Finance Manager

This position has been filled - Job#: 453365356

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Finance Manager who will be a business advisor responsible for providing timely, actionable and strategic analysis in support of Tennis Channel across all platforms (linear, magazine and digital).   The successful candidate must be comfortable with ad-hoc analysis and projects, finance processes / systems / tools / modeling, operating under tight deadlines, implementing controls and driving impact through insightful analysis and executive takeaways.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Partners with Tennis Channel sales management for forecast, close, budget and strategies
• Analyzes financial results, identifying key trends, and communicating results to senior management
• Delivers timely and accurate forecasts while reporting and identifying risks and opportunities
• Contributes significantly to the annual budget process, communicating results and drivers, and assisting with presentation of results
• Performs various ad-hoc analysis to help measure performance of brand and process improvement projects to support team needs, including building dynamic models, scenarios and sensitivity analyses
• Oversees the financials for the marketing program and Live Events.
• Partners with internal/external finance groups to build expectations and deliverables surrounding all Tennis properties

 
Qualifications:

• Demonstrated desire for ownership, ability to operate in fast paced environment, and adapt to changing needs and responsibilities
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Proven ability to prepare and present executive level presentations with insights
• Exceptional communications skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to balance needs of clients and financial responsibilities
• Demonstrated interest in sports

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or economics.
• Four to six years of finance experience, with a minimum of three years' experience in a role which required strong analytical, modeling, organizational and technical skills
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint skills (logical and reference formulas, financial functions, pivots, etc.)
• Audit experience
• Experience with Essbase, Hyperion, and/or other data base retrieval tools 
• Experience with Broadway Planning and Inventory Management system is a plus