Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Wowza Media Systems, LLC

Lakewood, CO

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Broadcasting, Budgeting, Business Growth, Business Model, Business Strategy, Capital Allocation, Communication Skills, Economics, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Strategy, Forecasting, Gaming, Government, Healthcare, Investment Strategy, Leadership, LifeTime Value (LTV), Loans, Metrics, Process Modeling, Profit & Loss, Revenue Forecasting, Sales, Software as a Service (SaaS), Strategic Planning, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager
LOCATION
Lakewood, CO
POSTED
9 days ago

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.

About the Company

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Wowza Media Systems, LLC