Senior Financial Analyst/Accountant

About the Company

On Location is a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, offering ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production, and travel management across sports, entertainment, fashion, and culture. The company provides unrivaled access for corporate clients and fans at marquee events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and more. An official partner to over 150 iconic rights holders such as the IOC, FIFA, NFL, NCAA, UFC, WWE, and PGA of America, On Location also owns and operates unique experiences. It is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns UFC, WWE, and PBR, reaching 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories.

About the Role

The Senior Financial Analyst/Accountant, Core is a key Finance role supporting the Travel Services business (including the Collegiate Travel Office and Owned & Operated events such as the Aer Lingus Classic) and the broader FP&A function across the Core Business portfolio. This position delivers accurate, timely financial information and analytics to drive decision-making, strengthen reporting rigor, and improve visibility into event and program-level performance. The ideal candidate brings strong technical analytics, financial modeling skills, and a business-partnering mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, people-oriented organization. This role offers meaningful exposure to senior finance leadership and cross-functional business partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial forecasts, budgets, and management reports for the Travel Services portfolio, tracking operational and financial metrics to inform strategic decision-making.
• Perform variance analysis vs. plan, prior year, and latest forecast, identifying trends and delivering actionable insights.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation and review of variance explanations and management reporting outputs.
• Build and enhance financial models for travel programs, hospitality packages, and event operations to support planning and profitability analysis.
• Own program and event-level profitability reporting across the Travel Services portfolio, partnering with business leads to monitor revenue performance, cost drivers, and margin optimization.
• Partner with Controllership to support accurate accounting treatment, completeness of accruals, and adherence to financial reporting policies.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel/BI dashboards.
• Support contract analysis and revenue recognition considerations (e.g., principal vs. agent) in partnership with senior finance staff.
• Contribute to systems and reporting initiatives, including data integrity and controls across finance platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, and related tools).
• Support special projects related to revenue enhancement, price/volume analysis, and margin optimization.
• Work extended hours as needed to meet the demands of peak event and reporting periods, including month-end close and key travel program deadlines.
• Ensure finance has a key seat at the table on decisions with financial impact.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, or analytics.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA and/or MBA a plus.
• Experience in live events, hospitality, sports, or entertainment businesses strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial close processes, P&L structures, cost allocation, and profitability drivers.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills; experience with BI/dashboarding tools (e.g., Glean, Omni, Power BI) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite and SAP) a plus.
• Ability to influence and partner with cross-functional stakeholders and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience producing executive-ready deliverables for senior leadership.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and balance competing deadlines.

Pay

Hiring rate range: $65,625 – $87,500 annually (minimum will not fall below applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds).