Senior Director, Finance - Olympic & Paralympic Games

Senior Finance Director Olympics

Position Overview :

The Senior Finance Director Olympics will support the VP running the Finance department on the Olympics BU, mainly focusing on the LA28 games. Working directly with all senior stakeholders to manage the finance function with support from the existing team.

The position will report to the VP, Finance Director Olympics and manage a team of Finance Managers, analysts and event accountants to proactively support the business team in delivery of the hospitality products. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical analytics and accounting experience (preferably within Events or Hospitality) along with the adaptability, resilience to change and inter-personal skills necessary to thrive in large people-oriented organizations.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Manage and develop a team of event accountants and finance analysts to effectively support the business
• Own all business modelling for thorough collaboration with Executive, Senior and Event leadership
• Prepare consolidated forecasts, budgets, and multi-year financial plans and analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures, and other related areas
• Support the 2 direct reports Snr Finance Managers, Olympics in the above responsibilities as they will be the primary owner of the relationship with the key business personnel and existing processes
• Ownership of month / quarter / year end process and reporting for the division
• Provide regular and ad hoc management reporting for decision-making trend, variance & sensitivity analysis
• Ownership of the full budgeting and forecasting process for the division, including presentation
• Own and maintain various relationships across the broader business, including Event Directors, Transactional Finance, Legal and HR
• Be onsite at the Games to ensure the smooth running of the event
• Ensure a no surprises culture where finance has a key seat at the table when discussing any decisions with financial impact

Qualifications

Skills And Abilities

Hiring Range Minimum : $127,500 annually

Hiring Range Maximum : $170,000 annually