Head of Finance | AI Digital Media | $150k - $170k

Who’s the business

Zanda is partnering with a private equity–backed AI Digital Media and Entertainment company generating strong double-digit-million revenue, continuing to expand across multiple content and monetization channels. The business operates across several media formats, with a strong focus on building scalable monetization strategies across its platforms.

With continued growth and increasing operational complexity, the company is now looking to hire a Head of Finance to strengthen financial planning capabilities and support strategic decision-making across the organization. The role will work closely with the CFO and leadership team to improve forecasting discipline, financial visibility, and data-driven insights.

The company’s finance leadership is based in New York.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Lead the company’s financial planning processes, including annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting cycles
• Build and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic planning and investment decisions
• Partner closely with Accounting operations
• Board-level engagement to occasionally provide finance overview
• Develop reporting packages and performance analysis to support executive decision-making
• Conduct variance analysis and identify key drivers impacting financial performance
• Partner with department leaders across marketing, production, and operations to provide financial insight and guidance
• Analyze revenue performance across advertising, partnerships, and content distribution channels
• Support pricing strategy and revenue optimization initiatives
• Build dashboards and KPIs to track operational and financial performance
• Work closely with accounting to ensure alignment between forecasts and actual results
• Help strengthen planning processes, financial systems, and reporting infrastructure as the company continues to scale

What we’re looking for

• 7–10 years of experience across FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance roles
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting capabilities
• Experience partnering with senior leadership to provide financial insight and strategic analysis
• Background in media or content-driven businesses strongly preferred
• Currently operating as a Finance Business Partner, Senior Financial Analyst, or FP&A Manager
• Comfortable working in lean teams and taking ownership in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Experience in smaller or mid-sized organizations where finance teams operate with high visibility and accountability
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate financial data into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience supporting revenue modeling for advertising or media monetization businesses
• Exposure to financial planning tools or ERP systems such as NetSuite, Adaptive, Anaplan, or similar
• Background working in PE-backed or high-growth companies

Location

NYC, hybrid working environment (in-office several days a week)

Compensation

Competitive base salary + bonus and benefits