About this role
The Role: Based in Tokyo, this is the dedicated commercial finance lead for DAZN Japan's advertising business — one of the market's fastest-growing revenue lines. The role owns the end-to-end advertising finance cycle, from forecasting and weekly trading insight through to campaign cost, margin, debtors and yield management, partnering daily with ad sales, ad operations, ad tech and data. Beyond advertising, the remit extends to the commercial finance view of Japan's production and content — engagement performance across live and non-live and a clear position on content ROI — fed directly back into ad inventory management, forecasting and content strategy. Advertising Own advertising revenue forecasting and the financial model across all inventory types — building the volume, rate and yield drivers with the data and sales teams Track booked and pipeline revenue against budget and forecast, providing the weekly advertising outlook to local and central leadership and partnering with sales to keep the rolling forecast current Own the month-end advertising close and receivables — ensuring revenue is recognised correctly, and working with AR and sales to resolve ageing balances and billing issues Produce the monthly advertising KPI pack, working with the data team and acting as the link between data and sales Own campaign cost tracking and direct-cost margin analysis by deal, including production recharges and centrally-allocated serving costs Drive the advertising yield and growth strategy across ad sales, ad operations and ad tech, and provide financial scrutiny on deal evaluation, pricing and new advertising opportunities Production & Content Build and maintain a clear view of Japan production costs — key rights obligations, vendor structures and the cost of delivering live content Own engagement performance across live and non-live content, linking it to ad inventory management and revenue forecasting Develop a clear, evidence-based position on the ROI of content — both live and non-live — to inform commissioning and investment decisions and drive the business forward Business Partnering & Decision Support Act as the dedicated finance partner and single point of contact for the advertising business — across local sales, ad operations, ad tech, data and production, and for the central finance team on Japan advertising budgeting, forecasting and reporting Own commercial decisions end to end — bringing independent financial judgement and a clear recommendation, not just reporting the numbers