Senior Manager of FP&A, Vivid Seats
+Bonus incentives and equity
3 days a week in office (Chicago Loop)
Ticket exchange and resale platform
Open for applications
Ticket exchange and resale platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+Bonus incentives and equity
3 days a week in office (Chicago Loop)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Vivid Seats' mission is to empower every fan to get to the live events that shape their most vivid moments and memories.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or other relevant fields
- 7+ years in FP&A or equivalent analytical function
- Ability to build a financial model from scratch
- Strong understanding of GAAP accounting and key accounting principles
- Knowledge of various financial reporting systems and data analysis tools
- You are no afraid to ask questions and seek input; high standards for accuracy and precision
- Highly detail oriented with an aptitude for learning on the job quickly
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic industry
- Experience working at a public company is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Senior Manager, FP&A, you will be responsible for driving the overall financial planning, budgeting and forecasting process for this public company (NASDAQ: SEAT)
- This role requires an experienced, thoughtful and strategic professional to provide financial insights and analysis to help achieve our financial goals
- Lead the overall financial planning processes, including annual budgeting, ongoing forecasting throughout the year and long-term financial plans. Set an annual budgeting calendar and coordinate with team members and cross-functionally to deliver quality and insightful work output
- Analyze and interpret financial and business results to provide insightful variance and trend analysis, as well as identify risks and opportunities
- Prepare and review reporting and presentations that are used by senior management and the board of directors
- Partner with Accounting, External Reporting and the Investor Relations functions to provide reporting and analysis to support investor and public reporting needs
- Lead the continual improvement of budgeting, forecasting and reporting across the company, including management of forecasting and reporting tools, processes and systems
- 30 days in
- Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful
- Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers
- Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and Vivid Seats values
- Meet with various functional leaders across the company to begin developing relationships
- Evaluate and understand our existing FP&A processes, responsibilities, and timelines
- Gain a deep understanding of the systems and tools used by the FP&A team
- You are observing and asking questions, but also doing the tasks necessary to complete your first monthly close process to ensure reporting and analyses are completed and communicated
- 90 days in
- Coordinate and drive the monthly reporting and analysis process including providing the senior leadership team with insightful analysis
- Understand and take part in the quarter-end process, ensuring accurate data is provided to external reporting and investor relations
- Owning a key financial model, including understanding levers and inputs, providing variance analysis and beginning to formulate improvements to the model
- Understand the main drivers of financial performance, key inputs and data sources and areas which require extra attention
- 180 days in
- Are refining our FP&A calendar and processes
- Are proactive and comfortable flagging areas of concern as well as opportunities
- Have developed partnerships with stakeholders across the organization
- Have successfully led a forecast/budget cycle, ensuring a smooth process, effective communication, high level of accuracy and thorough variance analysis. Have considered areas of opportunity for future cycles
Our take
Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats is one of the leading online ticket marketplaces. The event tickets market is one of the biggest out there, expected to reach almost $85 billion by 2027, and the company has secured its place within it with partnerships with big players like ESPN, RollingStone, and the NBA.
The company's strategy has so far been based on massive public exposure through heavy spending on digital advertising, which has brought it great success to date. Its connects millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers each year, covering hundreds of thousands of different events.
Vivid Seats boasts high revenues and sustained growth, and went public in 2021. Following its listing on the NASDAQ, the company has been focusing on expanding operations and broadening its tech capabilities. A recent development is the company's Vivid Picks app, which combines live event and gaming experiences to target changing trends in the events ticket space.
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back within 2 weeks
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2014
$5.2m
SERIES A
Mar 2012
$3.9m
ANGEL
Total funding: $9.7m
Company benefits
- Health, dental and vision packages: BCBS PPO, HSA and HMO plans, mental heath and telehealth programs.
- Retirement and savings programs, continuing education opportunities, and rewarding performance incentives.
- PTO, mental health days, and maternity/paternity policies.
- Company-wide town-halls, hackathons, product demos, in-office happy hours, holiday and summer events, company-sponsored sports leagues and competitions.
- Gym membership fees, wellness weeks, access to on-site treadmill desks, bike storage, fitness classes, and inspiring office spaces.
- Hybrid working arrangements at accessible office locations. Company-provided laptops, monitors, & software in-office. Room for ideas (open floorplan with plenty of meeting rooms, quiet areas, and whiteboards), and coffee. We’re talking good coffee.
Company values
- We Raise the Bar: We shape our industry – we are the competition. We’re ambitious and disciplined teammates who make smart plays and get better every day.
- We Create Exceptional Experiences: Whether we’re engaging a fan, seller, partner, or teammate, we don’t compromise when it comes to their experience. We hold ourselves accountable and lean into every connection to make the moment count.
- We Embrace Change: In our world, the only constant is change and we’re ready for it. As a team, we’re energized by working with speed and agility to anticipate; we’re unafraid to be self-critical and we drive relentlessly to get the best results.
- We Enhance Communities: We invest in our communities inside and out. We’re united in raising awareness around causes close to our hearts and are passionate about giving back.
- We Commit as a Team: Above all else , we’re one team that trusts and supports each other –our unity gives us the strength to tackle even the most difficult challenges facing our business. Driven in our pursuit of the optimal, we constructively voice our perspectives, and when the best play is called, we move forward together.
Company HQ
West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL
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Leadership
Eric Vassilatos
(Co-founder)Also Principal at Magnolia Capital and Managing Partner at SkyBox capital.
Stan Chia
(CEO, not founder)Board Director at 1871, and Board Member at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Former COO of GrubHub.
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