What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance position at Victory Live?
ABOUT VICTORY LIVE
Victory Live is a private equity backed technology company aimed at maximizing distribution and yield for live event ticket inventory. We provide an end-to-end software platform for the live ticketing industry, managing thousands of sports, theater and live music event tickets on behalf of artists, promoters, teams, venues and professional resellers. Victory Live’s comprehensive offerings include an established B2B marketplace along with both a full-service and an automated SaaS platform to handle all elements of the ticket sales lifecycle, from ingestion to sales fulfillment.
THE POSITION
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of Finance to lead our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function, reporting to the CFO. This leadership role will be instrumental in providing strategic financial insights, guiding decision-making, and helping drive the organization's financial performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset, strong financial modeling skills, a solid accounting background and proven experience in financial planning and analysis. The person in this role must be a strong team player and communicator, and is someone who can add value as an individual contributor as well as work effectively with finance/accounting colleagues and business leaders across product lines and departments.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develop and update company financial models and forecasts to support the company’s strategic objectives
- Lead the annual budgeting process
- Monitor, analyze, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) across revenue streams and departments
- Conduct variance analysis to compare actual results with forecasts and budgets
- Prepare and deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reports to leadership and the Board of Directors
- Ensure financial reporting integrity and consistency across all revenue streams and departments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate investment opportunities, cost-saving initiatives, and growth initiatives
- Build strong relationships with leaders across the organization
Qualifications
What we’re looking for
- 5 - 7 years of finance / accounting experience, with 2 - 3 years of FP&A preferred
- Experience in one or more of the following industries: technology, software, marketplaces, payments
- Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, pro forma reporting and product-level contribution analysis
- Strong financial modeling skills, including advanced MS Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Demonstrated ability to prepare financial presentations utilizing PowerPoint / Google Slides with charts, graphs and table
- Prior experience with a company that has gone through an acquisition of another business
- Ability to serve as an individual contributor while working collaboratively across the team and organization
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- A positive and team-oriented attitude
- Prior experience with NetSuite is preferred
- Strong accounting background with a CPA, CMA or MBA preferred
