What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance & Controller position at Hearst?
Job Description
Title : Director of Finance & Controller - Hearst Newspapers
Location : New York City, NY - this is a hybrid role
Shape the Future of Media Finance
Hearst Newspapers is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and hands-on financial leader to join our team as Director of Finance & Controller. This role offers the opportunity to drive financial excellence for one of the nation's most respected media organizations, overseeing accounting operations, budgeting, and financial controls for our 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.
If you're a seasoned financial professional with a passion for process improvement, leadership, and media finance, this is your chance to make an impact in an evolving digital and print landscape.
What You'll Do
- Lead and optimize accounting operations - overseeing Billing, A / R, Collections, Cash, GL, and Payroll.
- Manage centralized accounting teams for GL, Cash Application, and Collections.
- Ensure financial integrity - overseeing internal controls, audits, and compliance.
- Enhance accounting processes and provide technical accounting guidance (e.g., leases, revenue recognition).
- Oversee state and local reporting and tax compliance, including sales tax.
- Drive the monthly financial close process to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Lead capital expenditure budgeting and reporting.
- Partner with Shared Services and Business Units across the U.S. to enhance financial collaboration.
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and expense reporting for central newspaper operations.
What You Bring
Why Join Us?
Our Benefits : At Hearst Newspapers we not only support our employees through personal and professional development, but we also believe in promoting each individual's physical, financial and emotional wellbeing (and that of their family). Our industry-leading benefits include :
If you're ready to take on a high-impact leadership role in media finance, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and help shape the financial future of Hearst Newspapers.
In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York, is $155,000 - $175,000 bonus. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.
About Hearst Newspapers :
With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP represents a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate. At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories-growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms-to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.
Be a part of something bigger-Your Headline Awaits
Salary : $155,000 - $175,000
