Director, Finance - Ad Sales

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. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: The Director, Ad Sales Finance will be responsible for the Syndication pricing & sales forecasting, revenue analysis and financial closes, with key focus on the News properties. Own all elements of the pricing process including: Work with the SVP Ad Sales Finance to prepare the annual operating budget, quarterly forecasts, long range plan, monthly operational reviews and other estimates and presentations as required Assist sales and planning leadership in setting sales strategy, pre and post air sales analysis, analyzing pricing trends, sellouts and ratings Develop and own core reporting and analytical processes for TV revenue Work closely with sales and planning management to analyze and report sales risks and opportunities by identifying core drivers (e.g. ratings, price, and volume) Work with Strategic Planning and Sales Leadership in core sales functions: Inventory/capacity utilization & analysis Efficient analysis and forecasting Scatter pricing analysis (to determine maximum potential pricing) Client and category mix, targets and analysis Perform ad hoc analyses on financial impact of schedule changes, program purchases, program and daypart profitability, alternative selling metrics, etc. Improve depth of existing reporting to provide better analytical tools for Finance, Planning and Sales teams Lead Executive presentations for leadership & perform ad hoc analyses, providing insightful views into financial performance 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