Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Director Of Financial Planning And Analysis

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.

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.

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.