Chief Financial Officer - North America. Advertising.

Page Executive; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a collaborative CFO to join their North American leadership team. With over 12 years of progressive experience in financial management, the ideal candidate will excel in financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape the financial strategy in a dynamic and innovative environment. The position comes with a competitive base salary starting at $275,000, along with an industry-leading bonus and benefits program. Join a forward-thinking company that is at the forefront of digital advertising and make a significant impact on its financial future.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of financial and accounting experience in advertising or consumer products.
• Proven track record in large holding companies with European headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings.
• Direct annual budget preparation and oversee financial forecasts.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations (GAAP/IFRS).

Skills

Financial Reporting

Budgeting and Forecasting

Treasury and Financing

Tax Compliance

Risk Management

Corporate Finance Communication

Education

CPA Certification

Job description

• A unique North American CFO opportunity, as part of leading global Ad firm.
• Step up your Executive career or continue your CFO trajectory.

About Our Client

Our client is a multinational advertising corporation headquartered in Europe, with a global footprint in over 80 countries. Founded over four decades ago, our client is at the cutting edge of digital advertising, employing over 10,000 staff with revenues in excess of $2bn annually.

This is an exciting and pivotal time in their evolution and they are seeking an innovation and collaborative CFO who will establish themselves to be an integral part of the North American senior leadership team.

Job Description

• Financial Reporting. Responsible for the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual closings.
• Budgeting and Forecasting. Direct the preparation or annual budgets and oversee regular financial forecasts, reporting to the European HQ.
• Treasury and financing. Ensure the compliance of the corporate rules in the US and provide advise to the HQ on optimizing US financial structuring.
• Tax. Responsible for all local tax issues and the annual tax charges included in the North America financial reporting packages.
• Compliance and Risk Management. Ensure compliance with all financial regulations(GAAP/IFRS)
• Budget development.
• Corporate finance communication. Consult and co-build the US financial strategy with HQ.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 12 years progressive financial and accounting experience gained within the advertising, marketing or consumer products sectors. You will be CPA and have a proven track record of working in large holding companies, preferable with a European headquarters.

This is a player-coach role and thus team play and an ability to collaborate locally and Internationally will be essential to success.

What's on Offer

Base salary from $275,000 and above. An industry leading bonus opportunity and benefits program.

This position does require you to work from the office as part of the leadership team 3-4 days weekly.