Head of Finance - Santa Monica, United States - Hawke Media

Hawke Media

Verified Company

Santa Monica, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

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

We are looking for an experienced financial leader to oversee all financial aspects of the business and drive the company's financial strategy and planning. As Head of Finance & Accounting, you will be tasked with overseeing all financial activities, reporting on revenue, budgeting, implementing policies, and improving financial processes. You will be responsible for assessing the financial performance of the company as well as possible risks and investments. This individual is a reliable professional with broad knowledge of all accounting, financial and business principles. This person is a strategic thinker, and effective leader, who can make the most profitable decisions.

Responsibilities:

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Transactional accounting support including...
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Accounts payable management including but not limited to vendor setup, vendor bill processing, vendor payments
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Bank feed processing and transactional coding, expense management, review and other standard accounting transactional activity
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Accountability and Oversight on all month-end activities, including but not limited to...
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Revenue recognition, bank reconciliations, prepaid and accrued expense reconciliation, balance sheet preparation, publish financial reports including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flow.
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Enhance and maintain internal control processes across corporate and operational finance systems
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Provide all required accounting reports to client CPA firm for yearly corporate tax filings
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Ownership and accountability of finance and accounting functions including oversight, forecasting, budgeting and coordination with multiple department heads and business leaders
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Annual budget including complete Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash flow projections
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Departmental breakdowns and analysis included as needs dictate
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Load completed budget into financial reporting systems for easy comparison and analysis
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Quarterly forecast updates of critical business assumptions.
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Monthly reporting and variance analysis on completed financial periods
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Month over month variance analysis
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Variance analysis of actual results against Budget and / or Forecasted results
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Strategic financial leadership
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Attend leadership meetings
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Provide business insights to Client leadership and staff
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Ad hoc analysis for organizational decision support

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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Manage the accounting staff who are responsible for financial reporting, billing, collections and budget preparation
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Hire accounting and financial staff and conduct performance evaluations as needed
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Coordinate training programs for new staff and identify training needs for current staff

Qualifications:

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Previous, progressive experience in financial leadership at a $30M+ revenue company
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Strong leadership qualities
- ** Ability to work under pressure