Entertainment Client Billing & AR Manager

Lede Company LLC; Beverly Hills (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lede Company seeks a Client Accounting Manager to own the full client billing cycle for our entertainment clients and brand partners. This role will manage invoicing, billbacks, collections, and project accounting against approved purchase orders and client advances, ensuring every engagement is billed accurately and on schedule.

The Manager will be the go-to accounting contact for account teams and clients, drive GAAP compliance, set up quality metrics, and lead process improvements across

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required.
• 8+ years of accounting experience, including client billing, AR, or revenue accounting.
• 2+ years in a supervisory or team lead role.
• Experience in entertainment, PR, media, or another agency setting preferred.
• Hands-on experience with project accounting, including billing against POs and accounting for client advances, client deposits, and deferred revenue.
• Proven results in collections, dispute resolution, and AR reporting.
• Experience handling client billbacks, markups, and billing discrepancies quickly.
• Familiarity with client billing portals and vendor/supplier registration.
• Good working knowledge of accounting principles, especially revenue recognition and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience with accounting systems (ERP, billing, and AP tools).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data analysis).
• Experience implementing new software, including supporting a team through onboarding and process change, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main accounting contact for account leads and their teams, meeting with them once or twice a month to review billing, open items, and upcoming projects.
• Work directly with clients and their business managers on invoices, statements, credits, and account questions.
• Handle client tax paperwork such as W-9s and 1099s.
• Own client billing from start to finish: retainers, project fees, pass-through costs, and processing fees.
• Prepare project-level reports on budget, billed, collected, and remaining balances for account leads.
• Own collections for the client portfolio, and set collection strategies that reduce past-due balances and improve DSO.
• Lead process improvements and automation across the team and our systems, and give status updates to leadership.

Skills

AR management

Billing accuracy

Team leadership

Excel (Advanced)

Revenue recognition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Associate degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

Billing tools

AP tools

Job description

The Lede Company seeks a Client Accounting Manager to own the full client billing cycle for our entertainment clients and brand partners. This role will manage invoicing, billbacks, collections, and project accounting against approved purchase orders and client advances, ensuring every engagement is billed accurately and on schedule.

The Manager will be the go-to accounting contact for account teams and clients, drive GAAP compliance, set up quality metrics, and lead process improvements across