Senior Manager of Financial Operations - Sports & New Business Initiatives

PROOF OF THE PUDDING•Atlanta, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Proof of the Pudding is a chef-led hospitality company delivering food and beverage experiences at some of North America’s most complex sports, entertainment, cultural, and live-event venues. Founded in Atlanta in 1979, Proof has built a national reputation for doing hospitality differently — from-scratch cooking at scale, hyper-local sourcing, and a partnership-first approach that treats clients as collaborators, not contracts. The company serves professional and collegiate sports venues, convention centers, cultural institutions, and large-scale destination events across the United States and Internationally. As a Senior Manager, you'll be responsible for elements of the financial reporting and consolidation supporting Proof leadership to provide timely, data-driven reporting and insights to inform decisions around the Company’s Key Events and New Business Initiatives. The role will also play a key role in supporting the onsite finance delivery for the events, particularly on PGA & Other Large Sporting Events.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field, or equivalent experience required
Must be adaptable with work and travel schedule with availability to travel throughout the year.
This position will require moderate travel, especially around key events and new business initiative evaluation.
Excellent excel and modeling skills; capable in PowerPoint
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross functionally.
This position will work closely with C-Suites and Senior Leaders in S&E.
Knowledgeable about data gathering, cleaning, and transforming techniques
Comfortable making assumptions to help navigate inconsistent or incomplete data sources
Excellent attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Ideal background experience include but are not limited to investment banking, consulting, or corporate FP+A
Able to summarize information into insights using a mix of data presentation and visualization techniques
Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, QuickSight) a plus

Responsibilities

Support P+L leaders in the consolidation of forecasts and monitoring of core economics of key events
Lead projects / model development to answer specific questions related to financial performance or strategic initiatives and identify recommendations to drive results
Support the Business Development team to evaluate new opportunities, especially around key events and other new initiatives in sports.
Conduct quantitative analysis of operational and financial data, including monthly financial analysis, reforecasting, variance analysis, channel and product analysis, and pipeline analysis
Maintain consolidation of the event plan, financial models and scenario analysis
Oversee forecast and monthly monitoring of event specific G&A, including streamlining processes and supervising account reconciliations
Assist in scaling and automating processes for financial and operational reporting for key events.
Partner with the P&L Leads and broader Proof accounting teams as needed on monthly reporting, cash forecasting, and financial strategy and planning
Performs other related duties as needed.