Client Finance Analyst

Who We Are

Left Field Labs is the creative technology agency that builds what’s next. We partner with the world’s most ambitious brands to transform breakthrough technology into extraordinary human experiences. Since 2008, we’ve delivered end-to-end digital transformation services—from strategy to platform development to immersive experiences—for the biggest companies in the world, including Google, Amazon, and Meta.

What We Do

• Digital Experience: We architect seamless digital ecosystems that simplify complexity and drive measurable impact. Whether launching new platforms or evolving legacy systems, we strike the perfect balance between innovation and pragmatism
• Product Innovation: We build scalable platforms and products in lockstep with organizations, identifying and seizing new technology opportunities.
• Immersive: We create immersive, cross-media experiences that move beyond omnichannel thinking, blending digital, social, AI, and physical spaces to engage and delight.
• Applied AI: We transform AI from a tech tool to the infrastructure for business evolution—enhancing decision-making, unlocking new efficiencies, and expanding human capacity  Our AI solutions power predictive intelligence, sharper decision-making, and game-changing innovation.

What You Will Do

Left Field Labs is seeking a Client Finance Analyst to ensure accurate project accounting, financial analysis, revenue integrity, SOX-compliant documentation, budgeting support, and forecast entry. This role does not prepare invoices — instead, it reviews billing inputs, validates data, and ensures financial accuracy before AR finalizes and sends invoices.

This position is designed for someone with three years of experience in client finance, project accounting, or FP&A within a creative, digital, or production environment.

• Maintain accurate project financials in Maconomy throughout the project lifecycle
• Set up jobs, enter budgets, and ensure financial terms align with contracts and approved scopes
• Track burn rates, actuals, budget vs. actual, margins, and key financial KPIs
• Conduct job reconciliations across revenue, expenses, WIP, and PO status
• Ensure LER documentation meets SOX requirements, including proper approval and audit-ready backup

• Review and validate all financial inputs for billing to ensure accuracy before the AR team finalizes invoices
• Confirm hours, vendor costs, T&E, OOP, production budgets, and contract terms
• Flag discrepancies or missing documentation for correction
• Ensure all supporting documentation required for SOX (LER, approvals, backup) is complete before an invoice is released
• Support Finance and Biz Ops in maintaining a clean month-end billing process

• margin trends
• variance analysis
• profitability insights
• scenario/sensitivity modeling

• Summarize insights for Biz Ops and Finance to support planning and decision-making
• Identify financial risks or inefficiencies across projects and accounts

• Enter and update budgets and forecasts into financial systems
• Support re-forecast cycles with project-level insights and data updates
• Maintain financial models and dashboards in Google Sheets (burn reports, forecasts, margin summaries, revenue trackers)

• Provide inputs for weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts
• Track timing of expected billings, vendor payments, and reimbursements

• Review vendor invoices for accuracy, proper coding, and alignment with budgets/POs
• Support employee expense review for compliance and accuracy
• Track production budgets, vendor commitments, and T&E billbacks

• Maintain high-quality financial data within Maconomy
• Support new client and vendor setup workflows
• Build and refine automated reporting and trackers in Google Sheets
• Strengthen SOX compliance through documentation, LER accuracy, approvals, and audit trails
• Recommend improvements to workflows and reporting to increase accuracy and efficiency

What You Will Need to be Successful

• 2–4 years of experience in client finance, project accounting, FP&A, or financial operations (agency/creative/production preferred)
• Strong financial analysis and budgeting/forecasting capabilities
• Advanced Google Sheets skills (modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas)
• Experience with Maconomy (or similar ERP/project accounting systems)
• Understanding of revenue recognition and billing workflows — without owning invoice creation
• Exposure to SOX processes preferred
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally across Finance, Biz Ops, Sales, and Delivery

The salary range for this role is $60,000 to $95,000 and applies only to jobs performed in Culver City, California. This range represents the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Please note that we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Left Field Labs is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and team members, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. This includes the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance related to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00). Left Field Labs makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled team members.

Left Field Labs is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.