Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers –– and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.
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The Trade Desk’s Global Commercial Finance team plays a crucial role in supporting our business development teams by structuring and pricing deals to ensure they align with our internal policies and strategic goals. We are seeking a Senior Analyst to support our APAC Commercial Finance function, based out of our Shanghai office. While focused on the APAC region you will be part of a global team, with the opportunity to be involved in aspects of the global function. There will be a focus on offering guidance to consistently drive deal execution, managing risk while complying with company policy and procedures, advising on deal revenue recognition, and with the added benefit of shaping future growth. This role reports directly into the APAC Controller with a dotted reporting line into the Commercial Finance Manager, based in the U.S.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Responsible for managing the deal lifecycle, from initial structuring to post-execution support.
- Partner with the APAC region Sales team to structure and gain internal approval of deals, with a focus on ensuring that deals are in line with organizational strategy.
- Partner and collaborate with other internal stakeholders including the Legal, Revenue Operations, Revenue Accounting and FP&A teams, while ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Responsible for generating margin calculators to assess the financial strength of deals.
- Assist the APAC region Sales team with concession requests and regional initiatives.
- Perform post execution support of deals such as acting as support to resolve issues between the Sales team, Revenue Accounting and Order Management teams.
- Work across regional and global teams to improve current processes and procedures, continuously considering ways we can improve our workflow to increase efficiency and/or accuracy.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA or similar), MBA, or 5+ year of practical experience in a comparable technical field
- Revenue Accounting experience is preferred
- Experience working for a scaled US-listed technology company is preferred.
- Experience in structuring and pricing deals and/or working around sales-focused financial models in MS Excel
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate complex topics and modeling to a variety of stakeholders and company leadership
- A proactive and strategic thinker who can manage multiple priorities and deadlines while working with a diverse cross-functional team
- Strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to build positive working relationships across functions and at every level in the organization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work under pressure and handle problems with confidence and maturity.
- Strong attention to detail, with focus on accuracy, compliance and delivering high-quality work.
- Able to be available during early and late business hours to accommodate global time zones, able to travel as required.
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