility, and accountability.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of internal finance controls.
• Demonstrated ability to self-audit and maintain a very high level of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and privacy safeguards.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Experience in digital or creative agencies or SaaS-oriented service businesses, with a solid understanding of agency workflows, time-and-materials billing, and project-based accounting.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to changing priorities; proactive, collaborative, team-oriented working style.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP, for reporting and reconciliations.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems and agency management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, as well as AI experience.
• Understanding of intercompany and global consolidation practices.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA.
• Experience with agency management systems such as NetSuite or ClickUp.

Responsibilities

• Own financial oversight for a portfolio of client accounts, including revenue forecasting, margin analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Business Innovations and Client Operations to align scopes of work with financial objectives.
• Monitor project burn and budget utilization, and proactively flag risks, underages, or overages.
• Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews with internal stakeholders and clients as needed.
• Work with the Accounting Manager and Client Operations to generate timely and accurate client invoices during month-end close and as needed, in accordance with client contract terms and Client Operations feedback.
• Oversee monthly revenue accruals and compliance with agency accounting policies, including time-and-materials and fixed-fee engagements.
• Manage work-in-progress, billing passthrough costs, accrued revenue, and deferred revenue balances and schedules.
• Manage client rate cards, billing classes, and other client setup requirements.
• Develop and maintain accurate forecasts with delivery leads.
• Support annual budgeting with detailed projections by client and project.
• Provide variance analysis and insights on actuals versus forecast.
• Develop and deliver dashboards and KPIs for client teams and executive leadership.
• Identify account-level trends, risks, and opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Maintain month-end trackers and reports, including Revenue by Client and Deferred Revenue schedules.
• Serve as a financial point of contact for client teams, Legal, Operations, and Finance stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance-related processes, tools, and controls.
• Support audits, client financial queries, and contract reviews as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level