Finance Director, Video Services

CO Salary Range: USD 185,000.00 - 225,000.00 per year

Company Summary

DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America's First Smart Network™ Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Department Summary

The Video Services Finance Director oversees finance teams acting as trusted business advisors, providing decision support to improve DISH's traditional linear satellite business and the Sling streaming business.

• Lead the Finance team through monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
• Lead the annual budget process, update forecasts quarterly, and lead teams through monthly variance analysis and theme development.
• Strong ability to influence key leaders in the organization.
• Work closely with the analytics teams to build profitability models and subscriber forecasts, as well as evaluate new initiatives.
• Evaluate marketing spend plans and provide strategic recommendations to grow and retain subscribers.
• Support business development negotiations while providing various levels of financial modeling around partnerships, purchases and potential M&A activity.
• Mentor Finance managers, while providing direction and secondary mentorship to team analysts.
• Interpret financial data and communicate recommendations to department leadership and company executives in small and large group settings.
• Represent the best interests of the CFO department and the company in cross-functional meetings and discussions.

• MBA from a nationally recognized, accredited university preferred; will accept equivalent experience with an undergraduate degree in finance/accounting from a similar institution.
• Well-polished oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to summarize complex concepts into simple, understandable and easy-to-follow presentation materials.
• Able to draw valid conclusions from data sets and to mentor individuals to develop the ability to draw similar conclusions from similar data sets.
• Strong ability and desire to work with mathematical concepts (discounted cash flow analysis, statistics, probabilities, algebraic expressions, etc.).
• CPA, CFA, and other advanced educational credentials preferred, but not required.
• Experience managing teams in a fast-paced, high-throughput environment.
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to establish productive working relationships with executives and staff in other departments, as well as lead cross-functional working teams.
• Understanding of subscriber-related or SAAS business financials.
• Eagerness to learn and a "we can" attitude.
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to establish productive working relationships with executives and staff in other departments, as well as lead cross-functional working teams.
• Understanding of subscriber-related or SAAS business financials.
• Strong ability to influence key leaders in the organization.