Director, Finance, News Direct to Consumer

Versant • New York, NY

10h • $125,000 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This key role will be responsible for leading the finance support for the MS NOW & CNBC Direct to Consumer businesses. This role will partner with senior leaders to execute the day-to-day priorities, lead various special projects, and be a thought partner for these high profile businesses. This role will report to the SVP, News Finance and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in finance, accounting or related field with a focus on digital or streaming media finance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to deliver on multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines, work independently, and be effective and decisive under pressure
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience leading a team of finance professionals
• Solid financial modeling skills
• Solid communication skills with the ability to synthesize data and complex information, and present succinctly to executives and stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to adapt and work well in a fast-paced, results-oriented and rapidly changing environment
• Able to build strong working partnerships along with the ability to listen, understand and influence across various levels within the organization
• Possesses the confidence and presence to interact and present at senior management and executive levels
• Analytical mindset, curiosity and initiative; expertise in leveraging and analyzing financial data to drive strategic decision making.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the leaders and operational teams of the MS NOW and CNBC Direct to Consumer businesses,
• Provide analytical support to evaluate business decisions
• Engaged thought partner to help drive growth
• Key contributor to operational forecasting & analysis, monthly & quarterly close process, and day to day financials
• Lead monthly reporting & detailed cost trackers; own relationship with budget owners as their main point of contact
• Collaborate with internal finance teams and cross-functional teams like Ad Sales and digital research teams to understand traffic/revenue trending and impact on financials; and operations and strategy teams on investment modeling and execution
• Develop strong relationship with HR so able to partner on team structure
• Prepare MS Now Events P&L for month/quarter/year ends as well as estimate/budget process, perform financial variance analysis
• Manage one analyst to support business as needed
• Provide ad-hoc analysis

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director