Job Posting Title:
Manager, Finance - Addressable Ad Sales
Req ID:
10153183
Job Description:
The Manager, Finance – Addressable Ad Sales plays a critical role in shaping the financial narrative of one of The Walt Disney Company's fastest-growing businesses. This role owns revenue forecasting, reporting, and analysis across key DTC ad revenue streams — including DMVPD (Live) and non-video/sponsorship — while driving finance transformation initiatives that improve how the team works. By combining deep analytical rigor with cross-functional partnership across Ad Sales, DTC Finance, Controllership, and Strategy, this role directly supports business decision-making, forecast accuracy, and the long-term growth of Disney's addressable advertising business.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
- DMVPD Revenue Forecasting & Reporting: Lead Hulu Live and Fubo revenue forecasting, close support, and performance analysis. Drive forecast accuracy through deep understanding of drivers, KPIs, and revenue components.
- Non-Video & Sponsorship Revenue: Oversee forecasting and analysis across third-party/marketplace, integrated marketing, social, and vertical revenue streams. Uncover key variance drivers and translate insights to inform business decisions.
- Forecast Methodology & Eliminations: Own and optimize eliminations actuals and forecast.
- Enhance forecasting methodology to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort.
- Business Case Support: Lead and shape financial analysis for ad hoc analysis and initiatives.
- Assess financial impacts and deliver clear, actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
- Finance Transformation & BI/AI Integration: Lead automation and technology-enabled enhancements across forecasting, reporting, and EPM systems. Accelerate process simplification and efficiency improvements.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner and align across Finance, Controllership, Ad Sales, Ad
- Platforms, and Strategy teams to develop financial inputs and assumptions. Support and influence business case development and decision making.
- People Leadership: Lead and develop a Senior Financial Analyst. Build analytical ownership and elevate long term capability and independence.
Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Economics, or Accounting preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive FP&A or financial analysis experience; media, streaming, or ad-supported business experience preferred.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Highly collaborative with the ability to build relationships and influence decisions across finance and business partner teams.
- Self-motivated, independent thinker with strong organizational skills and the ability to develop structure around ambiguity.
- Experience leading or mentoring finance professionals.
- Champions new technologies with a strong learning mindset.
- Demonstrated ability to build structure and drive work forward in a fast-evolving, ambiguous environment. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in ad sales, streaming, or digital media finance a strong plus. ·
- Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools; enthusiasm for automation and process improvement.
- Experience with Snowflake, SQL, or similar data platforms a plus.
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $126,800 to $154,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job Posting Segment:
DEFIN
Job Posting Primary Business:
Ad Sales Finance
Primary Job Posting Category:
Financial Analysis
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Burbank, CA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-06-10