VP, FP&A - Audio, Experiential and Talent

Job Description

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This role requires an inclusive team player to partner with business leaders in order to continue to improving our financial foundation and leading transformation efforts to achieve sustained profitability. This individual will work with cross-functional leaders to track, monitor, and drive financial accountability for Vice, Refinery29, i-D and Virtue brands across the Audio, Experiential and Talent groups. This role will also have extensive interactions with the leaders supporting these groups.

Responsibilities:

Lead FP&A efforts across Audio, Experiential and Talent including annual budgeting, forecasting, KPI analysis, financial reporting and ad hoc financial analysis:
• Lead the global consolidation of annual operating budget process and support the build of Vice, R29, i-D and Virtue brands.
• Lead a Finance Analyst/Associate and collaborate across other line of business finance teams.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts for the business and track key variances, changes and opportunities in actual results vs forecasts.
• Must be adept in scenario planning and modeling as ad hoc analysis and needs for profitability reviews will occur on a regular basis.
• Own the monthly & quarter-end close process end-to-end, flagging any potential issues/risks through timely variance analysis.
• Maintain a deep understanding of our financial processes and refine them to scale with the growth of the company.
• Partner with the Accounting group to manage close timelines, process and reporting.
• Manage and organize financial data to enable our team to move fast supporting the business as a whole.
• Generate, maintain and automate financial reporting, including weekly, monthly and quarterly packages for key internal and external stakeholders (i.e. C-Suite, Lenders and BoD).
• Prepare periodic ad-hoc analysis and financial business reviews, highlighting key areas of focus.
• Assist in preparation of presentation materials for key internal and external stakeholders (i.e. C-Suite, Lenders and BoD).

Partner closely with key stakeholders across Vice, R29, i-D and Virtue brands and drive financial rigor to operating plans and strategies:
• Lead all monthly and ad-hoc operating discussions with regional leaderships.
• Improve operating teams' understanding of financial statements and budget adherence with thoughtful and transparent analysis and partnership.
• Continue to maximize profitability of Vice through detailed financial modeling and clear thinking on product mix driving most optimal top line and bottom line growth.
• Assess investment cases and ROI
• Establish, track and monitor key operating metrics used to drive the business to greater efficiency.

Qualifications

You have these:
• BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics
• 10-15+ years experience with progressive levels of responsibility in an FP&A, corporate finance, consulting or strategic finance role
• Media experience preferred
• Detail-oriented and takes pride in producing exceptional deliverables
• Strong business acumen & passionate about using data to drive business decisions
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling skills are a must!
• Experience with NetSuite, Alteryx and/or other advanced business intelligence/reporting tools

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjv5yb-3-139-107-241-42 in your application.