Finance Director

iHeartMedia Finance Director - Hartford, Connecticut

What We Need :

To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.

The Finance Director is a leadership & operational finance role responsible for partnering with the Market President and / or VP-Finance on all Finance needs across the Market.

The Finance Director steers the financial planning and analysis process to make the best short-term and long-term business decisions, while driving process improvement.

Position entails evaluating, supervising, and developing Market finance team and functions including special project support, budgeting, cost management, revenue optimization, business planning, reporting & analytics, and consulting with business leaders.

The Finance Director will lead the analysis of sales & margin in addition to developing and measuring KPIs. The Finance Director reports to the VP Finance for the Division and has a dotted line report to the Market President.

What You'll Do :

• Partner with Market Leadership to analyze their results and develop budgets.
• Lead key parts of budget / forecasting processes for the Market.
• Responsible for budgeting of personnel, capital and / or operations expense.
• Formulate business analysis of monthly / quarterly results for members of the executive team.
• Lead process to develop and publish standard reporting packages for the various levels of management reporting, including reporting dashboards for executive management.
• Perform actual vs. budget analysis and identify risks or opportunities associated with reported financial data.
• Enhance revenue and expense forecasting with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Support accounting for monthly / quarterly close processes and forecasting.
• Oversee the management of the activities of direct reports in FP&A for multiple markets.
• Develop managerial and technical skills of staff.
• Drive process improvement and best practices.

What You'll Need :

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field is required.
• MS / MBA preferred.
• At least 7-10 years of financial experience, including hands-on FP&A experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management / supervisory experience.
• Skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Experience leading the preparation of long-range forecasts, annual budgets, short-term plans, and healthy rolling forecasts.
• Strong understanding of accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ability to research and identify problems, develop proposals, and conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others.

High accuracy with numbers.

• Familiarity with financial systems such as Cognos a plus.
• Ability to lead & execute in multi-task, fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time

What You'll Bring :

• Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
• Full proficiency and understanding of job function
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• In-depth knowledge of key business drivers and how this impacts your team
• Experience in team and project management for mid-sized projects
• Ability to recognize and mitigate risk
• Confidence to solve complex problems using multiple sources of information
• Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning
• Understanding of impact of your own decisions
• Ability to identify new opportunities for continued improvement across business
• Comfort acting as a trusted advisor for colleagues with less experience
• Ability to manage complex and confidential information and to influence others to build consensus across all levels

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