Director, Ad Sales, Finance

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX is looking for a Director, Ad Sales Finance to join our Ad Sales Finance team. The Director, Ad Sales, Finance will manage headcount planning, forecasting, reporting, and sales incentive plans across the ad sales organization. You’ll partner closely with HR and Senior Ad Sales leadership to align on strategy, staffing needs, and costs.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Analysis & Daily Operations

• Partner with HR and Sales leadership to manage position control, backfill requests, and organizational changes

• Maintain accurate headcount data and labor-related costs in the financial system

• Build and automate headcount reporting and dashboards for monthly business lead reporting and corporate submissions

Monthly Close

• Perform monthly financial close, including expense accrual journal entries and general ledger reconciliations

• Prepare monthly reporting and detailed variance analysis

• Prepare variance drivers and commentary for executive reporting packages

Forecasting

• Lead Budget/Forecast process for salary & related costs – Update models with labor-related costs; revise forecasts for monthly/quarterly submissions

• Forecast and reconcile quarterly and annual bonus and commission expenses

• Work closely with HR, Finance, and Business Leads to gather forecasting inputs/assumptions

Sales Incentive Comp Plan

• Work with Senior Management to determine quarterly bonus targets and payments to the Sports, Entertainment & News Sales teams ensuring equity of treatment across plans

• Ensure compensation plan is driving overall company objectives, and suggest any necessary adaptations

• Engage with Legal and HR to document changes, handle exceptions, and execute with Sales

• Work with Sales & Tech to facilitate use and understanding of Salesforce incentive plan tool

• Assist in requirement gathering, implementation, and continued development of Salesforce incentive plan tool

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• ·Accounting/Finance/Economics bachelor’s degree

• 8-10 years of experience in Public Accounting, Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking

• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to produce high-quality deliverables

• Comfortable working under tight deadlines

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects

• Ability and willingness to quickly adapt in a rapidly changing environment

• High level of professionalism and the ability to communicate and interact with all staff levels

• Strong Excel skills and ability to manipulate large data sets

• Implement the use of internal AI tools to streamline processes and reporting

• NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Workday financials & HR

• Adaptive planning

• Salesforce and Tableau knowledge

• Strong interest in the media/advertising industry