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Director of Finance & Accounting

  • Mediavine
  • Full Time
  • Finance
  • Remote-US
  • Other

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Mediavine is seeking an established Director of Finance & Accounting to join our growing company. We’re looking for someone who will be able to develop and lead all finance efforts for Mediavine including FP&A, accounting, and financial operations. You’ll work closely with our Co-Founders as well as the executive leadership team and will provide tactical and strategic support in all aspects of our finances.

As the Director of Finance & Accounting, you will be responsible for building, growing and leading the finance and accounting function at Mediavine. The ideal candidate will have proven experience building and managing a small team, establishing financial management and reporting best practices as well as day to day accounting. The Director of Finance & Accounting will also drive financial planning and budgeting activities, work across the company to support the financial operations of the business while partnering with leadership to enable Mediavine’s continued growth. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow into a VP of Finance as the company grows.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Build an F&A department; providing financial leadership, developing and implementing financial processes as well as strategies to support the overall goals of the organization
  • Lead in the day to day delivery and process improvement of all finance functions to include financial planning & analysis, reporting, accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable, and tax
  • Develop financial operations ensuring we incorporate controls and considerations into relevant day-to-day operations and decision making
  • Develop and maintain necessary systems to support the financial operations of the business
  • Develop tools to provide critical information to the leadership team and relevant stakeholders to improve our decision-making
  • Maintain detailed financial models that accurately forecast revenue and provide variance commentary for Actuals vs Forecast and Actuals vs Budget and Actuals vs Prior Year
  • Manage financial programs to include corporate credit program
  • Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual business reports and financial statements, ensuring quality and accuracy
  • Partner with leadership to develop operating budgets and ensure a mutual understanding of key objectives and priorities
  • Develop and refine processes and policies to increase the financial efficiency and effectiveness of the business
  • Develop financial metrics, analyzing results and trends to create impactful insights to support business decision making
  • Stay up to date with the latest changes in financial reporting and compliance regulations
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the finance and accounting department
  • Build and manage relationships across the business, external teams and vendors, including banks
  • Represent the company externally, as necessary, particularly in banking and lease negotiations
  • Expertise in identifying business risk and due diligence for business pursuits
  • Required travel on an as needed basis, for our annual All Hands Retreat, Department Retreat(s) and industry events/conferences (approx. 15%)

Requirements

Please note that accepted applicants will be shared with and vetted by our staffing partner Beacon Hill Staffing.

Location

  • Must currently live in the United States

You Have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in finance or accounting, preferably in a high growth or tech start up environment
  • 5+ years of related experience in a high-growth company that you helped scale, implementing processes, financial controls and building new systems from scratch
  • Experience and proven results running finance functions in high growth companies with annual revenues in excess of $500M
  • Track record of building strong teams from the ground up; leading and influencing others in a diverse and collaborative work environment
  • Expert knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks; Expensify, a plus
  • Proven experience managing annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, balance sheet and cash flow
  • Experience preparing and presenting financial models and reports to leadership team helping to drive business decisions
  • Successful track record of working with cross-functionally with the ability to influence and build strong relationships
  • Excellent knowledge of data analysis and financial risk management
  • Current knowledge of financial regulations, compliance and other accounting, principles and practices to include GAAP
  • Experience with corporate, federal and state tax requirements
  • Understanding of revenue, associated financial KPI’s and how to drive operational improvement
  • Experience working with legal on matters such as contracts and licensing as well as the ability to work with outside financial partners such as accounting firms and banks
  • Experience using Slack and Google workspace for day to day collaboration
  • Strong financial analysis, problem solving, critical thinking skills
  • Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to balance priorities and proactively anticipating issues in a fast-paced environment
  • High standard of ethics with the ability to act with discretion, strict confidentiality, and sensitivity towards issues and individuals
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to travel up to approx 15%

Benefits

  • Remote work environment
  • Travel opportunities (remember those!?)
  • Comprehensive benefits including 401k, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Learning allowance
  • Generous Vacation/Time off policies
  • Additional side benefits such as home-office upgrades, tuition reimbursement, paid gym memberships and wellness retreats, upgraded flights, cool swag and more
  • Company match charitable donations

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 9,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.

Mission & Culture

We help content creators build sustainable businesses. From educational tools and cutting-edge plugins to ad technology that maximizes earnings without slowing down your site, our motivation is ensuring your brand and business grow in every respect.

We are striving to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflects the industries we serve and the world we live in. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels welcomed. We are looking for individuals that will challenge us to continuously evolve and make Mediavine the employer of choice for people of all backgrounds. We strongly encourage minorities and individuals from underrepresented groups in technology to apply for this position.

Diversity and inclusion aren't platitudes to us; we take them seriously. Have a look at our team and read through our blog posts to learn more about our values and to discover if Mediavine is the place for you!

Mediavine is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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