Finance Business Partner - OVO Arena, Wembley
Who We Are
We are ASM Global, hosting breath-taking live events at our venues around the globe. Our impressive network of over 350 Stadiums, Arenas, Conference Centres, and Theatres has welcomed some of the World’s most exciting Music Artists and Sporting Events. Our vision is to connect the world through inspiration, innovation, and imagination to realize the potential of the spaces and places that bring people together.
The Venue
Nestled in the heart of Wembley Park, OVO Arena Wembley stands as one of the most iconic and storied venues in the UK. Renowned for its state-of-the-art facilities and world-class acoustics, the arena offers an unparalleled experience for both performers and audiences alike.
About the Role
To act as a business partner to the venue GM and management team providing quality MI and supporting the team with commercial finance and analytical input and advice, and to work with the central transactional finance team to produce management accounts from journal stage to monthly packs and detailed forecasting and budgeting.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide high-quality MI and detailed commercial financial analysis of the operations to support decision-making.
* Identify and implement improvements in processes and systems, with the objective of improving controls and efficiencies.
* Attend and actively contribute to venue SMT meetings led by the venue General Manager.
* Hold monthly meetings with Department Heads to discuss financial results and forecasts.
* Prepare annual departmental budgets and challenge department heads to achieve targets.
* Prepare monthly reforecasts and prepare monthly forecast pack.
* Prepare monthly packs for monthly Business Review and attend the meeting.
* Input into annual business planning process and value up financial impact of initiatives.
* Provide ongoing Finance support on the financial impact of initiatives implemented, especially around the impact of premium and hospitality products.
* Prepare month-end journals and process in Finance System.
* Prepare event settlements for all events.
* Prepare show night reports and a weekly performance tracker for all events.
* Where relevant prepare ROI analysis for capex projects that are income-generating.
* Act as point of contact for audit of venue and prepare all audit files.
* Responsible for and have control over integrity and accuracy of MI from EPOS and other business systems.
* Provide commercial insight into working capital management through a stronger control framework or improvement in processes.
* Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations.
* Ad hoc project work as directed by the UK Finance Director and GM.
We are looking for someone with:
* Experience in management of people.
* The gravitas to act as the face of Finance as a ‘stand-alone’ Finance representative.
* Track record of implementation of processes and change management experience.
* Good knowledge of processes, systems, and control frameworks.
* Advanced Excel skills including formulas and ideally macros.
Recruitment Process Outlined:
* 1st Stage - Intro Call with Talent Team
* 2nd Stage - F2F Meeting with GM and Finance Director
Inclusive Workplace
At ASM Global, we are committed to leading the entertainment industry towards a greener, faster, and more innovative digital future. We aim to be an inclusive organization, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make a significant impact from day one.
If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We are dedicated to providing a fair and transparent assessment process and will do our utmost to accommodate your needs.
If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered. We will continue to review applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert before the closing date.
Please download and complete the Employment Application Form.
Submit your completed forms to:
recruitment@eu.asmglobal.com ensuring that you detail the role that you are applying for.
Please note incomplete applications will not be considered.
Position: Finance Business Partner
Salary: Competitive
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: OVO Arena Wembley
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