POSITION: Regional Director of Finance, AST Division

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Regional Vice President, Finance, AST Division

FLSA STATUS: Salaried, Exempt

Summary

As the world’s leading venue management company and producer of live event experiences, ASM Global is the preeminent management and content partner with over 350 venues worldwide. Operating and investing in the world’s most important stadiums, arenas, convention centers, and theaters requires unmatched dedication and the most profound expertise. Our focus is YOU! Through investments in growth, resources, and technology we strive to enhance the experience of our internal Team Members and to continue creating amazing live experiences for the guests that we serve.

This individual will be responsible for supporting and overseeing all aspects of financial and accounting activities at the venues they support by performing the following duties.  The role is the strategic Finance business partner to the Regional Vice Presidents and provides leadership, functional guidance, and valuable insights to leadership teams across venues. This role serves as an interdependent part of the core business unit leadership team within the business unit or region and serves as functional leader for venue based DOFs. As a business partner to RVPs, this role provides business/financial perspective to help make optimal business decisions, uses financial skills and diverse sources of information identify profitable opportunities, anticipate challenges, and creates competitive advantages and drive performance. Role has responsibility on accounting oversights of supporting venues and balance sheet review/reconciliation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Business Partnering and Business Unit Performance: Creation and embracing the culture of business partnering by working with the AST (Arenas, Stadium and Theaters) Division Regional Vice Presidents of Operations, the Regional DOF and Venue DOFs within the business unit/region, together with the RVPs are jointly responsible for achieving optimal operating performance without losing sight of all measured KPI’s. Review financial performance of each venue within the region, analysis of variances, trends, forecasts, and budgets. Challenge existing strategies and/or recommend alternate strategies to continually improve effectiveness of the business or financial management. Highlight potential operating opportunities and weaknesses with SVP Finance, Regional VP Finance and Regional VP of Operations. Additional duties as assigned shall include business development and contract renewal analyses.
• Functional leadership: As a functional leader of the region, own the process of sourcing, hiring, and training Finance talent across the venues by partnering with venue GMs and relevant HR business partners. Constantly identify high potential talent for future movements. Engage in succession planning discussions with Regional VP Finance and Regional VPs of Operations. Plan and coordinate coverage at venues (vacancies or new venue openings).
• Accounting and Balance Sheet oversight: Has a fiduciary responsibility of the overall accounting within the region. Establish a timely review schedule of balance sheet review to ensure proper accounting are being followed in conjunction of GAAP, ASM requirement and Client requirement. This role should complete Balance Sheet review of his/her venues at least twice a year and manage any remediation/action plan thereafter post review and report out to Regional VP Finance. Additionally, ensuring venue compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements, tax filings and ASM Global Policies and Procedures.
• Taskforce Support: Assist with the finance operations of venues that the role supports as necessary as circumstances arise.
• Finance Transformation Support: Assist the venues in implementation of various new systems as necessary, champion the usage of such systems, and partner with various corporate personnel to maximize system efficiencies.

Supervisory Responsibilities  

• Oversight of approximately 50 venues. Manages the Directors of Finance at the individual venues. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Additional support from 3-4 Sr. Directors of Finance to help manage the business performance and accounting oversight of the venues. The Sr. Directors of Finance work under the direction and management of the Regional VP Finance and Regional Director of Finance.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to quickly analyze large sets of data and provide feedback to leadership on key drivers of variances.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work flexible hours in addition to normal business hours.
• Must have professional attitude and appearance.
• Approximately 25% travel required, will vary based on business needs.

Education and/or Experience   

• B.S. in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university
• 7-10+ years’ experience in public accounting and/or financial management at a supervisory level or as department head
• Finance experience in venue management industry is preferred.

Skills and Abilities 

• Strong business acumen and ability to influence change and drive to results.
• Extensive knowledge of general and cost/project accounting
• Excellent math skills; high aptitude for figures
• Ability to work with and maintain highly confidential information required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate well both inside and outside the organization.
• Strong organization skills with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written and people skills essential.
• Effective supervisory and delegation skills
• Effective conflict resolution management skills
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is preferred.
• High energy, strong will and ambition to learn and work on new things.
• Problem solving skills and critical thinking skills within a global enterprise set up.
• High degree of comfort in managing multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• CPA is preferred.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for review of statistical and other financial records and information.

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

ASM GLOBAL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.