Director of Commercial Planning & Financial Analytics

Amgmarketing; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health support

Flexible spending account

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Advance Local Media is seeking a Director of Business Planning & Financial Analysis for a remote U.S. role. This senior, individual-contributor position partners across Sales, Operations, Product, and Finance to improve forecasting, profitability, and strategic decision-making.

You will translate data into actionable insights on contracts, OEM programs, product mix, and costs, developing forward-looking forecasts and scenario analyses to strengthen commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Analytics, Finance, Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• At least seven years of progressive experience in revenue or sales operations, commercial strategy, business operations or analytics; automotive experience preferred.
• Experience advising executive leaders through strategic analysis, scenario modeling, and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of revenue drivers, COGS, gross margin, customer/contract economics and KPIs.
• Proficient in Excel and BI tools; experience with automotive advertising, digital media, or OEM programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Automotive's top commercial analyst and strategist, guiding profitable growth and performance.
• Develop business cases, investment evaluations, scenario modeling, and long-range planning.
• Create revenue operations dashboards tracking KPIs, pacing, and product performance.
• Collaborate with Finance to enhance forecast quality and explain drivers of results.
• Assess revenue, COGS, margin by contract and OEM program; evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Partner with Sales on quotas, territories, and sales productivity measures.
• Identify data-quality and reporting improvements; define and implement requirements.

Skills

Excel proficiency

AI proficiency

BI / data visualization

Forecasting

Scenario modeling

Strategic analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Economics / Analytics / Finance / Management

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Advance Local Media is seeking a Director of Business Planning & Financial Analysis for a remote U.S. role. This senior, individual-contributor position partners across Sales, Operations, Product, and Finance to improve forecasting, profitability, and strategic decision-making.

You will translate data into actionable insights on contracts, OEM programs, product mix, and costs, developing forward-looking forecasts and scenario analyses to strengthen commercial decisions.