Senior Manager of Financial Operations - Sports & New Business Initiatives
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.
JOB DESCRIPTION
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.
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.