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Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Wowza Media Systems · Lakewood, Colorado, United States

AccountingExecutive LevelQuick applyfull-time18 days ago

About The Role

About Wowza

  • Wowza powers the world's leading live and on-demand streaming experiences. From global events and
  • enterprise broadcasts to AI-powered video intelligence at the edge, we provide the most trusted, extensible,
  • and developer-friendly streaming platform on the market—reaching customers in over 100 countries across
  • education, healthcare, enterprise, gaming, and government. Backed by Clearhaven Partners, we're scaling fast
  • and investing in the financial leadership to guide our next stage of growth.

The Role

  • Reporting to the CFO and serving on Wowza's Leadership Team, the Director of FP&A owns company-wide
  • financial planning, forecasting, and analysis. You'll run our planning cycles, turn financial data into decisions the
  • executive team can act on, and build the reporting backbone that supports our board, our private equity
  • sponsor, and our lenders. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can model the business deeply
  • and communicate it clearly.
  • This role [manages a team of __ / is an individual contributor building toward a team] and owns the FP&A tech
  • stack.

What You'll Do

Planning & forecasting

  • Own the budgeting, forecasting (monthly, quarterly, annual, and multi-year), and long-range planning

cycles, keeping them aligned with Wowza's strategic and financial goals.

  • Build and maintain the financial models and planning processes behind the business, including SaaS metrics
  • (ARR, GDR, NDR, CAC, LTV) and the operating drivers that move them.
  • Reporting & stakeholders
  • Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting and KPI dashboards, and contribute to board presentations and

investor materials for leadership, the board, and our PE sponsor.

  • Manage lender reporting, including covenant compliance and the periodic financial packages required
  • under the company's credit agreement.
  • Business partnering
  • Run P&L cadences and partner with functional leaders, delivering the analysis, commentary, and

recommendations that shape strategy, capital allocation, and growth investments.

  • Monitor bookings and pipeline data to sharpen sales performance insight and revenue forecasting.
  • Evaluate the financial impact of new opportunities, investments, and strategic initiatives—ad hoc modeling,

unit economics, and corporate strategy work.

  • Improve FP&A tools, systems, and processes so they scale with a high-growth business.

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
  • 8+ years in FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate/public accounting, including time supporting a high-

growth organization.

  • Strong command of SaaS and software business models and revenue recognition.
  • Solid grounding in GAAP and consolidated financial statements.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling, with strong data aggregation and analysis skills.
  • A track record of turning complex data into clear, strategic insight for executives, boards, and investors.
  • A proactive, collaborative leader who influences cross-functional teams and exercises sound judgment
  • under pressure.
  • Nice to have
  • Software/technology and/or PE-backed company experience.
  • International subsidiaries and foreign currency experience.
  • Familiarity with our stack: CRM (HubSpot), accounting (QuickBooks Online), and BI tools (Alteryx, Tableau).
  • M&A experience across due diligence, integration, and post-merger optimization.

Salary Range: $165,000 - $185,000 base (based on experience) + annual bonus

  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (effective Day 1)
  • 401(k) with strong company match
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Employer-paid Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Training & Development opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Who We Are

Why Join Wowza

  • You'll join a fast-paced, mission-driven team building technology that powers real-world moments—from live-
  • streaming graduations to helping parents monitor NICU care. We value ownership, collaboration, and
  • innovation, and we back it with a supportive, global team environment. As a member of the Leadership Team,
  • you'll have direct influence over how the business grows.
  • Wowza Media Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
  • sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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