Chief Financial Officer

Location: Los Angeles with travel as needed Elevate Recruiting has been retained by a private equity-backed leader in the media, entertainment, connectivity, and content distribution sector to identify its next Chief Financial Officer. This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity reporting directly to the CEO and partnering closely with the Board of Directors and private equity sponsors. The CFO will play a critical role in driving operational excellence, enhancing organizational scalability, optimizing financial performance, and positioning the company for a future liquidity event.

Key Responsibilities: Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, Board, and private equity sponsors. Lead all aspects of finance, accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, audit, compliance, and financial operations. Develop and execute value creation initiatives designed to improve EBITDA, cash flow, and enterprise value. Evaluate and optimize the finance organization to align resources, talent, and structure with the company's long-term objectives. Drive operational efficiencies and process improvements across the organization. Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, KPI development, and performance management. Oversee lender, investor, banking, and sponsor relationships. Support M&A activity, integration initiatives, and strategic growth opportunities as needed. Build and maintain a best-in-class finance infrastructure capable of supporting continued growth and future transaction activity. Lead preparation for a future liquidity event, recapitalization, or exit process. Ideal Background Current or former Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated track record of success. Experience leading a private equity-backed company through a successful sale. Industry experience within media, entertainment, content distribution, digital media, connectivity, telecommunications, technology-enabled services, or related sectors. Experience leading finance organizations within companies generating $150 million+ in annual revenue. Proven success partnering with private equity investors, boards, and executive leadership teams. Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation, improve operational performance, and optimize finance team structures. Strong background in strategic finance, operational finance, and value creation initiatives. Experience managing complex, multi-entity organizations and geographically dispersed teams. Outstanding leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications: CPA, MBA, or equivalent advanced financial credentials. Experience in both public company and private equity-backed environments is highly desirable. Prior experience supporting M&A transactions, integrations, and capital structure initiatives. Why This Opportunity Executive leadership role with direct visibility to the Board and private equity sponsors. Opportunity to drive meaningful enterprise value creation. Key leadership position during a transformative stage of growth. Significant influence over strategy, operations, and organizational design. Competitive executive compensation package, including meaningful performance incentives.