Strategic Finance & FP&A Manager

Audacy Services, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Audacy is seeking a high-performing Strategic Finance & FP&A Manager to drive planning and operational analysis for the Podcasting division while supporting corporate finance at the total-company level. You will partner with the SVP of Strategic Finance to translate operational metrics into actionable insights for leadership and executive reporting.

The role blends podcasting business partnering with corporate finance deliverables, requiring strong Excel skills, 3-statement modeling, and

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, or related experience.
• Experience in podcasting/digital media is a plus.
• Strong modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Podcasting leadership to translate operations into financial strategy.
• Lead monthly reporting package, variance analysis, and KPI commentary.
• Own monthly rolling forecasting, annual budgeting, and performance tracking for Podcasting.
• Model investment ROI and deal structures for talent acquisitions and partnerships.
• Track yield, CPM trends, and cost-to-serve with Sales Ops and Content teams.
• Oversee high-level show financial workflows and creator payout processes.

Skills

FP&A

Financial Modeling

Executive Reporting

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

NetSuite

Tableau

Job description

Job Title: Strategic Finance & FP&A Manager

Department: Corporate Finance

Reporting To: Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance and FP&A

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Hybrid in New York City

Salary: $120,000.00/Yr. - $130,000.00/Yr. (bonus eligible)

Role Overview

Audacy is seeking a high-performing Manager, Strategic Finance & FP&A to drive the financial planning and operational analysis for our Podcasting division while providing corporate finance support at the total-company level. This role partners closely with the SVP of Strategic Finance, providing hands-on execution support across both podcasting business partnering and corporate finance deliverables. You will bridge the gap between financial analysis and business strategy—translating operational metrics into actionable insights for podcast leadership while supporting enterprise-level executive reporting.

What You'll Do

• Podcasting Business Partnering & Operational FP&A
  • Executive Business Partnering: Act as a trusted financial partner to Podcasting leadership, Content Development, and Sales Ops, translating operational drivers into financial strategies to maximize division profitability.
  • Business Unit Reporting: Lead the monthly reporting package for the Podcasting division, delivering variance analysis, KPI performance tracking, and operational commentary to podcast leadership.
  • P&L & Forecast Ownership: Lead monthly rolling forecasting, annual budgeting, and financial performance tracking for the podcasting business unit.
  • Deal Strategy & Commercial Support: Model investment ROI and commercial deal structures for new talent acquisitions, show renewals, and strategic content partnerships.
  • Monetization & Yield Optimization: Partner with ad sales and operations to track yield, inventory utilization, CPM trends, and cost-to-serve dynamics.
  • Financial Operations Oversight: Oversee high-level show financial workflows, ensuring seamless alignment between content operations, vendor invoice processing, and creator payout compliance.
• Total-Company Strategic Finance
  • Senior Leadership, Executive & Board Packages: Support preparation of monthly executive reporting packs and quarterly operating reviews; assist in building Board of Directors (BOD) presentation materials.
  • Enterprise Long-Range Planning: Support multi-year 3-statement modeling and the company’s long-range planning process.
  • Ad-Hoc Strategic Analysis: Support ad-hoc financial analysis for executive decision-making, including partnership evaluations and cost-efficiency initiatives (with occasional exposure to M&A or strategic transaction analysis as needed).
  • Process & Tool Modernization: Partner across departments to simplify financial consolidation, automate reporting workflows, and enhance business intelligence tools.

More About You: Required & Preferred

• Experience: 2–5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, or Management Consulting.
• Industry Exposure: Exposure to Digital Media, Podcasting, Audio, Entertainment, or Advertising Technology preferred, but not required.
• Business Partnering: Proven ability to build trusted relationships with cross-functional partners outside of finance (Sales, Content, Product, Ops).
• Financial Modeling: Strong 3-statement modeling skills, scenario planning, and commercial deal evaluation.
• Executive Communication: Ability to package complex quantitative data into clean visual slides and summaries for executive review.
• Systems & Tools: Proficiency with core financial tools (advanced Excel required; working experience with NetSuite or Tableau is a plus).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00/year (bonus eligible). Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

• a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer)
• 401(k) retirement plan, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, pet insurance

About us

Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

EEO

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.