Steven Farley

• Financial oversight of $12B P&L inclusive of $20B in Revenue and $8B in Operating Expenses in support of the Northeast Division of Comcast Cable.
• Highly motivated corporate financial manager with 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting.
• Support annual financial plan, inclusive of budget and forecast reviews, variance analysis to actuals, and partnering with Revenue, Operations, and Executive Leadership Team for strategy operationalization
• Lead recurring forecast inclusive of vs prior forecast, budget and LRP variance analysis and reporting
• Generate annual Budget in alignment with strategic initiatives, with focus on reporting and communication
• Responsible for end-to-end Revenue and Cost of Sales month-end close process, inclusive of revenue recognition, cost analytics, accrual reporting, process improvements, financial statements and Executive reporting
• Constructed detailed financial modeling for financial reviews including support of internal product profitability, legal agreement compliance and overall cost analytics
• Finance lead for weekly touchpoints with Business partners to ensure compliance with monthly and month-end deadlines, budget preparation, purchase order and vendor compliance, and workforce planning
• Tasked to be the division lead in financial systems integration workshops, inclusive of the migration to the Oracle Fusion cloud based procurement system

Financial ownership and responsibility for $210M Operating expenses and $275M annual capital expenditures in support of Technology, Product and Experience (TPX) organization.

• Promoted after 15 months for consistently providing thorough support for the entities I managed and as a result was given an Outstanding rating in my last year-end review which led to my promotion.
• Managed a Sr. Financial Analyst where I consistently provide training and guidance to ensure he can complete deliverables and continue to progress his learning to achieve his career goals.
• Completed monthly operating expenses and capital forecast cycle data loads/reviews for key accounts, including Personnel, Data Network (Cloud), Maintenance, Third Party Labor, as well as Hardware and Software capital
• Reviewed monthly forecasts and provide risk/opportunity analysis with SLT to drive strategic deployment of resources.
• Financial ownership for Personnel (965 FTEs) reporting, reconciliations, offer approvals, financial plans and modeling, strategic resourcing plans and initiatives (junior pipeline) and overall communications
• Partnered with the Business, Procurement and Technical Accounting teams for Hardware and Software contract renewals and agreements, inclusive of accounting impacts related to SaaS agreements

• Work directly with Sr. Sales Management and Partnering Departments to facilitate opportunities to grow revenue and expand client base through evaluating/analyzing customer spending habits, while creating models to guide future performance.
• Procured, analyzed, and solved a profitability weakness in our Region by creating a program where prior selling habits were examined to determine shortfalls in accounts that churned out. The result of which has netted over $8m in accretive revenue.
• Assisted the FP&A team by building a Regional Budget file to assist AEs in forecasting revenue performance for Q4 ’21 – FY ’22 which will lay the groundwork for establishing AE-Sales Office-Market Sales Budgets for 2022.

• Developed comprehensive reports for stakeholders outlining key insights and recommendations.
• Presented findings to management, facilitating informed business strategies
• Identified opportunities for process improvements across the organization.
• Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic marketing initiatives.
• Created reports using analytics tools to assess audience engagement and effectiveness.
• Reviewed competitive landscape to inform advertising positioning and strategy adjustments.
• Oversaw quality control to identify inconsistencies and malfunctions.

• Organized frequent meetings for team members to report and track status of material movement.
• Built project timelines, team delegation plans and provided instructions for task completion.
• Streamlined traffic workflows by implementing efficient scheduling and routing procedures.
• Trained junior staff members in traffic coordination tasks, fostering a knowledgeable and skilled team environment.

• Provided exceptional customer service when addressing concerns or inquiries from both internal team members as well as external clients.
• Coordinated with sales and production teams to ensure success in advertising campaigns
• Handled the scheduling of all major sports commercial spots for the New England Market.