The team is slammed, you're billing more than ever, and somehow take-home is flat. It's usually not one big leak- it's a few underpriced retainers, some scope that crept, a service line quietly running at cost. On a blended P&L it all averages out and looks fine, right up until you wonder where the year went.
Right now every client rolls into one number. The account eating half your senior team looks the same on paper as the one quietly funding the business. Some clients you celebrate are ones you're subsidizing, and without client-level margin, you can't see which is which.
Your books get closed, a report lands in your inbox, and then nothing. You're left to figure out what any of it means by yourself. That's not a finance partner. That's a filing service, and it's the reason most agency founders are still guessing at their own margins.
The team is stretched. Cash is in the bank. But you can't tell if that next hire pays for itself in 90 days or quietly sinks you. So the decision sits, and in the meantime, you're losing good people or burning out the ones you have.
AURA doesn't just do your books. We build your financial foundation and give you the strategic insights to scale profitably.
The AURA Team plugged right in as CFO + accountant and we haven't looked back. We now have visibility and clarity into the future and the information to make better day-to-day decisions. I trust AURA implicitly.
AURA has been a fantastic addition to our company and the way we do business. With our previous provider, we felt we weren't getting the service we needed, but after working with AURA, we realized we were missing much more than that. We've found a true partner who helps translate the numbers and make accounting easier.
Working with AURA has been an upgrade for our bookkeeping and finances. As a result, our books are now cleaner than those of most of the nine-figure e-commerce clients we work with.
We work only with marketing and creative agencies, so we already know how retainers, project margin, contractor costs, and scope creep affect your books. No translation required.
Real-time dashboards and monthly CFO strategy calls. We don't just report numbers, we help you use them.
Text, call, or email. We actually pick up the phone. Because we know agency life moves fast.
Flat monthly fee. 30-day out clause. No surprises. We earn your business every single month.
Aura provides controller execution and CFO-level counsel for a flat monthly fee- no recruiting, no overhead, no long contract.
We'll ask about your current setup, billing structure, and where you feel the most financial friction. This is how we scope your profit assessment, so what we build is specific to your agency, not a generic template.
We'll review your current financials, including your time-tracking data, and identify immediate opportunities for enhancing your margins.
No obligation, no sales pitch. Just honest, third-party insights.
We'll send a transparent soft proposal with a flat monthly fee, scope of work, and the value you'd receive working with AURA. If it's not a fit, no hard feelings.
We'll migrate your books, perform all necessary corrections and clean-up, and establish our communication rhythm. Our goal is to simplify our monthly ongoing needs as much as possible.
Month-end close and financials delivered timely every month. CFO strategy calls, high-level monthly insights into what's working and what isn't, and support whenever you need it.
We'll review your financials and show you exactly which clients, service lines, or retainers are making you money- and which aren't. Delivered in plain English, with specific next moves. Free, and no long-term contract if you decide to keep working together.
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