Sr. Financial Analyst - Ad Sales

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Senior Financial Analyst – AD Sales will be an integral part of the NESN Finance team with a primary focus on supporting the organizations' revenue, expense management, and business analysis for the Advertising Sales department. This position will be involved in a broad range of business issues while providing critical information needed in the decision-making process. This role requires an independent, proactive, and organized candidate who will be motivated to understand and support the inner workings of the sports media industry.

The ideal candidate reacts well to change and can work in an environment that is constantly evolving. There will be opportunities presented that will allow you to gain exposure and expertise in new areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop integrated revenue & expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations.
• Responsible for updating, analyzing, and developing our Advertising Sales revenue model – with emphasis on revenue recognition & KPI tracking.
• Actively supports strategic planning and analytics for the Advertising Sales department at NESN.
• Execute the timely preparation of journal entries, supporting schedules and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts for monthly close.
• Produce & analyze monthly financial statements: P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
• Responsible for identifying opportunities to improve company processes, information, and business results.
• Make recommendations for systems solutions and leads the efforts to document requirements, define scope and objectives, and formulate solutions to parallel business strategies.
• Build strong relationships with key leaders responsible for driving growth and leverage these relationships to perform monthly operating expense & revenue forecasting.
• Identify trends and developments in the industry and competitive environment and present findings to senior management, including the CFO & CEO.
• Ensure expenses & advertising revenue are properly recorded & recognized and work with business partners to understand significant variances between forecast and actual results.
• Special projects as assigned by senior management.
• Other duties/tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related experience in business management, finance, and accounting; public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent; CPA or MBA a plus
• Experience with developing complex models in Excel; excellent analytical and modeling skills are required.
• Superior communication skills - both oral and written.
• Experience in partnering with non-financial functions within an organization and effectively communicating results, trends, etc.
• Ability to identify specific risks and opportunities and take action to make improvements within the organization.
• Experience with applying quantitative and qualitative factors as well as business experience to make appropriate recommendations to senior leadership.
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong analytical, financial, communication, interpersonal, problem solving, and leadership skills are required.
• Excellent organization & time management skills.
• Ability to research problems independently and propose business solutions.
• Knowledge of Broadcast Media industry's concepts, practices, and procedures a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Great Plains a plus.
• Knowledge of SQL & relational databases a plus.

Who We Are

NESN (New England Sports Network) is owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Penguins among other holdings, and Delaware North, owners of the Boston Bruins. NESN is delivered throughout the six-state New England region and nationally as NESN National. The definitive source for New England sports programming, NESN consistently has been one of the top-rated regional sports networks in the country, with a reputation for innovative and award-winning production of sports events and specials.

NESN also manages SportsNet Pittsburgh, a recently branded regional sports network that televises Pittsburgh Penguins games, as well as local college sports, original content and more in PA, WV, and portions of MD, OH and NY.

Our professional environment is passionate, adaptable, creative, and filled with aspiring individuals who are driven to grow with our company. Our core values are at the heart of who we are. We have a spontaneous and vibrant culture, and we truly believe in team spirit and collaboration.

NESN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Minorities, Women, Individuals with Disabilities, and Veterans are especially encouraged to apply.