Project Finance Manager

FREEMAN • Dallas, TX • 23h ago

About Us

Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust-all around the world.

Summary

The Project Finance Manager is an individual contributor responsible for financial leadership across complex, large-scale event programs. This role ensures programs are grounded in accurate, strategic, and optimized financial management. The Project Finance Manager partners with Project Management and Account Direction teams to oversee all financial aspects related to complex Events Projects. This role is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring 2-3 days per week in-office based out of Grand Prairie, TX or Philadelphia, PA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Financial Management

Develop, manage, and forecast budgets for complex event programs

Conduct variance analysis, margin tracking, and scenario modeling

Support monthly close with revenue recognition inputs and KPI reporting

Lead reconciliation between client SOWs, budgets, and internal systems

Cross-Functional Partnership

Serve as the primary finance partner to Producers and Account Leads

Collaborate with Accounting and Operations on billing and invoicing

Support special financial projects and data integrity checks

Process & Systems

Improve financial workflows, templates, and reporting frameworks

Review, analyze or build dashboards connecting financial results to operations

Maintain audit-ready documentation

Use budgeting and accounting systems proficiently to support reporting processes

Additional Duties

May mentor junior analysts as department scales, as needed

Participate in onboarding, training, and process optimization, as needed

Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance; MBA preferred

Minimum 7 years of experience in budget management, financial analysis, or client finance

Certifications: MBA/CPA/CMA preferred but not required

Experience in the Live Events industry strongly preferred

Microsoft Office (MS Teams, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint)

Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, charts); proficiency in SAP and Salesforce

Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills

Ability to explain complex financial concepts in clear, client-friendly language

Strong attention to detail, a positive attitude, and a team player

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 25%

What We Offer

Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the @types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Life, Accident and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Diversity Commitment

At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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