Vice President & General Manager, Music and Literary Group

VNU is a global information and media company with leading positions in marketing and media information, business publications, and trade shows. Its widely respected brands include ACNielsen, Nielsen Media Research, Billboard, Adweek, and The Hollywood Reporter, among many others.VNU Business Media is seeking a hands-on, self starting financial and operations professional with magazine/media industry experience. Position reports to the division president and acts as partner with ad sales, editorial, charts, HR, marketing, production, business development, finance and business management team to deliver top- and bottom-line results.Spearhead/prepare strategy and budget development/quarterly forecasts
Quarterly, monthly and weekly financial reviews
Track and analyze ad sales forecasts; pricing programs
Monthly P&L reviews and variance analysis
Sales compensation planning
Monitor and review commission plans and review monthly payouts for reasonability and accuracy
Lead MTP (Medium-long term planning) strategy plan/process.
Special Projects and ad hoc analysis as assigned
Help with systems integration/implementations projects
Become super-user of SAP, Hyperion, BW, etc.
Go-to person for all financial and operational (production, pricing, m&d, ad traffic, digital delivery, web development) issues
Responsible for sign-off on all staffing decisions including new hires, terminations, promotions, extra compensation, bonuses and merit-based changes in pay
Develop all reparation plans including various sales commission programs
Construct staffing contingency plans. Manage succession planning and biannual review processes
Process improvement and innovation
Design, install and maintain internal controls
Develop annual rate cards and create custom rates for special advertising units
Streamline, enhance and improve financial and operational procedures and verify that activities support VNU's strategies and values
Collaborate with division management in understanding the cost/benefit impact of initiatives and decisions to identify trends, develop financial projections, set appropriate targets and lead the execution of the plan
Develop and maintain effective relationships with all internal customersQualifications
Publishing experience required
Prefer 6-8 years experience with combination of public/private in areas of auditing, finance, analysis and operations
Operational or prior business manager experience in media required (print magazine/online/conferences/licensing experience)Flexible, mature and common-sense based. Excellent interpersonal skills and able to deal with assorted personalities, priorities and projects
Ability to present issues concisely and within the strategic context
Excellent Excel/Powerpoint skills expected, and deliver turnkey analysis/presentation decks
Requires ability to foster a decision making process that is collaborative and properly balances financial, operational and strategic objectivesVNU promotes and enforces an active policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for all individuals. For more information on our brands, please visit www.vnu.com.
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