Director of Finance & Accounting

Nexstar Network • Minneapolis, MN

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Nexstar Network is seeking a Director of Finance & Accounting to lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes. This role is responsible for driving strategic decision-making and ensuring accurate financial insights through reporting and dashboards. The Director will partner cross-functionally on key business areas and oversee the accounting team, led by the Controller. The company emphasizes a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth, flexibility, and making a difference.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience.
• At least 2–3 years in a people management role.
• Strong fluency in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Comfort with large data sets and BI/reporting tools.
• Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance audiences, including executives and board members.
• Highly collaborative with a track record of partnering cross-functionally across an organization.
• Results-oriented with strong analytical judgment and an ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to conduct presentations and speaking.
• Must be able to sit at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and/or ERP systems.
• Prior experience in a professional services, membership-based, or subscription business model.
• Familiarity with pricing and compensation modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes to drive strategic decision-making.
• Lead the Controller, who leads and supervises the accounting team.
• Ensure accurate data, consistent reporting, and clear financial insights through dashboards and executive reporting.
• Partner cross-functionally on pricing, compensation, and special projects, connecting financial performance with operational outcomes.
• Own periodic reforecasting and projection models, incorporating trend analysis and approved assumptions.
• Support the annual budgeting process, including structure, consolidation, and reporting.
• Maintain forecast models and reconcile outputs to actual results in partnership with Accounting.
• Own and maintain pricing, contribution margin, and compensation models.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to support leadership decisions.
• Ensure models reflect how financial and operational elements interact across the business.
• Support completion and ongoing refinement of the financial and operational data layer.
• Validate data flows, reconcile sources, and help ensure reporting accuracy.
• Create and maintain standardized internal reporting views, dashboards, and flash reports aligned to leadership needs.
• Drive completion of finance initiatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting and Operations as needed.
• Maintain documentation, assumptions, and version control for key models and reports.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to align projects, incentives, and KPIs as the organization matures.
• Stabilize capacity planning and workload management to reduce noise and variability.
• Lead change in a disciplined, well-communicated way that reinforces clarity, trust, and follow-through during periods of transition.
• Lead the Finance & Accounting team, including regular 1:1s and intentional leader development.
• Lead with Nexstar’s guiding principles by modeling professionalism, accountability, respect for shared processes, and system-first decision-making.
• Coach and develop the team, holding them accountable for performance, quality, and team health.

Benefits

• Base salary with performance bonus potential.
• Competitive benefits package that includes 100% paid health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) safe harbor plan with a 3% company contribution.
• Generous PTO plan.
• Home service reimbursement.
• Gym Membership and cell phone reimbursement.
• Paid community service day.

What This Job Offers

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