Strategic Finance Manager - Media/Online (6-9 yrs)

Key Responsibilities:

- Work directly with the Chief Financial Officer and other senior leaders to manage the operational finance functions, including financial planning and a range of strategic financial matters.

- Build out the forecasting model and help develop appropriate policies, internal controls, and procedures.

- Serve as a key business partner and contributor to growth strategies, tactics, and mid and long-range planning.

- Plan, coordinate, and execute the annual and long-term budgeting and planning processes.

- Provide analyses and recommendations on financial and operational metrics to executive management to support decision making.

- Increase the company's ability to anticipate business issues and drive good decision-making through sound financial management.

- Support the company's corporate development team on M&A and strategic investment analyses and decisions as it pertains to the organization.

- Develop and maintain financial reporting systems, ensuring the efficient day-to-day operation of the FP&A activities through the development and management of all internal and external financial reports, forecasts, budgets, and mid and long-range plans.

Skills & Experience:

- MBA or master's degree in finance is a plus

- Demonstrated educational success at a reputable university

- 7+ years with 2 years in a leadership role and hands-on experience in private and/or public companies experiencing high growth in a fast-growth companies or multinational; technology industry experience is a preferred

- Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills, combined with strong attention to detail, and the ability to build a model from "scratch" for the four major components of a financial model

- Solid knowledge of GAAP and the components of the financial statements

- Ability to take high-level strategic perspectives while not being afraid to dive into the details of specific analyses

- Ability to interact with and influence people at all levels of an organization

- High degree of financial and analytical process leadership and business acumen

- Experience with Blackline, SQL and Tableau preferred

- Advanced skills in Google Sheets and Excel