VP, Commercial Finance

Job Description

Who We Are

Horizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service.  Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging.
At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary
 

The VP, Commercial Finance is responsible for leading the financial, operational, and governance functions that support Horizon’s commercial investment initiatives. This role oversees forecasting, revenue pacing, investment tracking, commercial risk management, and operational process development to ensure scalable, compliant, and financially sound execution across all commercial initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in financial planning, commercial operations, risk management, and process optimization within a complex media or agency environment. This individual will lead the development and management of financial tracking frameworks, allocation models, forecasting tools, reporting structures, and governance processes that support revenue realization, investment accountability, and long-term commercial growth. Working closely with Investment, Operations, Finance, and Legal teams, the VP will play a critical role in partner agreements, overseeing contract and reconciliation processes, supporting billing and Prisma workflows, and ensuring compliance with internal governance and financial requirements. This role will also drive process standardization, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiencies across commercial operations functions while helping mitigate risk and optimize business performance.

What You’ll Do
 

Finance

• Leading financial forecasting, pacing, and revenue tracking for MX/commercial partnerships

• Managing commercial risk assessment and mitigation strategies across partner agreements and client activity

• Overseeing upfront investment management, tracking commitments, utilization, and financial exposure

• Developing and maintaining allocation trackers and commercial opportunity management processes

• Implementing and improving financial, operational, and workflow processes to support scalable growth

• Ensuring compliance with internal governance, legal, financial, and operational requirements

• Acting as a lead partner with Legal on contract reviews, redlines, negotiations, and commercial terms management

• Managing partner tracking and reconciliation against internal commitments, delivery, and revenue expectations

• Overseeing financial reconciliation processes, including SSP and commercial revenue models

• Supporting Prisma process, billing workflows, reconciliation, and operational process management

• Building operational frameworks, reporting structures, and governance models to support commercialization efforts

• Working cross-functionally with Investment, Operations, Finance, Legal, to ensure smooth execution of MX initiatives

• Driving process standardization, documentation, and reporting accuracy across MX/commercial operations functions

Operations

• Ensure operational excellence, including process optimization and workflow efficiencies.

• Act as a bridge with U.S. leadership to drive consistency, alignment, and knowledge sharing.

• Collaborate with operations, finance, and legal teams to support scalable product adoption

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and operational integration across teams.

Leadership & Culture

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and data-driven decision making.

• Champion cross-functional collaboration and strategic alignment across the organization.

• Share feedback and recommendations with leadership on integration progress, team structure, and operational effectiveness.

• Mentor team members by developing processes and aligning work to broader agency objectives.

• Lead performance reviews where applicable and partner with executive leadership on staffing, organizational planning, and compensation discussions.

Who You Are
 

• A strong writer, presenter and communicator; who can communicate complex ideas with ease

• A team player who can prioritize and juggle multiple tasks and who is capable of exceling in a fast paced, changing environment

• Confident in navigating conversations with senior leadership internally and externally

• Ability to manage people of varying levels of expertise

• A calculated risk taker with the foresight to understand implications

• Innately curious, with a hunger for proactive and creative problem solving

Preferred Skills & Experience
 

• 15+ years of experience

• Strong leadership skills and experience developing professionals, ability to manage a team

• Experience in dealing with C-Level co-workers across various organizations

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and media research/reporting resources/buying systems

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
NA

Physical Activity and Work Environment

• Fully remote (in office for strategic initiatives and team building)

• May require travel for client or industry events

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