Senior Director, Accounting – TV Networks

Location: Hybrid role based at the CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with office attendance generally required at least three days per week. A complimentary daily shuttle is available from Manhattan.

Salary: $160,000–$200,000 per year, plus bonus and long-term incentive eligibility.

Company

hirify.global is an independent, publicly traded media company operating news, sports, entertainment, digital, and direct-to-consumer brands.

What you will do

• Lead controllership activities for the Sports and Entertainment Networks portfolio, including distribution, advertising, affiliate, licensing, and other revenue streams.
• Oversee accounting operations, monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and management reporting.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, SEC reporting requirements, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Partner with Finance, Technical Accounting, Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Technology, Internal Audit, and external auditors.
• Provide accounting guidance for strategic initiatives, commercial agreements, contract interpretation, and new revenue arrangements.
• Drive process standardization, automation, ERP implementation, close optimization, reporting modernization, and scalable operating models.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA certification required.
• At least 12 years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including significant leadership responsibility in a large, complex organization.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC or public company reporting, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Experience leading financial close, reporting, balance sheet governance, reconciliations, and accounting operations.
• Experience in media, entertainment, digital, advertising, networks, streaming, technology, or a similarly complex industry.

Nice to have

• Public accounting experience or experience within a publicly traded company.
• Experience leading process transformation, automation, centralization, or operating model redesign.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role in establishing the accounting and controllership foundation of a newly independent public company.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts.
• Collaborative environment focused on governance, continuous improvement, talent development, and operational excellence.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at a hirify.global location before a hiring decision.