Job Description
This is a newly created position to support Tennis Channel's (TC's) growing digital streaming and international operations. We are looking for a detail-oriented and strategically minded senior financial analyst to join our finance team. The successful candidate will perform a variety of financial activities including planning, analysis, budgeting, and reporting. In addition, you will have strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills and be able to present financial information and models in a concise and easily comprehensible manner. Ideally, you will have global experience in DTC sports streaming services. Seeking a business partner for the SVP, Digital Media who can flex and pivot within an evolving dynamic industry and environment while working and partnering with TC productions, operations, and Sinclair Broadcast Group's (SBG's) (corporate) New Business and Finance Teams.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Works on all planning and reporting financial cycles for digital and international tennis operations, meeting deliverables as outlined by TC and SBG.
• Works closely with Production Finance and the ad sales team to ensure clear communication and coordination for aligned new business planning assumptions.
• Models new business opportunities, including dynamic inputs for new business opportunities such as DTC, FAST, Sports Gaming, etc. Ability to create as many iterations as necessary for evaluation purposes.
• Monitors operating performance and prepares variance explanations
• Prepares monthly departmental actual to budget analysis and reviews results with colleagues
• Reviews new contracts for all financial impacts and administration
• Prepares revenue share calculations and coordinates invoicing and billing with applicable TC and SBG Finance
• Works with Joint Venture partners to establish working business relationships and business processes
• Provides additional ad-hoc financial analysis for CFO and Controller as needed
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field
• MBA preferred
• 3- 7 years of progressive experience in financial planning, strategic planning, and/or corporate finance is preferred
• Experience in International business highly desired
• Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with solid business and financial acumen
• Strong relationship building skills, demonstrated ability to work well in a team and with executives and colleagues at all levels
• Expert proven Excel skills
• Experience working in a dynamic, start-up environment as well as a large corporate environment helpful
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
Tennis Channel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!
About Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is a twenty-four-hour television network, online streaming service and national print magazine circulation dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.
About Sinclair
Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. Also, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, our own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!
The base salary compensation range for this role is $70,000 to $90,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzqjqn-35-175-236-44-42 in your application.