What You'll Do
- Financial Planning & Modeling
- Maintain and evolve the company's integrated financial models, including detailed P&L, balance sheet schedules, working capital dynamics, and long-term cash flow projections.
- Build new models from scratch as business needs evolve—translating complex operational and contractual structures into accurate GAAP and cash forecasts.
- Drive the annual budgeting and rolling forecast cycles, synthesizing cross-functional inputs to produce projections that inform executive and Board-level decisions.
- Lead monthly variance analysis, identifying root causes of budget deviations and translating findings into clear narratives for leadership.
- Standardize the tracking and reporting of critical business metrics, including ARR, NRR, CAC, and unit economics.
- Infrastructure & Process
- Contribute to the long-term design of a scalable financial architecture, including the migration from spreadsheet-based planning to dedicated FP&A systems
- Develop and document standard operating procedures to ensure consistency, accuracy, and scalability in financial reporting
- Partner with the Finance team during month-end close to validate accruals, reconcile data, and ensure alignment with GAAP reporting
- Business Partnership
- Serve as the dedicated finance partner for functional leaders across the organization, including revenue and product teams
- Collaborate with department heads to build bottoms-up budgets, manage headcount planning, and evaluate ROI on strategic initiatives
- Provide quantitative analysis and strategic support for capital allocation decisions, special projects, and ad-hoc operational initiatives
Who You Are
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.
- 2–4 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, or Transaction Services.
- Advanced financial modeling skills with demonstrated ability to build integrated, multi-schedule models from scratch—including cash flow timing, capitalization logic, and scenario analysis.
- Strong understanding of accrual accounting and how operational decisions flow through to the full set of financial statements.
- Demonstrated aptitude for learning and implementing financial software; experience with ERP and planning systems preferred.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Background in SaaS, AdTech, or Media industries with an understanding of recurring revenue dynamics.
- Experience in a high-growth or pre-IPO environment where financial processes were built or significantly improved.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools and SQL.
- Proven ability to partner effectively with operational leaders on budget management and variance analysis.
Skills & Competencies
- Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of the interplay between P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
- Analytical Rigor: Uncompromising commitment to accuracy and logical model construction.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect detailed financial data to broader business objectives.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment while maintaining focus under tight deadlines.
- Communication: Ability to distill complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
- The operational models are maintained as reliable, accurate reflections of current business performance—including the full balance sheet and cash impact of key business activities.
- Monthly reporting is delivered on time with clear variance explanations and actionable insights.
- Financial systems and processes evolve toward greater automation and scalability.
- Department heads view Finance as a valued partner in managing budgets and optimizing spend.
- Financial processes are documented, scalable, and continuously improved.
Top Skills
What We Do
Television remains a vibrant cultural influence and an essential source of entertainment and information worldwide. Tremendous growth in content choices, and viewing platforms that allow us to watch anything, anytime, on any screen, has actually made it harder for viewers to discover and keep up with all the great programming available. It’s also more competitive for content providers to keep your attention, and for marketers to make strong, measurable connections with their target consumers.
Technology that improves the viewing experience, enables content discovery, and addresses audience fragmentation across screens will strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Data is at the center of any solution to make TV better.
Samba TV's technology is built into Smart TVs and easily maps to smart phones and tablets. By recognizing what's on screen, Samba TV learns what viewers like and using machine learning algorithms, enables discovery of shows and actors in a whole new way. Likewise, our data and measurement products are transforming the way stakeholders across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.
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