Sphere Entertainment Co. · 5 days ago
Senior Analyst Finance
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $100K/yr
3+ years expSphere Entertainment Co. is a premier live entertainment and media company seeking a Senior Analyst Finance to manage the financial aspects of their Live and Marquee Event businesses. The role involves event financial support, FP&A, and financial reporting, requiring collaboration with various departments to ensure accurate financial management.
ConcertsEventsMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Event financial support including event offers, settlements, and financial outlook
Assist with the development of detailed event and financial assumptions for Live and Marquee Events working in tandem with the Live business and Marquee Events business teams and other departments to refine key operating assumptions (e.g., event counts, paid attendance, scan count, ticketing fees, event profit, food, beverage, merchandise and premium products)
FP&A/Financial Reporting including but not limited to annual budgets, monthly forecasts, month-end close, rate card analysis, venue standards, and competitive analysis
The Sr. Analyst prepares detailed labor & cost estimates for MSG Sphere Las Vegas concert residencies and Marquee Events. This includes being proficient and well versed in union rules and rate card rent for use by MSGE/Sphere Live Booking team and MSGE Marquee Events team to negotiate deals with clients
The Sr. Analyst is responsible for tracking event costs, reviewing contracts, conducting event settlements with promoters and/or artist representatives, preparing P&L statements, and reviewing the monthly reconciliation to general ledger as needed. The Sr. Analyst will conduct weekly reconciliations to ensure that building labor is coded to the proper event
The Sr. Analyst will develop financial and operational expertise related to labor and non-labor expenses. This will include understanding and summarizing union agreements, work rules, and applicable rate cards. The Sr. Analyst will be used as a resource by the Booking team and other Finance Staff
The Sr. Analyst shall provide primary analytical support to critical FP&A work as assigned (e.g. annual budgets, forecasts, month-end close, rate card analysis, venue standards, and competitive analysis, etc.). This will include projects and reporting that cross divisions, requiring the Sr. Analyst to maintain positive working relationships across the company
The Sr. Analyst will review and approve coding for all Live event-based purchases through the company’s purchasing system
The Sr. Analyst will be responsible for the accurate distribution of company-wide event financial information and the creation of unique tracking codes
Preparation and signing event settlements in conjunction with Event Bookers. Settlements with outside promoters, artists, or producers regularly represent transactions that exceed millions of dollars
Qualification
Required
BS, BA or related degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Strong financial modeling skills in Excel and in depth understanding of financial systems desired but not required
Experience in Oracle, Hyperion, Tableau, and other ERP systems desired but not required
3-5 years of work experience ideally within the live entertainment and/or theatrical industry preferred
Experience in a union environment and dealing with multiple collective bargaining agreements preferred
Benefits
Robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose
Upskilling employees’ talents and strengths
Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.
Company
Sphere Entertainment Co.
Sphere Entertainment Co. is a premier live entertainment and media company.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$225MKey Investors
Point72
2024-06-25Post Ipo Equity
2023-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $225M
2020-04-09IPO
Leadership Team
Felicia Yue
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Robert Langer
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Recent News
2026-01-21
2026-01-20
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