Finance & Operations Manager

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Finance & Operations Manager in Columbus, OH to own the financial backbone of the business. You will oversee client billing, cash flow, payroll, and financial reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

In this role you’ll partner with leadership to monitor performance, drive process improvements, and scale financial operations as the company grows, while maintaining confidentiality and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute all client invoicing with precision and consistency
• Track payments, follow up on outstanding balances, and maintain healthy receivables
• Monitor cash flow trends and proactively flag risks or issues
• Oversee all outgoing payments, including vendors, subscriptions, and media-related spend
• Ensure payments are correct, timely, and properly documented
• Maintain organized, accessible financial records
• Run payroll end to end, including salaries, bonuses, and reimbursements
• Handle employee onboarding, changes, and offboarding within payroll systems
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure accuracy at every stage
• Maintain real-time, accurate financial records
• Prepare clear monthly financial summaries covering revenue, expenses, and cash position
• Provide leadership with visibility into performance and trends to support decision-making
• Serve as the primary point of contact with external accounting partners
• Support monthly close and year-end processes
• Ensure financial documentation is organized, complete, and audit-ready
• Own and improve financial workflows and operating procedures
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and increase efficiency
• Help build a financial operating foundation that can scale with the business

Job description

Finance & Operations Manager

Full-Time | Columbus, OH

The Opportunity

We’re a fast-moving, performance-driven organization built on smart strategy, sharp execution, and high standards. The pace is quick, expectations are high, and the work matters.

We’re hiring a Finance & Operations Manager to take full ownership of the financial backbone that supports that work. This role ensures money flows correctly, clearly, and on time-while bringing structure, insight, and calm to the day-to-day operations of the business.

This position sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and leadership. You won’t be tucked away in the background—you’ll be essential to how the company runs, grows, and makes decisions.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

You’ll manage the full financial lifecycle of the business, from incoming revenue to outgoing spend, with accuracy, accountability, and visibility.

Client Billing & Cash Flow

• Manage and execute all client invoicing with precision and consistency
• Track payments, follow up on outstanding balances, and maintain healthy receivables
• Monitor cash flow trends and proactively flag risks or issues

Expenses, Vendors & Media Spend

• Oversee all outgoing payments, including vendors, subscriptions, and media-related spend
• Ensure payments are correct, timely, and properly documented
• Maintain organized, accessible financial records

Payroll Ownership

• Run payroll end to end, including salaries, bonuses, and reimbursements
• Handle employee onboarding, changes, and offboarding within payroll systems
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure accuracy at every stage

Financial Reporting & Insight

• Maintain real-time, accurate financial records
• Prepare clear monthly financial summaries covering revenue, expenses, and cash position
• Provide leadership with visibility into performance and trends to support decision-making

CPA & Compliance Support

• Serve as the primary point of contact with external accounting partners
• Support monthly close and year-end processes
• Ensure financial documentation is organized, complete, and audit-ready

Systems, Process & Scale

• Own and improve financial workflows and operating procedures
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and increase efficiency
• Help build a financial operating foundation that can scale with the business