Client Finance Manager, Billing & Revenue Operations

Skills
Accounting StandardsAnalytical SkillsCustomer Relationship ManagementManagerial FinanceMarketingMicrosoft ExcelProfessional Services
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting finance or a related field required
  • 4+ years of financial analysis and/or accounting experience preferably in advertising marketing public relations professional services or another client-service environment
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles including balance sheet activity accounts receivable P&L reporting reconciliations revenue recognition deferred revenue billing controls and month-end close processes
  • Demonstrated analytical rigor financial judgment and ability to translate data into clear business insights
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across account finance and operations teams
  • Advanced Excel proficiency and strong systems fluency with the ability to learn and work across planning accounting billing reporting and document-control applications quickly

Nice to have

  • Analytical rigor
  • Commercial judgment
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Detail oriented
  • Client-focused

Day to day

  • Serve as the primary finance partner for client account teams, supporting budgets, staffing plans, estimates, SOWs, and project-level financial performance.
  • Own client-specific billing processes across multiple billing models including pre-bill fixed fee hourly Flex Team portal-submission and project-leader-triggered workflows.
  • Prepare monthly billing reporting labor reconciliations staffing plan analysis and client financial reporting to support timely business decisions.
  • Support month-end project accounting revenue recognition deferred revenue true-up reconciliations cross-SBU revenue allocation and accounts receivable follow-up.