Director, Strategic Finance

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Irvine, CA, USA
In-Office
175K-200K Annually
Expert/Leader
Marketing Tech
The Role
Lead forward-looking financial planning, oversee the consolidated 3-statement operating model, manage forecasting/budgeting and scenario analysis, support quarterly earnings and Board materials, provide M&A pro forma and integration analysis, and manage/develop a Senior Manager while producing executive-ready financial insights and models.
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WHAT YOU’LL DO

Viant’s Strategic Finance team is seeking a Director, Strategic Finance, reporting to the VP, Strategic Finance, to help lead forward-looking financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, strategic analysis, and decision support across the business. This leader will oversee Viant's consolidated 3-statement operating model and partner closely with senior leadership on the financial view of the company, supporting scenario planning, quarterly earnings guidance, Board materials, strategic initiatives, business analysis, and M&A.

This is a high-impact, highly analytical, and hands-on leadership role within a fast-paced public-company environment. The Director will manage and develop a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance, while also remaining hands-on in building analyses, pressure-testing assumptions, and ensuring Viant’s forecasts, models, and executive materials are accurate, insightful, and decision-ready.

THE DAY-TO-DAY
  • Lead Viant’s forward-looking financial analysis, including annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly forecasting, long-range planning, scenario analysis, and ad hoc analyses for senior leadership and stakeholders across the company
  • Oversee Viant's consolidated 3-statement operating model, ensuring projections, actualized results, and key assumptions are accurate and clearly understood by Finance leadership
  • Manage and develop the Senior Manager, Strategic Finance, including guiding and reviewing model updates, forecast analyses, Board support, and ad hoc financial models
  • Partner with Corporate Finance and Investor Relations on the quarterly earnings process by providing forecast perspectives, guidance support, and financial analysis that helps explain business performance and key drivers
  • Support preparation of Board and Audit Committee materials by developing financial projections, validating key assumptions, and helping convert complex analyses into concise executive-level narratives
  • Provide business analysis, pro forma modeling, and integration planning for M&A and strategic investments in partnership with Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, and other functional leaders
  • Build and improve Strategic Finance analyses and planning workflows, with a focus on forecast integrity, budget discipline, clear documentation, reviewability, and efficiency
GREAT TO HAVE
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a high-growth public company; AdTech, SaaS, digital media, or technology experience a plus
  • Experience leading or materially owning complex 3-statement financial models, long-range plans, annual budgets, and executive-level forecasting processes
  • Prior people management experience, with the ability to set direction, review detailed analytical work, develop talent, and hold the team accountable to high-quality outputs and deadlines
  • Strong understanding of accounting concepts and how income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, capitalization, and cost classification decisions affect forecasts and business analysis
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills required; strong PowerPoint and executive communication skills expected
  • Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and executive communication skills, with the ability to identify key business drivers and translate complex analysis into clear narratives for senior leadership, Board, investor, and cross-functional audiences
  • BS/BA in Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA and/or CFA a plus
LIFE AT VIANT

Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more. 


Base compensation range: $175,000 - $200,000
In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant’s reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role.  Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education.




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About Viant
 

Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) is an exclusively buy-side, AI-powered advertising platform purpose-built for CTV. Viant uniquely combines proprietary content intelligence, household-level identity resolution, and person-level attention signals to connect advertisers with real customers and drive measurable outcomes across the open internet. Through its award-winning AI solutions, Viant is building the future of autonomous advertising, where AI doesn't just assist the campaign, it delivers real results. Learn more at viantinc.com.

 
Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.  Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.  Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
 
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Skills Required

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a high-growth public company
  • Experience leading or materially owning complex 3-statement financial models, long-range plans, annual budgets, and executive-level forecasting processes
  • Prior people management experience, including setting direction and developing talent
  • Strong understanding of accounting concepts and how income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow affect forecasts and analysis
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
  • Strong PowerPoint and executive communication skills
  • BS/BA in Finance, Economics, or a related field
  • MBA and/or CFA
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The Company
HQ: Irvine, CA
315 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

Viant® is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: DSP) people-based advertising software company that enables ad buyers to plan, create, execute, and measure their omnichannel digital advertising investments. Its self-service DSP for omnichannel advertising, Adelphic®, provides the ability to execute programmatic advertising campaigns across TV, mobile, desktop, audio, digital out-of-home, and is the only DSP with IPv6 support for CTV environments. Viant’s proprietary, first-party data is linked to 115 million households, over 1 billion connected devices, and is combined with access to more than 280,000 audience attributes from more than 70 people-based data partners to enable scaled and accurate audience targeting and attribution. Viant is an Inc. Best Places to Work award winner and Adelphic is featured on AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list.

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