Director, Ad Sales Finance

Role Summary Responsibilities of the Syndication Ad Sales Finance team is to support revenue across the First Run, Off Net and 3rd Party titles as well as Branded Entertainment. Ad Sales Finance supports all aspects of budgeting and reporting of Advertising Sales revenue. The Director, Syndication Ad Sales Finance is responsible for analyzing and overseeing financial reporting, Executive leadership communication and Forecasting for the Syndication properties. In this role you will be a key part of Ad Sales Finance team that supports Syndication leadership. There is cross functional exposure to Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Corporate Finance. There is the opportunity to grow in this role and to gain exposure across the portfolio. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Lead Executive presentations for leadership & perform ad hoc analyses, providing insightful views into financial performance Leverage aggregate sales data to aid in forecasting estimates, budgets, and long-range plans Effectively communicate variance analysis, root cause exploration, and forecast scenarios Work closely with portfolio and entertainment groups to report trends, variances, and ad-hoc analysis Evaluate multiple Pro-forma scenarios to discover profitable program mixes Coordinate and assist Sales and Finance teams to set up Upfront materials, assumptions, and operations Support Direct-to-Scale leadership team with weekly revenue trends Train, develop, and oversee one direct report