Finance Analyst
Tennis Channel
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Job Title: Finance Analyst - New York
Job Description: Tennis Channel is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, and travel programming, the network is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open), Australian Open, US Open Series, ATP Masters Series, top-tier Sony WTA Tour championship competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and Hyundai Hopman Cup. Tennis Channel is carried by nine of the top 10 MSOs, Verizon FiOS TV, and has a national footprint via DIRECTV and DISH Network.
General Description: Provide analytical support to Ad Sales and Finance management with monthly, quarterly and year-end financial responsibilities and ad hoc reporting. Prepare the operating expense budget, broad presentations, and strategic plan/forecasts for Ad Sales and Research.
Position: Finance Analyst
Job Responsibilities:
Work closely with Ad Sales, Traffic and Finance departments to prepare, review, and reconcile month-end Ad Sales reports generated through Broadway Sales System.
Work closely with Ad Sales department to prepare monthly audience deficiency reserve (ADU) adjustment for customers with guaranteed sales deals.
Review/audit account executives expense reports and submit to Account Payables' Department for payment.
Assist with month-end closing process for Ad Sales and Research, including preparation of month-end accruals and variance reviews with Finance department.
Review monthly Ad Sales departmental operating expense reporting package and provide actual to budget variance explanations.
Create ad hoc reporting and develop forecasts for Ad Sales and Research. Prepare, analyze, report in summary and detail the revenue and expense budget.
Work closely with Ad Sales department to prepare quarterly ADU liability reconciliation and accounting adjustment to true-up balance.
Manage periodic Ad Sales revenue and operating expense forecasts, including variance explanations and ad hoc analysis for assigned areas.
Work with Ad Sales department to develop annual Ad Sales revenue and operating expense budgets.
Work with Ad Sales executives to prepare customized invoice requests and provide to Finance Department when required.
Daily contact for Ad Sales, Research, and Finance for account coding and billing procedures.
Assist with implementation and enforcement corporate expense policies.
Review departmental processes, and make recommendations for efficiencies.
Interact with peers in various Tennis Channel departments regarding budgets, administrative matters, and revenue processing.
Assist with system implementations and upgrades (Broadway, BI 360, etc.)
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of five-years working experience.
Extremely detailed oriented.
Requires organizational skills, corporate confidentiality, ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Individual needs to be a good communicator and build good working relationships.
An ability to work and solve problems independently and meet deadlines is needed.
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel and intermediate experience working with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Desired Qualifications:
Working experience in the media industry.
Experience in Broadway, BI or media sales systems a plus.
To be considered, please email resume, salary history and requirements to:
Subject line must read: Finance Analyst - New York
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