Finance Manager
High Scale
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Job summary
High Scale is seeking a Finance Manager to own financial reporting, lead budgeting and forecasting, and manage cash flow while driving profitability across the organization. You will partner with leadership to develop forecasts, improve processes, and build robust financial dashboards.
You will work in a fast-paced agency environment, bringing analytical rigor and strategic thinking to growth initiatives, cost controls, and financial planning.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A or related field.
- 2+ years in a finance management or senior finance position preferred.
- Experience in an agency, professional services, BPO, or high-growth company is a strong advantage.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent qualification is a plus, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Own Financial Reporting: manage monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting; prepare P&L, balance sheet, cash flow; ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Lead Budgeting & Forecasting: manage yearly budgets; develop revenue, expenses, headcount, and cash flow forecasts.
- Manage Cash Flow: forecast cash flow; monitor receivables/payables; improve working capital.
- Improve Profitability & Cost Control: analyze margins; identify cost-saving opportunities; implement controls.
- Strengthen Finance Operations: improve workflows, SOPs, documentation; coordinate with external accountants/auditors.
- Build Financial KPIs & Dashboards: develop dashboards; track budgets vs targets; provide leadership-ready insights.
- Partner With Leadership: provide analysis for initiatives, hiring, investments; present recommendations.
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We're High Scale — a future-focused, data-obsessed agency revolutionizing video advertising on TV and social media. Think Amazon's obsession with customer experience meets SpaceX's fearless ambition-that's the DNA behind everything we do.
We're High Scale — a future-focused, data-obsessed agency revolutionizing video advertising on TV and social media. Think Amazon's obsession with customer experience meets SpaceX's fearless ambition-that's the DNA behind everything we do. Our 160-person team of creatives, strategists, and innovators produces thousands of high-impact campaigns weekly for the world's leading lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and DTC brands. With 50,000 sq. ft. of DTLA studios and a global influencer network, we're scaling rapidly—and we're looking for a Finance Manager who can bring structure, visibility, and strong financial discipline to our next stage of growth.
As High Scale grows, we need stronger financial systems, better forecasting, and greater visibility into how every part of the business is performing. As our Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of core financial operations while working closely with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, profitability, and financial planning. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys getting into the numbers while also seeing the bigger picture. You'll help us understand where we're performing well, where we're overspending, where margins can improve, and what financial decisions will help us scale sustainably. We're looking for someone who can bring both financial rigor and a builder's mentality to the role.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
- Prepare P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and management reports.
- Ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and useful for decision-making.
- Analyze actual performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Identify significant variances and communicate insights to leadership.
- Manage annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes.
- Develop revenue, expense, headcount, and cash flow forecasts.
- Partner with department leaders to develop and manage departmental budgets.
- Update forecasts as business conditions and priorities change.
- Build financial models to support strategic decisions and growth initiatives.
- Maintain short- and long-term cash flow forecasts.
- Monitor accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, and payment cycles.
- Identify potential cash flow issues before they become problems.
- Improve working capital and cash management processes.
- Provide leadership with clear visibility into the company’s financial position.
- Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, and profitability across the business.
- Identify unnecessary spending and opportunities to improve financial efficiency.
- Partner with department leaders to establish stronger cost controls and accountability.
- Evaluate vendor costs, operating expenses, and major investments.
- Develop reporting that helps leadership understand where and how the company makes money.
- Improve accounting and finance workflows, controls, and documentation.
- Establish clear SOPs for financial processes.
- Identify opportunities to automate repetitive finance and reporting tasks.
- Ensure accurate financial records and proper documentation.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax professionals, and other financial partners as needed.
- Develop dashboards that provide visibility into revenue, expenses, margins, cash flow, and other key financial metrics.
- Establish recurring financial reporting for leadership.
- Track departmental performance against budgets and financial targets.
- Turn financial data into clear, actionable business insights.
- Work directly with leadership on financial planning and business decisions.
- Provide financial analysis for new initiatives, hiring decisions, investments, and operational changes.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities proactively.
- Present recommendations clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in a finance management or senior finance position preferred.
- Experience in an agency, professional services, BPO, shared services, or high-growth company is a strong advantage.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent qualification is a plus, but not required.
You're comfortable going deep into financial statements, spreadsheets, forecasts, and models, but you don't stop at reporting what happened.
You want to understand why it happened and what the business should do next.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheets, cash flow, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Experience with accounting or ERP systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, or similar platforms.
- Experience building financial dashboards or using BI tools is a plus.
You naturally notice when a financial process is inefficient, unclear, or unnecessarily manual.
Rather than accepting "this is how we've always done it," you look for a better solution and take ownership of implementing it.
You're confident challenging numbers, asking questions, and holding teams accountable to budgets and financial commitments.
You communicate clearly and can explain complex financial information in a way that makes sense to non-finance teams.
You're comfortable working in an environment where priorities evolve and new challenges appear quickly.
You bring solutions rather than simply identifying problems, take initiative without needing constant direction, and enjoy building systems that make the entire organization stronger.
- High-Impact Role: Your analysis and recommendations will directly influence company-wide decisions.
- Executive Exposure: Work closely with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and growth planning.
- Build & Improve: Help shape the financial processes, dashboards, controls, and systems High Scale uses as we grow.
- Career Growth: This role has significant room to expand in responsibility as the company scales, including the opportunity to develop toward senior finance leadership.
- Fast-Moving Environment: Join an ambitious team that values ownership, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and people who are excited to tackle
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