Finance Manager, Commercial & Strategic Projects

Who We Are:

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 250 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euro league Basketball, CONMEBOL, World Rugby, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and P .

IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and P , the world's premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans.

TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

To provide financial planning, management accounts, business partnering and commercial finance support with a key focus on the new WTA client project and wider strategic business initiatives. The role is responsible for month-end close, forecasting, variance analysis, client reporting, project support and commercial analysis to support decision-making across the business.

• Lead financial oversight, month-end close and quarterly client reporting for the WTA project
• Lead finance support to the TMO project management team on Project One
• Act as finance lead on RFPs, including financial modelling and analysis for future deals for FD review
• Own studios pipeline consolidation across Production, Tech & Ops, and Cingularity to ensure clear oversight of total deal value to IMG
• Provide broader FD finance support across projects, including ad hoc analysis for SLT
• Take ownership of monthly management accounts, month-end close and variance analysis across designated projects and cost centres.
• Deliver quarterly, annual and ad hoc forecasting, planning and analysis across a portfolio of productions and strategic initiatives
• Partner with Production, Legal, Sales and Finance colleagues to ensure accurate revenue, expense and cash forecasts are produced in line with contractual terms and revenue recognition policies.
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital management across relevant projects and deals.
• Liaise with production teams, AR, Corporate Accounting and Treasury to ensure invoices are raised, cash is collected and finance issues are resolved on a timely basis.
• Provide commercial insight and financial challenge to stakeholders, translating financial data into clear recommendations for finance and non-finance teams.
• Support audit queries and ensure financial processes, controls and reporting are maintained to a high standard.
• Advise and assist operational teams on financial procedures and wider commercial matters affecting their projects.

• Must be prepared to work additional hours as required to meet deadlines

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP &
  
  A), management accounting, monthly close processes, and budget vs actual variance analysis.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams, providing financial insight and decision support for projects, investments, and commercial opportunities.
• Strong financial modelling, scenario analysis, and commercial evaluation skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial issues clearly to…