Myles Watling
20+ years in agency finance · The Phelps Group · 9thWonder · TBWA/Chiat Day
About Myles
Myles has more than 20 years of finance and operations leadership in PR and advertising agencies — including nearly eight years as CFO/COO of The Phelps Group, where he helped grow the agency by 65% in capitalized billings through its most profitable period. He brings deep expertise across FP&A, HR, and business strategy for agency environments.
He served as Controller at Ground Zero Advertising for more than nine years across multiple entities and cost centers, took on the Controller role at 9thWonder post-acquisition, and led Client Accounting Services for the mid-market as a Consulting Partner at Armanino, a nationally recognized firm.
Selected experience & credentials
- CFO/COO: The Phelps Group (65% billings growth during tenure)
- Controller: Ground Zero Advertising (9+ years, multi-entity); 9thWonder (post-acquisition)
- Partner, Consulting: Armanino (Client Accounting Services, mid-market)
- Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
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