Director, Finance
Accounting & Finance · Full-time
New York, NY, USA
USD 125k-175k / year
Posted on Nov 10, 2026
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.
- Department
- Operations
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- New York, New York
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $125,000 - $175,000 / year
- Reporting To
- Chief Operating Officer
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
About Front Office Sports
Front Office Sports is the leading multiplatform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 200 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 50 million video views, and 2.5 million page views. In addition, with more than 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022 and 2024, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023 and 2025, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
Compensation at Front Office Sports
At Front Office Sports, we approach compensation with fairness and transparency. Each role has a salary range that reflects the responsibilities of the position, the current market, and the value we place on experience and skills. Where a candidate falls within that range depends on several factors, including their background, expertise, and location. Decisions about final offers are made based on these variables, but inclusion in the range does not guarantee an offer at the top end.
Compensation at Front Office Sports
At Front Office Sports, we approach compensation with fairness and transparency. Each role has a salary range that reflects the responsibilities of the position, the current market, and the value we place on experience and skills. Where a candidate falls within that range depends on several factors, including their background, expertise, and location. Decisions about final offers are made based on these variables, but inclusion in the range does not guarantee an offer at the top end.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Front Office Sports is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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