Finance Manager (FTC)

OVERVIEW The Finance Manager will support the CNBC International FP&A function by owning the relationship with Ad Sales. The role will work closely with regional ad sales teams, using applicable insights to enable management to make timely & relevant business decisions. The role will take ownership of ad sales budgeting, forecasting & analysis. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Build strong relationships with the ad sales teams based in EMEA, APAC & the US. Oversee maintenance and accuracy of Ad Sales, business partnering with the Sales VPs & wider sales teams to provide financial support. Keeping the communication channel between sales & finance open by leading weekly ad sales meetings and ensuring the sales pipeline is accurate & robust. Highlighting campaigns that have been removed from the pipeline, understanding the reasons for lost prospects. Working with sales team to strategise on how these will be replaced. Preparation of weekly international ad sales report; highlighting new campaigns booked, to-go targets for the quarter/full year and key movements in the sales pipeline to allow senior management to focus on key areas of potential growth Ensuring newly booked campaigns are supported by a signed contract & media plan; using this documentation to work with the CNBC controllership team to confirm revenue is recognised correctly in the P&L. Month end reviews of Europe & Asia P&Ls, using sales reports to ensure gross ad sales, agency costs & Cost of Sales (COS) are reported correctly and are in line with expectations. Digital ad sales; reporting in a separate P&L. Track digital ad sales booking, ensure correct revenue recognition & use relevant insight to forecast each month. Tracking any potential delays in ad sales campaigns, working with sales to obtain updated media plans, ensure this is communicated to controllership & reflected correctly in the P&L. Monthly COS reviews with Catalyst production manager, analysis on COS % of each campaign. Detailed quarterly reviews of closed campaigns to write back savings/overspend to the P&L. Using insights from the sales teams to highlight key risks & opportunities for the quarter & the year. Partner with the FP&A Director on all aspects of ad sales revenue reporting, including monthly pacing submissions, quarterly reforecasts & annual budgeting. Preparing bonus calculations for the sales team, facilitating in depth conversations with the sales team on % achievement and preparing statements to be reviewed by ad sales VPs. Assist with other ad-hoc responsibilities as required (e.g.ad-hoc analysis, corporate data requests)