Senior Manager Finance

Who are we hiring?

The Senior Manager will be responsible for all FP&A functions supporting/overseeing Sphere Corporate Events and Marketing and provide support on Experiences and Premium Hospitality.  Responsibilities include preparation of the annual budget, monthly forecasts, and long-range plan. Through deep understanding of the financial implications of business decisions, the Senior Manager will partner with Senior Director and business leadership to help identify revenue growth/expense savings opportunities and operational improvements/efficiencies.

What will you do?

• Oversight of Sphere Corporate Events P&L, including license fees, revenue and expenses associated with content creation and food & beverage, and building expenses
• Oversight of all Marketing related financials and analysis of marketing spend performance
• Support planning and decision-making for Sales & Service leadership, including financially modeling event calendar scenarios for Experiences and Corporate Events
• Support Senior Director on Sphere Experiences where needed
• Lead Sphere Experiences labor reporting
• Oversight of non-labor overhead expenses for Sales & Service and Marketing groups
• Ownership of regular dashboard reporting for Sphere senior management on all financials related to Private/Group Events, Corporate Events, and Marketing
• Collaboration with Senior Director and Data & Analytics team to continually enhance reporting processes and overall operations
• Assist Senior Director with providing due diligence & advice around any new business opportunities/growth initiatives for Private/Group Events, Corporate Events, and Marketing
• Special projects including but not limited to Goals, Strategies & Tactics, supporting month-end close procedures, and MD&A commentary/variance support.

What do you need to succeed?

• BS, BA or related degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience
• Strong financial modeling skills in Excel, experience in Oracle & Hyperion desired but not required
• 7+ years of work experience ideally within the live entertainment and/or theatrical industry
• Flexible and adaptive to changing business needs; can take direction and incorporate feedback from senior management and key stakeholders. Effective working in matrixed environment.
• Skilled at working collaboratively and in a team environment