Director of Strategic Finance, Lion Holdings

Valuetainment•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

Lion Holdings is seeking a commercially minded Director of Strategic Finance to help shape the financial direction and growth of an organization with multiple operating businesses. This role goes beyond budgeting, forecasting, and reporting: it focuses on identifying revenue and profitability opportunities, evaluating business models, and turning financial insights into measurable business results. The Director will lead strategic financial analysis, planning, modeling, and performance management; assess investments and potential acquisitions; and serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership. The role partners with leaders across finance, sales, marketing, technology, media, and operations to inform commercial and investment decisions and support the organization's growth priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment analysis, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience identifying and developing revenue opportunities, optimizing revenue streams, and improving profitability.
Direct mergers and acquisitions experience, including financial due diligence, valuation, transaction analysis, and acquisition modeling.
Ability to connect financial metrics with operational performance indicators and translate complex data into practical business recommendations.
Advanced financial modeling capabilities, including discounted cash flow analysis, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, investment returns, and valuation methodologies.
Strong understanding of revenue economics, pricing strategies, contribution margins, EBITDA, cash flow, capital allocation, and return on investment.
Strong analytical and investigative skills, intellectual curiosity, and ability to challenge assumptions and uncover opportunities.
Executive presence and communication skills to engage senior leaders, defend recommendations, and influence strategic decisions.
Strong commercial instincts and business acumen, with ability to evaluate opportunities from financial and operational perspectives.
Proficiency in ERP systems, business intelligence platforms, financial modeling tools, and advanced Excel.
Ability to work independently, prioritize high-value opportunities, and deliver recommendations in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CFA, or other advanced credentials.
Experience working with multiple business units, diverse revenue models, or rapidly growing organizations.

Responsibilities

Identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities to create revenue streams, increase monetization, expand margins, and improve the financial potential of existing operations.
Analyze relationships between financial results and operational performance, including revenue drivers, cost structures, customer economics, productivity, and profitability.
Support identification, financial evaluation, due diligence, and execution of potential acquisitions, strategic investments, and partnerships; develop valuation models, assess synergies, quantify risks, and evaluate long-term value creation.
Conduct financial investigations across business units, challenge assumptions, uncover performance gaps, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
Evaluate business models, revenue structures, pricing strategies, and growth initiatives; develop financial scenarios and business cases to inform investment and commercial decisions.
Build financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses for growth initiatives, capital allocation, investments, and potential acquisitions; quantify expected returns and financial exposure.
Advise executive leadership, present evidence-based recommendations, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence decisions through financial analysis and business judgment.
Partner with business leaders to investigate underperforming areas, evaluate opportunities, develop improvement recommendations, and measure the financial impact of initiatives.
Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, ensuring resources and investments support organizational growth priorities.
Evaluate the financial viability of strategic initiatives, capital investments, and expansion opportunities while balancing growth potential against financial risk, liquidity, and expected returns.
Collaborate with leaders across finance, sales, marketing, technology, media, and operations to understand business economics and identify ways to improve revenue and enterprise value.