Vice President, Finance, SCPR

Your Role :

The VP of Finance serves as a strategic advisor to the President & CEO and executive team, stewarding SCPR's financial health and ensuring long-term sustainability. This role will oversee key financial matters, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. The VP will implement effective risk management strategies and drive data-informed decision-making across the organization. Additionally, they will lead and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation within the department. This position is crucial in shaping SCPR's financial strategy and supporting its mission through sound fiscal management and forward-thinking financial planning.

Collaborates with the SCPR executive team to develop and implement strategic and business plans, ensuring the achievement of established goals. Engages with the Board of Trustees to provide expert guidance on management practices and strategic direction, facilitating informed decision-making and organizational growth.

Collaborates with the Corporate Finance & Accounting team and APMG Chief Financial Officer to ensure timely and transparent financial and management reporting, simplified transactional accounting processes, adequate liquidity, and sharing of best practices.

The VP of Finance manages the relationships with its constituent organizations, vendors and partners. In coordination with executive management, this role will establish SCPR's strategic priorities, goals, and objectives. The role will lead business planning for new earned income opportunities that will support sustainable growth for SCPR's multi-platform programming activities. The VP of Finance will also support the organization's strategic alliances and actively monitor SCPR's contractual arrangements. The person will engage with the Board of Trustees to provide guidance on management and strategic direction.

Location : Hybrid, Pasadena, CA

Expected Compensation Range : $175,000 - $220,000, annualized. The exact salary is determined by experience and education related to the role, organizational compensation structure, and internal equity.

Applcation Deadline : Open until position is filled.

Position Responsibility

Financial Leadership

• In coordination with the SCPR President & CEO, provide vision, ideas and approaches for achieving the strategic and business goals for SCPR.
• Champions financial transparency and data-informed decision-making across the organization, building the organization's financial acumen and a culture of financial stewardship and accountability.
• Proactively works to ensure effective collaboration and communication and overall alignment with SCPRs strategic objectives.
• Coordinate the development of SCPR's long range and annual (business and strategic) plans.
• Coordinate development of operating and capital budgets according to the budget calendar; monitors monthly and other financial statements for SCPR; takes effective corrective action as required.
• Oversee contract negotiation and management; and liaison with APMG shared services.
• Analyze financial statements, and establishes controls to safeguard Review income and costs relative to goals; take corrective action as necessary.
• Regularly advise SCPR executive management and APMG financial leadership and other key members of senior management on financial planning budgeting, cash flow, investment priorities, and policy matters.

Board Relations

People Leadership

Required Education and Experience

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :

Preferred Skills and Experience :

Reporting To This Position : SCPR Finance Department.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions :

Required to move about in an office environment and sit at extensive periods of time

Moderate noise level

APMG offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical plans with HSA and FSA options, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave and Paid Caregiver Leave after 1 year, Vacation (3 wks. / per year, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Sick time (12 days, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Holiday Pay (10 holidays 2 floating holidays each year), Volunteer Time (8 hours per year), Long-Term Care and Critical Illness insurance options, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) Retirement Plan, and more.

Southern California Public Radio (LAist 89.3 / LAist.com / LAist Studios) is diverse in race, ethnicity, language, culture, social class, national origin, religious and political belief, age, ability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation in addition to other markers protected by law.

At SCPR, we strive to create an inclusive environment where we all feel pride in who we are and what we do. We are encouraged to show up as we are - always embracing and recognizing that our diversity is what brings us together. Our fundamental commitment to diversity :

Salary : $175,000 - $220,000