Hire Finance & Accounting Talent for Design Agencies

A design agency's margin lives in project scope, creative hours, and retainers that are easy to under-track. MAVI places finance professionals who understand agency project economics and how creative work turns into profit.
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Design Agency Finance Expertise That Matters

A design or creative agency bills for projects and retainers staffed by creative time, and its profit depends on scoping and tracking that time against the fee. An accountant without agency experience can keep the books and still miss where a creative business makes or loses money.
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Project Profitability

Each project has a fee and a cost in creative hours, and margin depends on staying inside scope. A specialist tracks project cost against fee and flags scope creep eating margin. A generalist reports agency-wide profit and can't see which projects went over, because cost was never tied to the project.

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Retainer Accounting

Agencies run on retainers that have to be recognized and drawn down against delivered work. A specialist recognizes retainer revenue correctly and tracks what's been earned. A generalist books the retainer on receipt and loses track of what's actually delivered against it.

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Creative Resource Costing

Billable creative hours are the agency's main cost, and tying them to projects drives margin. A specialist allocates creative time to projects and tracks utilization. A generalist runs payroll without connecting it to project work, leaving margin invisible.

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Pass-Through Costs

Agencies incur production, media, and vendor costs that pass through to clients and shouldn't muddy margin. A specialist accounts for pass-throughs separately from agency fee. A generalist blends them in and distorts the agency's real profitability.

Hiring Design Finance & Accounting Talent with MAVI

MAVI matches you with finance professionals who have worked inside agencies, so they arrive fluent in project margin, retainers, and creative resource costing.

Project Margin Depth

Our accountants track project cost against fee and flag scope creep, so you see which projects actually earn.

Retainer Command

MAVI talent recognize retainer revenue correctly and track what's delivered against it, rather than booking it all on receipt.

Systems Familiarity

From project and time-tracking tools to the GL, our network ties creative hours to the financials without manual gaps.

Resource and Pass-Through Experience

MAVI places professionals who allocate creative time to projects and keep client pass-throughs separate from agency fee.

Scales With Your Agency

Support as projects grow, a full-time accountant as the team scales, an embedded team across accounts – MAVI meets your finance function where it is.

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Meet Design Finance & Accounting Talent in Our Network

Ritika
US Exp: 6 years | Location: India
Accountant at a design agency who tracked project profitability and allocated creative hours to accounts. Comfortable managing retainer drawdowns and pass-through costs.
Sebastián
US Exp: 11 years | Location: Argentina
Senior accountant across creative agencies, owning project margin, retainer recognition, and resource utilization. Knows how to keep agency profitability clear when pass-throughs pile up.
Lindiwe
US Exp: 8 years | Location: South Africa
Accounting manager focused on agency finance, running close with accurate project margin and retainer tracking. Strong on the creative-resource costing generalists leave disconnected.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do MAVI's accountants understand project profitability for agencies?

    Yes. The professionals we place track project cost against fee and flag scope creep, so you see which projects earn instead of only agency-wide profit.

  • Can they handle retainer accounting?

    They can. MAVI talent recognize retainer revenue correctly and track what's delivered against it, rather than booking it on receipt.

  • Can they tie creative hours to projects?

    Yes. We place accountants who allocate creative time to projects and track utilization, so margin is visible rather than buried in payroll.

  • How do they handle production and media pass-throughs?

    MAVI talent account for client pass-throughs separately from agency fee, so they don't distort real profitability.

  • How soon can an agency accountant start?

    MAVI usually shares profiles within a day or two and can embed the right person in as fast as five days, which helps when project load outpaces your team.

  • Can we begin with part-time creative project support?

    Yes. Many design agencies begin with part-time project accounting or close support and scale as the team grows.