Sr Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis – Ad Sales
Overview
The Sr Manager, Ad Sales Finance will be a key contributor to developing automated processes and financial modeling for annual forecasting, planning, and quarterly pacing. The Ad Sales finance team works with all parts of the ad sales business and this role offers a great opportunity to learn multiple aspects of the Ad Sales business, while building relationships with various operators, and contributing to important strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain comprehensive excel budget models to forecast revenue based on assigned networks and markets
- Lead weekly calls with business leaders (senior level and junior level) to present pacing and coordinate information gathering for maintaining an accurate modeling
- Communicate budget and forecast updates and variance analysis (vs budget, vs prior year) to Sr Finance Management
- Supporting the annual budget and LRP process, including the critical review of planning assumptions and crafting the story
- Support month and quarter end FP&A process
- Prepare presentations of financial results for senior leadership
- Continuous review and improvement of management information
- Assist in ad hoc projects as necessary to support the finance and business strategy teams
- Track and analyze DAI revenue and offsetting loss
- Analyze and monitor forecast revenue vs targets and proactively work with cross-functional business partners in identifying risks and opportunities.
- Train and develop team of COE analysts
Qualifications
- Strong analytic, financial modeling and critical thinking skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong work ethic and follow-through
- Flexible and able to take on new challenges as they arise
- Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to work well and communicate effectively in a cross functional, matrix environment