6-8+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3 years in FP&A or finance management roles.
Experience in a digital media company or sponsorship-driven media business is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with spend management platforms like Ramp or Brex is preferred.
Hands-on experience with expense coding, AR management, and policy enforcement.
Strong financial modeling and revenue analytics skills, particularly in multi-channel media metrics.
Experience with accounting software like QuickBooks and business intelligence tools such as Tableau.
Solid understanding of GAAP and experience managing audits and compliance.
Responsibilities
Lead financial planning and analysis functions, including budgeting and forecasting.
Collaborate with senior leadership to provide financial insights and strategic recommendations.
Enhance financial reporting infrastructure with dashboards and KPIs for performance visibility.
Manage spend in Ramp, ensuring accurate coding and timely reviews of transactions.
Enforce expense policies and ensure compliance across the team.
Oversee revenue recognition across diverse monetization streams, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Drive cash management and accounts receivable processes, focusing on timely collections.
Benefits
Generous PTO policy, including sick time and company holidays.
Employer-sponsored health benefits: medical, dental, and vision.
Annual professional development stipend and growth opportunities.
401(k) plan with a 3% company match to support long-term financial goals.
Dynamic work environment with continuous development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Director, Finance
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: New York, New York
Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer
Compensation: $125,000 - $175,000 / year
Description
Front Office Sports (FOS) is seeking a strategic and data-driven Director of Finance to serve as a key business partner to senior leadership. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this individual will lead financial planning, reporting, and analysis across the organization, helping FOS scale with discipline as it grows. The ideal candidate brings experience at a digital media company or publisher, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is comfortable leveraging modern financial technology, including platforms such as Ramp, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Slack to drive efficiency, visibility, and actionable insight. Bookkeeping and the monthly close are handled by an outsourced accounting firm. This role owns planning and analysis, along with the day-to-day oversight of spend, cash, and receivables that keeps our financials accurate and timely.
Key Responsibilities
Lead all financial planning and analysis functions, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning across FOS's multi-platform media business
Partner closely with the COO, CEO, and department heads to deliver timely financial insights, scenario modeling, and strategic recommendations that directly inform business decisions
Own and continuously enhance financial reporting infrastructure, building dashboards, KPIs, and reporting cadences that provide leadership with clear, consistent visibility into performance and trends
Own spend management in Ramp, including approval workflows, timely review of card transactions, and accurate coding (G&A vs. cost of goods sold) and tagging to client campaigns, ensuring a clean sync to QuickBooks
Enforce expense policy across the team, ensuring expenses are submitted and tagged promptly and correctly, and returning items that don't meet policy with clear guidance
Review recurring reports from the outsourced accounting team, correcting coding and tagging and monitoring spend, including G&A and travel, against budget
Oversee revenue recognition across FOS's diverse monetization streams, including digital advertising, branded content, newsletters, events, and licensing, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance
Own cash management, short-term cash forecasting, and accounts payable prioritization, leading a weekly review of AP, AR, and cash with the outsourced finance team
Own accounts receivable and invoicing, driving consistent collections follow-up and steadily reducing aged and overdue balances
Partner with Account Management and Sales Operations on campaign billing, including monthly billing reconciliation and invoicing, and track campaign-level profitability across media, custom content, sponsorship, and linear TV deals
Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting and board-level financial presentations in partnership with executive leadership
Oversee the outsourced accounting firm that handles bookkeeping and the monthly close, including close timelines, review, and sign-off, and manage relationships with auditors and tax advisors, ensuring compliance with GAAP and all relevant regulatory requirements
Leverage AI and automation tools to streamline financial workflows, reduce manual processes, and generate predictive insights across revenue, costs, and cash flow
Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities, including margin improvement, cost optimization, vendor contract management, and investment prioritization across content, technology, and headcount
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
6-8 + years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3 years in a FP&A, finance management, or controller role
Experience at a digital media company, publisher, content platform, or sponsorship-driven media business strongly preferred
Experience with Ramp or a comparable spend management platform (e.g., Brex, Navan) preferred
Hands-on experience with expense coding and cost allocation, expense policy enforcement, and AR/collections management
Demonstrated experience using financial tools to enhance financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting workflows. Hands-on experience applying AI or automation to finance workflows is strongly preferred
Strong command of financial modeling, revenue analytics, and multi-channel media business metrics such as CPM, RPM, sell-through, campaign margin, and sponsorship renewal rates
Experience with accounting software and ERP systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, or Sage, and familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Looker, Tableau, or similar platforms
Solid understanding of GAAP and experience managing audits, tax compliance, and external accounting relationships, including outsourced bookkeeping and close providers
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, compelling narratives for non-finance stakeholders
A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, high-growth environment with limited bureaucracy
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field required; CPA or MBA preferred
Perks & Benefits
Generous PTO policy to use as you please, plus sick time and company holidays
Employer-sponsored health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision
An annual professional development stipend and endless development opportunities at a growing startup
Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan, complemented by a 3% company match. We believe in supporting your long-term financial goals
Thrive in a dynamic environment with endless development opportunities at our growing startup
