Director of Finance Arena

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

The Director of Finance plans and directs all aspects of financial, accounting, purchasing, and internal control functions for the venue by performing the following duties, personally or through subordinate supervisors. The Director of Finance directly supervises the Finance Department and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Oak View Group’s policies and applicable laws. Other responsibilities include overseeing the interviewing and hiring of full-time employees;

planning, assigning, and directing work; performance appraisals; disciplining employees in conjunction with Human Resources; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

This role pays an annual salary of $140,000-$150,000 and is bonus eligible.

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until November 20, 2026.

NOW Arena is an 11,800-seat multipurpose family entertainment, cultural, and sports center. Seating capacity for the arena ranges from 3,000 to 6,000 for theater shows, 8,000 for sports, and 11,800 for concerts. Since 2016, the arena has been home to the Windy City Bulls, the Chicago Bulls' affiliate in the NBA. The NOW Arena also manages the Hideaway Brew Garden, which is adjacent to the arena and provides live music and entertainment to the local community over the summer months.

• Assists in the development and implementation of facility goals and priorities relating to financial management, budget, accounting, purchasing, and/or payroll in compliance with State and Federal law, and policies and procedures.
• Monitors compliance with all provisions of the management contract.
• Maintains contact with Risk Management Department and Insurance broker for coordination of appropriate coverage.
• Reviews all contracts for clients, events, subcontractors, food and beverage, or concessionaires.
• Reviews and/or prepares event settlements.
• Reviews and executes all checks and deposits; reviews daily cash receipts and disbursements.
• Oversee box office, ticket sale receipts and reporting.
• Oversee food and beverage accounting.
• Assist with show settlement including payments to promoters; compile all post-show financial info to enter into GL; prepare show income/loss reports
• Oversee payroll and HR functions in the venue.
• Prepare appropriate state and local tax returns to be filed timely
• Prepares financial statements for the Client and Corporate, and other financial reports, including monthly statements, Annual Budget and Annual Report.
• Directs the installation and maintenance of accounting records to show receipts and expenditures.
• Directs the maintenance of general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost, property, operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Analyzes financial performance and cost analyses for all departments; prepares monthly financial statements and recommends appropriate actions/changes in order to meet business goals.
• Prepares statements and reports of estimated future costs and revenues.
• Co…