Manager, Ad Sales Revenue Management Finance & Strategy

A+E Networks•New York, NY

7d•$92,979 - $108,786•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Ad Sales Revenue Management Finance & Strategy supports pricing, planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational strategy across linear and digital advertising revenue. The role partners with Sales, Revenue Management, Finance, Sales Operations, Digital, IT, BI, and Stewardship to improve forecast visibility and reporting accuracy, automate manual workflows, and strengthen business processes. The Manager translates business needs into scalable reporting solutions, provides actionable insights for management decisions, and helps ensure revenue data is accurately captured, validated, and reported. This role is suited to an analytical, process-driven problem solver who can manage complex data, collaborate across teams, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced ad sales environment. A+E Global Media employees collaborate in the office three times per week. New hires must be commutable to an office in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Stamford, Connecticut. The annual base pay range is $92,979–$108,786, with an annual incentive target of 12.50%. Compensation depends on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience. A+E offers healthcare coverage, 401(k) matching, and other benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, Media Management, or a related field.
Experience in ad sales revenue management, pricing and planning, finance, sales operations, media, or a related analytical function.
Strong understanding of advertising revenue workflows, forecasting, pacing, stewardship, upfront/scatter activity, and linear and digital sales processes.
Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
Ability to analyze complex data, identify variances, and translate findings into clear business insights.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to explain technical or data-driven concepts to non-technical audiences.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, process consistency, and operational efficiency.
Ability to partner with IT, BI, Finance, Sales, Digital, Sales Operations, and Stewardship teams to implement reporting and workflow improvements.
Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset and ability to build structure around complex or manual processes.
Must be commutable to an A+E Global Media office in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Stamford, Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree.
Experience with BI tools, forecasting systems, or internal revenue platforms.

Responsibilities

Partner with Sales, Digital, Finance, IT, Sales Administration, and Revenue Management teams to enhance reporting tools, improve forecast visibility, support plan approval processes, and provide clear, timely communication to Sales teams across linear and digital ad sales revenue.
Build, maintain, and improve forecasting, pacing, pledge tracking, deal attribute, upfront/scatter ratecard, category performance, and management-facing revenue reports.
Lead process improvement and automation efforts, including migrating manual Excel-based workflows into scalable AI reporting tools, standardized templates, validation checks, audit workflows, and documented processes.
Support pricing, planning, finance reconciliation, timing analysis, budget tracking, and other revenue-related reporting processes to improve data accuracy, consistency, and usability.
Support stewardship, liability, and operational reporting by troubleshooting variances, building validation checks, improving controls, and partnering with internal teams to resolve discrepancies.
Partner with BI and technical teams to test tools, provide business feedback, translate reporting needs into requirements, and support integrated linear and digital reporting initiatives.
Create documentation, user guides, and training materials; train Sales, Sales Service Representatives, Inventory Sales Planners, and other stakeholders on system usage, data-entry standards, and reporting best practices.