Analyst / Event Accountant FIFA World Cup 26

Analyst / Event Accountant

The Analyst / Event Accountant is an integral finance / accounting role focused on enhancing business reporting and delivering accurate, timely financial information to support decision-making for various On Location properties.

The position will report to the Manager of Event Accounting and help drive efficiencies around sales reporting, wider event budgeting / forecasting, and detailed post-event accounting reconciliations.

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. The candidate must have a proactive approach to work as well as a willingness and interest in understanding the nature of the business and the many factors affecting it.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

• Partner with P&L lead and Operations teams to support event finances.
• Support the P&L lead of each assigned event to ensure they have clear and concise information for decision making.
• Conduct quantitative analysis of operational and financial data, including monthly financial analysis, ongoing event projections, reforecasting, variance analysis, channel planning and product analysis.
• Identify, consolidate, and manage reporting data from multiple sources
• Provide weekly variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year
• Support budget and forecast builds by summarizing actuals as a baseline to inform strategic planning discussions
• Flag potential risks and opportunities as necessary
• Perform month-end close activities, including but not limited to :
• Ensure the month end P&L and balance sheet are in line with forecast.
• Provide commentary to any variance to forecast.
• Coordinate with Operations to ensure appropriate Event Accruals are accounted for in compliance with GAAP standards.
• Ensure accuracy of accounting coding to report on actuals efficiently.
• Ensure weekly cash flow requests are accurate, complete, and communicated to management appropriately.
• Complete weekly ad hoc reports / projects as required.
• Will be occasionally required to work outside of standard working hours or on weekends at events.

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Hiring Rate Minimum : $60,000 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state / local minimum salary thresholds) Hiring Rate Maximum : $80,000 annually