What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP of Finance & Accounting position at Hawke Media?
Description
About Hawke Media
Hawke was founded on the idea that every modern business needs a CMO-level expert to lead digital marketing efforts. We customize data-driven, performance-focused solutions to help launch, scale, and invigorate businesses of all sizes, industries, and revenue models. We’re shifting the agency paradigm by putting client success ahead of our own. We’ve been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, INC, Business Insider, and CNN, and we can boast clients such as Red Bull, Verizon, Evite (and many, many more). We work hard and collaborate to create our dynamic culture.
Job Summary:
Hawke Media is seeking a VP of Finance & Accounting to take ownership of our financial infrastructure, providing strategic leadership while staying hands-on with financial reporting, accounting, and FP&A. This role is critical in building robust internal controls, streamlining financial operations, and ensuring the accuracy of our financial data to drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will be a player-coach, ready to roll up their sleeves while scaling our finance function, optimizing treasury operations, and enhancing business intelligence reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
Bonus structure implemented after 3 months, with potential for equity over time.
Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
Description
Qualifications
Bonus structure implemented after 3 months, with potential for equity over time.
Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
About Hawke Media
Hawke was founded on the idea that every modern business needs a CMO-level expert to lead digital marketing efforts. We customize data-driven, performance-focused solutions to help launch, scale, and invigorate businesses of all sizes, industries, and revenue models. We’re shifting the agency paradigm by putting client success ahead of our own. We’ve been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, INC, Business Insider, and CNN, and we can boast clients such as Red Bull, Verizon, Evite (and many, many more). We work hard and collaborate to create our dynamic culture.
Job Summary:
Hawke Media is seeking a VP of Finance & Accounting to take ownership of our financial infrastructure, providing strategic leadership while staying hands-on with financial reporting, accounting, and FP&A. This role is critical in building robust internal controls, streamlining financial operations, and ensuring the accuracy of our financial data to drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will be a player-coach, ready to roll up their sleeves while scaling our finance function, optimizing treasury operations, and enhancing business intelligence reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Build and optimize the company’s financial operations, focusing on clarity, accuracy, and efficiency in financial reporting.
- Serve as a key strategic partner to executive leadership, providing data-driven insights to drive company growth.
- Develop and implement financial planning & analysis (FP&A) processes, forecasting models, and budgeting frameworks.
- Establish internal controls and compliance measures to ensure financial integrity.
- Oversee all aspects of accounting, including financial reporting, revenue recognition, andmonthly close processes.
- Ensure accurate bookkeeping, maintaining a clean and organized general ledger.
- Implement best practices in treasury management, optimizing AR, AP, and cash flowstrategies.
- Lead ERP migration, integrating new financial systems for scalability and efficiency.
- Manage multi-entity accounting structures, acquisitions, and M&A integrations.
- Develop and enhance BI, data visualization, and advanced financial reporting to provide real-time insights to leadership.
- Present financial data and strategic recommendations to executives, ensuring financial transparency and informed decision-making.
- Work closely with operations teams to bridge the gap between financial reporting and business performance analytics.
- Design and implement AI-assisted and technology-driven financial automation for closing processes and internal controls.
- Streamline vendor payments, reconciliation, and multi-payment workflows across various entities.
- Build a scalable finance function, hiring and leading a high-performance finance team.
- Lead with a hands-on, execution-oriented approach—comfortable being both strategic and in the weeds when needed.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, and complex business environment, handling multiple financial structures and revenue streams.
- Serve as a problem solver, identifying challenges and implementing solutions proactively without heavy oversight.
- 10 years of progressive experience in finance & accounting, ideally in a high-growth environment.
- CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred with a strong background in both controllership and FP&A.
- Experience in ERP migrations and financial system overhauls.
- Strong knowledge of QuickBooks, financial automation tools, and BI reporting platforms.
- Expertise in managing multiple entities, M&A integrations, and treasury operations.
- Proven ability to develop financial automation, AI-assisted reporting, and internal controls.
- Strong leadership skills with experience building and managing finance teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a high-velocity, complex financial environment with varied client payment structures and contract models.
- Based in Los Angeles (Santa Monica Office) – 5 days per week in-office.
- Fast-paced, high-growth environment—requires adaptability and a results-driven mindset.
Bonus structure implemented after 3 months, with potential for equity over time.
Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
Description
Qualifications
- 10 years of progressive experience in finance & accounting, ideally in a high-growth environment.
- CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred with a strong background in both controllership and FP&A.
- Experience in ERP migrations and financial system overhauls.
- Strong knowledge of QuickBooks, financial automation tools, and BI reporting platforms.
- Expertise in managing multiple entities, M&A integrations, and treasury operations.
- Proven ability to develop financial automation, AI-assisted reporting, and internal controls.
- Strong leadership skills with experience building and managing finance teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a high-velocity, complex financial environment with varied client payment structures and contract models.
- Based in Los Angeles (Santa Monica Office) – 5 days per week in-office.
- Fast-paced, high-growth environment—requires adaptability and a results-driven mindset.
Bonus structure implemented after 3 months, with potential for equity over time.
Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
Salary : $175,000
