Sr. Finance & Operations Manager

About Saylor
Saylor is an LA-based creative agency for entertainment brands and brands who seek to entertain. We are an office filled with passionate people who love to work together to develop authentic, sharable content that inspires fans across the internet. We represent a wide range of clients, including Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Hulu, Paramount, Apple, XBox, and more.

We’re a close-knit team of creatives who value collaboration, quality of work, innovation, and most importantly: being social. In the office, we aim to create a supportive environment where individuals are encouraged to work together to problem-solve for our clients.

Position Overview
We’re seeking a Senior Manager, Finance & Operations to bring deep financial and operational rigor to our fast-growing, creatively-led agency. You’ll serve as a strategic partner to the COO and function leads, overseeing the development, review, and approval of project budgets, developing and maintaining data-driven systems to ensure our cross functional teams operate efficiently, and providing ongoing analysis and forecasting to support key business decisions and investments.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in finance within an agency environment who’s comfortable working cross-functionally with our Accounts, Strategy, Creative departments. You’ll help build the tools and systems that empower our teams — such as budget templates, rate cards, and resource forecasting models — gradually shift day-to-day responsibilities to these teams as tools and models mature, while maintaining oversight and approval responsibilities.

Location and Salary

This is a full-time, exempt role with a salary range of $120,000-$150,000, depending on experience. There will be occasions when in-office presence, at either our Echo Park HQ is required based on the needs of the Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable budget templates and rate cards tailored for social campaigns, retainers, and production scopes
• Collaborate with account, strategy and creative leads to develop accurate, strategic project budgets that balance creative ambition with margin goals
• Work with Producers to review and approve project-level budgets, ensuring consistency and profitability
• Assist COO in quarterly and annual forecasting and margin tracking across clients and departments
• Maintain financial oversight of all active campaign and retainer budgets
• Monitor performance against projections, flagging margin risks and proposing real-time course corrections
• Partner with the COO on client and internal reporting, including profitability by client, department, and service offering
• Support ongoing operational improvements to workflow, finance systems, and resourcing plans
• Standardize financial and operational  processes across the company, reducing manual input and increasing visibility for leadership
• Train Producers and other team members on budget tools, approval protocols, and finance best practices
• Develop internal tools and trackers to streamline workflows and reporting

Qualifications

• Highly organized, analytical, and proactive, with strong communication and collaboration skills
• 5–8 years of experience in finance or operations within a creative, advertising, or marketing agency
• Proven experience creating  and managing budgets for digital content creation, developing rate cards, and building financial tracking systems
• Strong understanding of agency pricing models, scopes of work, and margin management
• Comfortable working across multiple departments and with varying levels of financial literacy
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets, Airtable, Asana, BI and budgeting software/tools (experience with systems like Netsuite, QuickBooks, etc. is a plus)
• Experience partnering with Producers or Project Managers in a creative or production environment
• Familiarity with time tracking and resourcing tools
• A sharp eye for detail and a passion for building repeatable, scalable systems
• A love of creative work — and a desire to support the business side of bringing that work to life

Benefits
We offer a competitive hourly rate, health insurance, 401(k), generous vacation, and opportunities for growth within the company.

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Saylor is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.​​ Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ag