Senior Finance Manager, Sales Finance & Strategy

The Trade Desk The Trade Desk · Media · New York, NY · Financial Planning and Analysis

Senior Finance Manager, Sales Finance & Strategy at The Trade Desk, a global technology company in digital advertising. This role partners with North American Sales leadership to drive revenue growth through financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic insights. Responsibilities include building models, developing executive presentations, optimizing resource allocation, evaluating sales pipeline, and supporting strategic deals. Requires 10+ years of finance/FP&A experience, expert financial modeling skills, and strong communication abilities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the strategic finance business partner to North American GTM teams, helping to drive revenue growth through deep financial analysis and actionable insights.
  2. Build and maintain robust forecasting models and scenario analyses that proactively identify revenue risks and opportunities across clients, agencies, verticals, and new business.
  3. Lead the development of executive-level presentations and materials that clearly communicate performance drivers, trends, and recommendations to C-level stakeholders.
  4. Partner with sales leadership to inform and optimize resource allocation, headcount planning, and investment decisions that maximize sales productivity and ROI.
  5. Develop and implement frameworks to evaluate sales pipeline health, performance against targets, and key KPIs that influence commercial strategy.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, strategy consulting, or a related analytical and strategic discipline.
  • BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
  • Proven track record of serving as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, with the ability to influence decision-making through thoughtful analysis and clear storytelling.
  • Expert-level financial modeling skills, with the ability to distill complex commercial dynamics into clear, actionable insights.
  • Exceptional communication skills — comfortable presenting to senior executives and translating financial analyses into strategic recommendations.
  • Highly collaborative, with strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence cross-functional partners without direct authority.
  • Proactive, resourceful self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can navigate ambiguity with sound judgment.
  • Deep business acumen and curiosity about the programmatic advertising ecosystem; able to connect market trends to revenue implications.
  • Mastery of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • High integrity, low ego, and a positive, can-do attitude — willing to roll up your sleeves to solve tough problems and drive impact.

Nice to have

  • MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
  • proficiency with large datasets and business intelligence tools (SQL, Python, Tableau) a plus