Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

This is a remote position that requires you to work closely and collaboratively with internal teams.

About Townsquare Media

Townsquare is a community-focused digital and broadcast media and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on markets outside the top 50 in the U.S. Our assets include 340 radio stations across 74 local markets, more than 400 local news and entertainment websites and mobile apps, a subscription digital marketing services business (Townsquare Interactive) and a digital advertising division (Townsquare Ignite).

About the Opportunity

The Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting owns Townsquare’s external reporting and technical accounting and is a key member of the accounting leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the market operation with a particular focus on revenue generation across Townsquare’s multiple media and entertainment platforms.
• Create a vision and strategy for consistent revenue and profit growth, with the ability to communicate and execute the plan.
• Support the content team (on air and on line) and hold them accountable to executing the brand strategy and delivering content excellence.
• Recruit, train & develop top sales talent.
• Lead their sales team to exceed revenue targets by developing a sales strategy and holding the team accountable to hitting and exceeding their individual goals.
• Ensure the station’s license is in order and that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other federal, state and local rules and regulations are followed.
• Drive key account growth through the selling of results based, integrated programs while also pushing significant new business development.
• Prepare and manage the fiscal budget. Develop/implement strategic goals to exceed local advertising, live events and digital services budgets.
• Represent TSM to key client accounts and community; developing strong client relationships and community partnerships that further our business.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm preferred) and either at least three years of SEC reporting at a public registrant or equivalent experience auditing public companies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; active CPA license required.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules (Regulation S-X and S-K).
• Experience supervising and developing staff; month-end close experience strongly preferred.
• Strong written communication skills and the judgment to present to senior management and the Audit Committee.
• Computer Skills: Advanced Excel required (Power Query, pivot tables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, building and auditing complex models).
• Hands-on experience with Workiva or similar reporting software, including inline XBRL tagging, strongly preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP and IBM Planning Analytics (TM1/Cognos), or comparable ERP and planning systems, preferred.
• Working knowledge of SQL a plus.
• Comfort using AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Claude) for research, drafting and automation, consistent with Company policy, a plus.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Benefits

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