Director, Finance - Sports Digital & Streaming

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The Director, Ad Sales Finance for Sports Digital & Streaming will oversee core ad sales finance processes for the rapidly growing Sports livestreaming business on Peacock and other NBCU digital endpoints, supporting Sunday Night Football, NBA, Big Ten, Notre Dame, Premier League, NBC Golf, NBC Olympics, World Cup, and all other properties in the NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes portfolio. The Director will have responsibility for financial reporting, revenue recognition, forecasting and analysis for all Sports and Big Event digital ad sales.  The role reports to the VP of Ad Sales Finance, Digital & Streaming. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Directly oversee advertising revenue forecasting, reporting, and recognition for NBC’s growing and diverse portfolio of Sports rights 
  • Recurring Sales reporting and metric analysis, identifying key trends and variances 
  • Revenue forecasting & communication (budget, long range plan, estimates) in collaboration with Sales Leadership and Divisional Finance Leadership to support strategic growth and monetization of Digital & Streaming initiatives 
  • Analyze and report sales risks and opportunities against targets by identifying key variance drivers (ie: traffic, pricing, sell-thru, etc.)  
  • Lead sports rights bid valuations in collaboration with Business Development 
• Support Sports Sales and Finance teams on broader portfolio reporting and analysis, including weekly cash reporting and sales channel demand tracking across NBC Sports and Peacock 
• Oversee Monthly Close process for the NBCU Digital Portfolio, coordinating with Ad Sales and Divisional Finance teams on revenue accounting and recognition across Direct IO, programmatic and partnership revenue streams 
• Collaborate with the NBCU Digital & Peacock Ad Sales finance teams on portfolio-wide budgeting and reporting, assisting with weekly Digital Executive reports, and performing ad hoc analysis impacting all business units 
• Manage, develop, and motivate a team of 3 Finance professionals 

Qualifications

• BA/BS 4-year degree 
• 7+ 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 
• Ability to build financial models and presentations for senior leadership 
• 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 
• Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice 

Additional Requirements:

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the New York, NY office a minimum of three days per week.

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