Sagar Thapa Email and Phone Number

Responsible for financial forecasts & budgets for managed areas and validated them with the commercial team to capture any risks and opportunities and provide assessment and recommendations of revenue drivers.Track business performance by updating Ad sales models regularly, understand drivers behind the change, and track and verify the data to ensure it is complete and accurate.Responsible for developing and updating standard SMT and local commercial team reporting to highlight important trends, events, or unexpected variances.Partnered with Ad Sales management Finance Team and P&C to allocate Sales targets across teams and track achievements for Sales Incentive Plan.Partner with business central and regional teams with sales-related projects.Lead, develop and coach a team analyst to provide high-quality support to their stakeholders.

• Created and led a 3-man task force to improve processes across commercial operations and PRS (Project Assigned by Sr Director, Ad Operations Asia).• Partnered Ad Sales management to allocate targets across teams and regularly track achievements.• Acted as subject matter expert in discussions with Asia leadership team on best practice for ad sales operations in the region.• Partnered Ad Sales management to manage the Agency’s Volume and Commission.• Developed and produced a suite of essential weekly and monthly ad sales revenue reporting which provided tracking and insights to Sr management and sales team.

• Managing the National/International Ad sales team and Advertising Agencies to ensure the timely execution of commercials and sponsorship activities across Discovery India by following the deadlines.• Managing Inventory Status Reports daily for sales.• Preparation of TRAI report for Discovery Networks-India on a Weekly basis.• Monthly analysis of big spenders on the Network.• Weekly and Monthly analysis of Effective Rates across the Discovery Networks-India.

• Generation of complete final transmission logs with FCP guidelines.• Responsible for booking orders following authorized approvals, process, and standard operation procedures, and preparing schedules for commercials programs, and promos.• Liaise with the team about various program inventory requirements as needed and ensure smooth operation of the schedule.

• Generation of complete final transmission logs with FCP guidelines.• Managing the booking orders following authorized approvals, process and standard operation procedures, and preparing schedules for commercials programs and promos.• Liaise with the team about various programs inventory requirements as needed and ensure smooth operation of the schedule.• Complete coordination with various organizations for release orders.

• Managing the Daily Collection Report (DCR) and Daily Flash Report (DFR).• Proficiency in handling accounts-related software (SAP and Tally) and Traffic Software (Airways)• Preparation of an Outstanding Report and Collection Plan for the Marketing and Sales Department.• Month End billing procedures, and revenue analysis between GL and Airways.• Creation of Performance Reports in adherence to the organizational policies for Sales, Finance and HR.