VP, Finance
About The Position
BMI is undergoing a significant business transformation, moving from a not-for-profit model to a PE-backed growth platform. This role is crucial in building the financial infrastructure to support this ambition. The VP, Finance will oversee FP&A, Treasury, and strategic finance, reporting to the CFO. This position requires managing the day-to-day finance operations with precision while simultaneously building new systems and reporting for a PE-backed platform. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious about BMI's unique business model, which includes recurring license revenue, complex royalty distributions, digital streaming growth, and a substantial international footprint, acting as a thought partner to drive growth strategy.
Requirements
- 15+ years of FP&A and finance leadership experience.
- VP-level experience in a PE-backed environment.
- Proven track record of constructing financial reporting infrastructure.
- Experience with recurring revenue, licensing, subscription, or royalty/distribution models.
- Comfort with revenue recognition timing complexity.
- Experience with post M&A integration.
- Advanced modeling, driver-based forecasting, and scenario analysis skills.
- Treasury experience: cash forecasting, covenant compliance, banking relationships.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate financial complexity into clear executive and board-level narratives.
- Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or Business required.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or CPA preferred.
- Experience working for a SaaS company preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly and quarterly financial close process, including variance analysis, management reporting, and performance commentary.
- Lead the annual budget and multi-year operating plan, managing the full planning calendar.
- Maintain rolling forecasts and reforecasts throughout the year.
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to commercial, licensing, technology, and operations leaders.
- Deliver accurate, timely financial recommendations to the CFO and executive team.
- Monitor performance indicators across all revenue lines and cost centers, identifying and explaining variances.
- Own cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, debt covenant compliance, and banking relationships.
- Manage the timing complexity between BMI's revenue recognition and royalty distribution cycles to optimize working capital.
- Design the unified reporting package for New Mountain Capital, the Board of Directors, and internal leadership.
- Implement driver-based forecasting tied to BMI's actual business metrics.
- Build exit-ready financial infrastructure, including clean EBITDA presentation and normalized financials.
- Develop models that underwrite new revenue streams, partnerships, and platform investments.
- Evaluate ROI on technology deployments, marketing programs, and digital platform expansion.
- Lead the team and systems build-out, including Oracle, Adaptive Insights, and Power BI integration.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401K with employer match on 100% of the first 4%
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Hybrid Office Schedule & Remote Friday's
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Paid Vacation & Sick/Personal Time
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Summer Half-Days
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Up To 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits (New York)
- Employee Resource Groups
- Entertainment discounts and access to BMI concerts and events in our offices
- Employee appreciation events and holiday parties hosted at all office locations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
