Client Finance Analyst

Job Description

Client Finance Analyst | Praytell

The Tone:
This is an entry-level role at Praytell, a creative communications agency. Praytell builds culture-driven, integrated work that earns attention and sparks conversation. The agency thrives on curiosity, ownership, and a “what if we?” approach, constantly evolving and seeking to push ideas further. This role is crucial for supporting the day-to-day financial management of client accounts, ensuring accuracy and visibility that underpins the agency’s creative and strategic output.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person
• Pay: $55000–$65000 yearly
• Team: Part of the finance team, partnering with account teams and senior finance team members.
• Mission: Supports the financial management of client accounts by ensuring accurate invoicing, budget tracking, and financial reporting.
• Tech Stack: Harvest, Cognos, JDE, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Tungsten

What You’ll Actually Do
• Invoice Management: Prepare, review, and process client invoices accurately and on time, ensuring alignment with scopes of work and billing schedules.
• Budget Oversight: Manage client budgets by tracking fees, expenses, and actuals against planned spend, identifying discrepancies and potential overages.
• Reporting & Reconciliation: Generate and maintain financial reports from systems like Harvest, Cognos, and JDE, and reconcile client budgets with internal financial data for accurate reporting.
• Financial Data Integrity: Review financial data across various systems for accuracy and completeness, actively resolving discrepancies when they arise.
• Client & Internal Partnership: Partner with account teams and senior finance members to support client account financial management and assist with client finance inquiries and billing follow-up.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience; entry-level career stage.
• Experience: 6-12 months of client finance experience gained through an internship, co-op program, or an entry-level role.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities to manage multiple priorities; comfort with numbers and large datasets with an eye for discrepancies; strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, pivot tables, and basic data analysis; strong communication skills for partnering with internal teams and clients.
• Bonus: Experience with financial, accounting, or reporting systems (JDE, Cognos, Harvest, or Tungsten is a plus); exposure to client finance, an agency, or professional services environment; curious, proactive, and eager to learn about the business behind the numbers; an interest in building a career in finance.