The Vice President Operations, Financial Strategy and Initiatives serves a key role on the Versant Production & Distribution Finance team, reporting to the Vice President/CFO Production & Distribution Finance and serving as the operational finance support partner to the full “Operations & Technology” (O&T) team. The role provides the unique opportunity for extensive visibility with the Versant leadership team and experience both shaping and managing the operations of a recently formed Media company.

The Production & Distribution Finance team is responsible for providing the full suite of operational Finance support to the President of Operations & Technology and O&T Leadership Team. This team will be responsible for supporting strategic decisions on the set-up and evolution of the Versant Operations & Technology function and providing ongoing financial support on day-to-day operations and guiding long-term initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the Vice President/CFO of Production & Distribution and O&T Leadership Team in making strategic decisions related to setting-up new technical and operational solutions for Versant and partnering with Leadership to align O&T Services with Versant Strategic initiatives, while creating financial value to the Corporation through leveraging scale, technology and optimizing operational processes.
• Provide ongoing operational finance support for the full Operations & Technology team, including enabling live production activities, managing key vendor relationships, and providing financial support across Versant facilities.
• Manage tracking of overall Versant Operations & Technology operating expenses and allocating capital spend in collaboration with Versant Corporate FP&A team.
• Partner with Versant Corporate FP&A team with key inputs for ongoing forecasting, including budgets/long-range plans, in-year pacing, and ad hoc financial analysis on the Operations & Technology organization.
• Partnering with the Director of Production & Distribution Finance and O&T Finance Team of 8+ Finance Professionals to deliver core Finance Responsibilities (e.g. month end close, transactional tracking/approval, Capital Projects, Pacing, Key Performance Indicators, etc…), while developing automated and standard processes and leading the financial reporting/LRP/Budget processes and special projects (as identified).