Head of Finance

Sector: Media / Advertising / Digital Media

The Head of Finance is responsible for leading the finance function of the media organization, ensuring strong financial governance, commercial insight, and sustainable profitability. This role partners closely with executive leadership and commercial teams to support growth, content investments, and revenue optimization across media platforms.

• Lead all finance activities including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Provide financial oversight for media operations, campaigns, content production, and commercial contracts.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and operations teams to evaluate profitability of media projects and client engagements.
• Develop financial models to support new media initiatives, content investments, and digital growth strategies.
• Oversee revenue recognition, billing, collections, and contract financial compliance.
• Monitor costs related to production, talent, licensing, and media buying to ensure budget discipline.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, policies, and risk management practices.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, and external stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, driving performance and accountability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with strong exposure to media, advertising, or digital businesses
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• Solid understanding of media revenue models (advertising, subscriptions, sponsor ships, content licensing).
• Experience supporting fast-paced, creative, and commercially driven environments.
• Strong commercial and financial leadership.
• Excellent business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance financial control with creative and growth initiatives.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and reporting capabilities.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial analytics tools.