Chief Financial Officer

About Dhar Mann Studios

Dhar Mann Studios is a prominent digital media company focused on creating impactful content for the social media audience. With over 1 billion monthly views and 70 billion views across various platforms, the company aims to make a difference through its mission-driven videos.

BIG PICTURE

We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead our finance organization and provide strategic and operational support to the CEO and executive team. The role requires a blend of financial expertise and operational acumen to build a finance function that supports rapid growth.

What You Will Do

• Lead the finance organization across accounting, financial planning, tax and analysis, production finance, reporting, controls, systems, and cash management.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team on company strategy, growth planning, cost structure, capital allocation, profitability, and operational tradeoffs.
• Establish a clear operating model between Finance, Production, Operations, HR, Legal, and department leaders.
• Ensure strong division, department, and IP level revenue finance reporting, including platform revenue, brand deals, licensing, monetization trends, and deal economics.
• Oversee the annual budget, periodic reforecasting, scenario planning, and long-range financial planning processes.
• Ensure strong financial controls, approval frameworks, policies, and compliance standards.
• Own enterprise-level cash strategy, liquidity planning, and financial risk management.
• Oversee the quality and usefulness of all financial reporting, including executive dashboards, variance analysis, board or investor materials if applicable, and key performance insights.
• Oversee equity, 409A, commission structures, insurance, debt/lender reporting.
• Create a high-accountability culture within finance defined by responsiveness, clarity, urgency, accuracy, and ownership.
• Identify structural issues early, make hard calls quickly, and drive resolution before problems become operational fires.
• Support major business decisions including headcount planning, production output strategy, pricing or margin analysis, vendor strategy, and operating investments.
• Lead banking, audit, tax, insurance, and external finance-related relationships as needed.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a finance team capable of supporting a high-volume, fast-scaling studio business.

Who You Are

• Average 12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including meaningful experience as a CFO, Head of Finance, or senior divisional finance leader.
• Strong foundation in both accounting or controllership and FP&A or operating finance.
• Significant experience in media, entertainment, production, content, studio, or another fast-paced project-based operating environment.
• Deep first-hand experience with production finance operational needs.
• Proven ability to lead finance transformation, improve broken processes, build stronger teams, and create trust in financial reporting.
• Strong grasp of U.S. GAAP, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and executive reporting.
• Experience overseeing both historical reporting accuracy and forward-looking financial planning.
• Strong cash flow and working capital instincts.
• Strong systems fluency, including ERP and accounting platforms, production finance tools, payroll systems, and reporting environments.
• Strong communication skills with the judgment to challenge bad assumptions, simplify complexity, and align cross-functional leaders.
• Demonstrated success leading through ambiguity, growth, and operational change.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field required; CPA and MBA strongly preferred.

Where It All Goes Down

All the action takes place at our studio in Burbank, CA.