Manager, Ad Sales Finance- Sports Digital & Streaming
About The Position
The Ad Sales Finance Manager for Sports Digital & Streaming will support core ad sales finance processes for the rapidly growing Sports streaming business, primarily supporting the NBA on NBC & Peacock, recently re-launched NBCSN channel, and our diverse portfolio of Golf rights across NBC, Peacock and Golf Channel. The role will provide business support to Peacock for our full portfolio of Sports rights. This role will provide ongoing support to the Senior Manager of Sports Digital & Streaming in fundamental reporting and analysis related to NBA, WNBA, PGA and Golf Majors along with the Olympics
Requirements
- Four-year degree (B.A., B.S.) at an accredited college or university
- 5+ years of finance experience
- Prior experience in a finance role supporting an ad sales function within a media, entertainment, or digital content company highly desired
- Demonstrated analytical strength and process mindset; ability to identify and resolve key issues quickly
- Thorough knowledge and experience with SAP, Microsoft Suite
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with accuracy
- Proven team play with the ability to take on different assignments/projects in a timely manner
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated leadership skills, especially ability to influence and lead change in cross-functional teams
- High energy and ability to multi-task under pressure
- Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
Responsibilities
- Ownership of Sales reporting and metric analysis
- Support revenue forecasting process (budget, long range plan, estimates)
- Research drivers of key variances and trends
- Improve depth of existing reporting to provide better analytical tools for both Finance and Sales teams
- Leverage best practices with peers to develop consistent processes for the entire Digital Portfolio
- Execute routine postmortem analysis, sports rights valuations, and ad hoc historical requests
- Manage the re-launched NBCSN network, owning ad revenue reporting & distribution rollout analysis
- Ownership of weekly Sales reporting of DAI enabled endpoints
- End to end ownership of revenue forecasting process (budget, long range plan, estimates)
- Partner with Channel and Distribution leadership to perform distribution expansion analysis
- Support Sports Digital & Streaming Sales and Finance teams on broader portfolio reporting and analysis for the full portfolio of sports rights across NBC Sports and Peacock, including working cross-functionally with Linear and Planning groups on Video, Social and Sponsorship reporting and recognition
- Manage Versant Sports reporting & analysis, supporting our broader sales agreement with the new company, overseeing reporting for USA Sports, Golf Channel and CNBC Sports
- Ownership of Sales reporting (monthly, quarterly)
- Manage Versant Sports digital ledger, including billing reconciliation and accruals
- Gain in-depth knowledge of all Sales & Finance systems used for reporting (SAP, Operative, Salesforce, Business Intelligence, etc.)
- Develop expertise in Sports streaming ad market trends, growth, and competition
Benefits
- This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
