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The Walt Disney Company’s Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) is a new, global business segment for The Walt Disney Company that is responsible for all monetization of content—both distribution and ad sales—and oversees the operations of the Company’s streaming services, including Disney+ (including Star and Disney+ Hotstar internationally), Hulu, and ESPN+ and domestic broadcast and cable television networks. DMED brings together the Company’s best-in-class product, technology, and commercialization teams together into one global organization, with the goal of expanding the footprint of Disney’s world-class content and beloved brands and delivering highly-personalized entertainment experiences to diverse consumers around the world. DMED works in close collaboration with Disney’s Studio, General Entertainment, and Sports content creation teams on programming and marketing for the streaming services and networks.
The DMED segment is seeking a Finance Manager to provide ad sales finance support across the linear Cable TV networks. It’s a unique opportunity to be a part of the newest growth segment for the Company. The role will work closely with Disney’s Ad Sales Revenue and Yield Management teams, and will also partner with the respective Programming/Content and Research teams, to prepare strategic financial plans for key forecast periods (annual budget, long-range plan, and quarterly forecasts) for the Linear Cable Ad Sales line of business. They will oversee recurring deliverables including Ad Sales Pacing, Rate/Volume analysis metric drivers, and Forecast/Plan modeling.
The Manager will lead the financial planning process and create strategic analyses to support decision-making for Freeform and Disney Channel cable nets. The role will require the ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate with stakeholders across the company, and lead a Sr. Financial Analyst. The ideal candidate will be able to easily navigate and clearly communicate between the Ad Sales organization and the Finance organization. A strong analytical and systems reporting background is necessary as the role relies heavily on a key understanding and working knowledge of the department’s sales reporting systems and general ledger systems.
Responsibilities :
Assist and support the month close and quarter end reporting, forecasts, budgets, and strategic plans, as well as reports explaining variances between actual results and financial projections for all components of Linear Cable Ad Sales revenue.
Drive development of new financial models related to ad sales forecasting and planning.
Oversee ad liability stewardship of Cable networks assigned including all cross-network activity. Partner with pricing and planning team to ensure maximum effective use of inventory for managing liability balances.
Provide insight through analysis and observation of any risks or opportunities to the businesses over the course of the year.
Provide weekly reports of booked and working ad sales to management inclusive of revenue and key ad sales metrics.
Basic Qualifications :
Minimum of 5+ years in a corporate finance / business analytics role.
Demonstrated experience working closely with information systems and/or strong ability to quickly learn new information systems (Sales Traffic and Planning systems, G/L).
Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate clearly micro details into a broader summary for different levels of management
Advanced Excel abilities (Nested statements, pivot tables, charting, combining functions like Index, Match, Offset and Indirect)
Preferred Qualifications:
Ad Sales experience is a plus, not required.
Required Education :
Bachelor’s degree in Science or Finance
Preferred Education :
Master’s degree in a quantitative field preferred – Physics, Math Economics, Business Administration
