Executive Director, Global Financial Operations & Compliance in London

Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Our media sales division helps local, regional, and national brands reach potential customers through multiscreen TV advertising. Our ad tech division FreeWheel provides comprehensive adtech that makes it easier to buy and sell premium video advertising across all screens, data types, and sales channels.

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, is seeking a seasoned and strategic finance leader to serve as Executive Director, Global Financial Operations & Compliance. The ideal candidate will come with ad-tech (or similar) industry experience. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role sits at the center of our global growth strategy—driving operational excellence, financial integrity, and scalable governance across our global footprint.

The Executive Director, FreeWheel Global Financial Operations & Compliance is responsible for setting the strategy, governance and execution of FreeWheel’s Global Financial Operations & Compliance function. Creates financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems. Executes accurate and timely billing for all FreeWheel services. Develops strategy to control potential credit losses and maximize collections. Ensures compliance with tax, regulatory, statutory and company requirements for several international subsidiaries. Demonstrates leadership versatility.

Our Team: The FreeWheel Finance team has strong business partnerships and influence across the organization. We drive financially informed decision-making in support of leadership’s strategic priorities, while continuously improving processes to deliver an efficient transactional infrastructure for both internal and external customers. The FreeWheel Finance leadership team has a proven track record of developing talent. We build nimble, business-fluent teams that create meaningful impact in achieving the company’s growth objectives.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensures accurate and timely client invoicing and provides critical data for revenue and cost of services reporting.
• Manages the development of business strategy to attempt to control potential credit losses and works with leadership to execute the business strategy.
• Ensures FreeWheel is adequately protected against credit loss as it expands relationships with Agency Hold Co and Independent Agency clients.
• Analyzes credit exposure (aging) reports and provides forecasts related to bad debt and write-offs.
• Ensures compliance to all Federal, State and Country level invoicing, tax and reporting requirements.
• Leads FreeWheel response to international tax and statutory audits.
• Manages international cash movement among subsidiaries in accordance with Comcast policies and objectives.
• Manages transfer pricing agreements among legal entities.
• Owns global financial controls and governance, ensuring compliance with SOX, Comcast internal control standards, and enterprise risk management requirements.
• Oversees usage of outside collection agencies.
• Manages and motivates a global team, overseeing career growth and maximizing performance.
• Demonstrates sound business judgment, financial acumen and leadership.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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Education: Bachelor's Degree. While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable):

Relevant Work Experience: 10 Years +

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