Director of Commercial Finance - Americas

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

The Director of Commercial Finance — Americas is a high-impact commercial finance leadership role focused on Cirque du Soleil’s revenue performance and strategic growth. The role serves as the primary finance business partner to the Vice President, Commercial and the regional leadership team, providing financial insights, forecasting, performance analysis, and business intelligence to support revenue growth, profitability, and long-term enterprise value. In partnership with the VP, Commercial and General Managers, the Director translates business strategy into execution by identifying risks and opportunities, supporting commercial decisions, driving accountability through performance metrics, and ensuring disciplined financial management across the Americas portfolio. The position calls for strong financial expertise, commercial acumen, and understanding of the factors shaping attendance, revenue, guest experience, profitability, and cash generation.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or finance business partnering within a complex, matrixed, or global organization.
• Proven record as a trusted financial advisor to senior commercial and operational leaders, influencing through data, insight, and credibility.
• Deep expertise in P&L management across revenue, EBITDA, operating profit, cash flow, and working capital.
• Strong experience in financial forecasting, scenario modeling, annual budgeting, and long-range planning.
• Commercial curiosity and understanding of demand, attendance, revenue, guest behavior, and profitability drivers.
• Ability to translate complex financial and commercial data into clear, compelling recommendations for executive audiences.
• Experience developing and maintaining executive-level performance reporting, dashboards, and business intelligence tools.
• Proactive, performance-oriented approach, with the ability to anticipate risks and opportunities and confidently recommend corrective actions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, cross-functional collaboration, and influencing skills in a matrixed, global environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in live entertainment, touring shows, hospitality, attractions, or a comparably complex consumer-facing industry.
• Background in revenue management, yield optimization, or commercial strategy.
• International or multi-currency business experience spanning multiple markets.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary financial advisor to the VP, Commercial and General Managers, providing performance visibility through meaningful KPIs and actionable insights.
• Support management and optimization of revenue, EBITDA, operating profit, cash flow, and working capital across the Americas portfolio.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities, recommend corrective actions, and monitor performance against budget, forecast, and strategic objectives.
• Lead monthly business reviews and performance discussions with the regional leadership team.
• Lead rolling forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range financial planning for the business unit.
• Build scenario analyses evaluating attendance, pricing strategies, occupancy, commercial initiatives, cost structures, and market dynamics.
• Ensure forecasts reflect operational realities and changing market conditions, partnering with Corporate FP&A to align methodologies and assumptions.
• Partner with commercial and cross-functional leaders to assess performance drivers, identify growth opportunities, and optimize portfolio profitability.
• Use financial analysis, market insights, and business intelligence to recommend actions on pricing, demand generation, revenue optimization, and operational decisions.
• Translate complex financial and commercial data into clear business insights that support decision-making and sustainable revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain performance reporting and dashboards covering revenue, EBITDA, attendance trends, commercial metrics, operational KPIs, and forecast outlook.
• Prepare monthly business review materials for the VP, Commercial, presenting actionable business recommendations.
• Drive data-based discussions and decision-making across the regional leadership team.
• Support strategic priorities through financial analysis of capital investments, business cases, growth initiatives, commercial partnerships, and cost optimization.
• Evaluate the financial impact of operational and commercial decisions and help prioritize actions that improve long-term enterprise value.
• Promote disciplined financial management and ensure consistent, reliable forecasting, financial reporting, and KPI tracking across the business.
• Support implementation of planning tools, business intelligence solutions, and reporting automation, and improve forecasting accuracy, reporting effectiveness, and analytical capabilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (US/UK specifics to be confirmed with Compensation).
• Complimentary show tickets (4/year) and premiere access.
• High-visibility, high-impact leadership role with direct access to senior commercial leadership and influence over revenue performance and business strategy across the Americas.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed