Vice President Finance

iHeartCommunications, Inc. was founded in San Antonio, TX under the name Clear Channel Communications, Inc. with the purchase of a single radio station in 1972. After decades of growing media assets globally, the company has become one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, operating as iHeartMedia, Inc. iHeartMedia, Inc. consists of two main media businesses: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) and the wholly owned iHeartMedia.

The Finance Director is a leadership & operational finance role responsible for partnering with the Region President on all Finance needs across that Region. The Finance Director steers the financial planning and analysis process in order to make the best short-term and long-term business decisions, while driving process improvement. Position entails evaluating, supervising and developing Region finance team and functions including special project support, budgeting, cost management, revenue optimization, business planning, reporting & analytics and consulting with business leaders. The Finance Director will lead the analysis of sales & margin in addition to developing and measuring KPIs. The Finance Director reports to the VP Finance for the Division and has a dotted line report to the Region President of the markets they support.

* Partner with all business lines to analyze their results and develop budgets. * Lead key parts of budget/forecasting processes. * Responsible for budgeting of personnel, capital and/or operations expense. * Prepare business analysis of monthly/quarterly results for members of the executive team. * Lead process to develop and publish standard reporting packages for the various levels of management reporting, including reporting dashboards for executive management. * Perform actual vs. budget analysis and identify risks or opportunities associated with reported financial data. * Enhance revenue and expense forecasting with attention to detail and accuracy. * Support accounting for monthly/quarterly close processes and forecasting. * Oversee the management of the activities of direct reports in FP&A for multiple markets. * Develop managerial and technical skills of staff. * Plan, conduct and supervise assignments. * Review, evaluate and develop personnel. * Drive process improvement and best practices.

* Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or related field required. * MS/MBA preferred. * At least 6 years of financial experience, including hands-on FP&A experience. * Minimum of 2 years management/supervisory experience. * Skills in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). * Experience leading the preparation of long-range forecasts, annual budgets, short-term plans, and healthy rolling forecasts. * Strong understanding of accounting processes, procedures and internal controls. * Strong analytical abilities and ability to communicate analytical findings both verbally and in written form (through formal presentations, PowerPoint). * Ability to research and identify problems, develop proposals, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others. High accuracy with numbers. * Familiarity with financial systems such as Cognos a plus. * Ability to lead & execute in multi-task, fast-paced dynamic environment. * Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time