<p>About Us</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Essential Duties & Responsibilities</p> <p>Financial Management</p> <ul> <li>Develop, manage, and forecast budgets for complex event programs </li><li>Conduct variance analysis, margin tracking, and scenario modeling </li><li>Support monthly close with revenue recognition inputs and KPI reporting </li><li>Lead reconciliation between client SOWs, budgets, and internal systems </li></ul> <p>Cross-Functional Partnership</p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary finance partner to Producers and Account Leads </li><li>Collaborate with Accounting and Operations on billing and invoicing </li><li>Support special financial projects and data integrity checks </li></ul> <p>Process & Systems</p> <ul> <li>Improve financial workflows, templates, and reporting frameworks </li><li>Review, analyze or build dashboards connecting financial results to operations </li><li>Maintain audit-ready documentation </li><li>Use budgeting and accounting systems proficiently to support reporting processes </li></ul> <p>Additional Duties</p> <ul> <li>May mentor junior analysts as department scales, as needed </li><li>Participate in onboarding, training, and process optimization, as needed </li><li>Other duties as assigned </li></ul> <p>Education & Experience</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance; MBA preferred </li><li>Minimum 7 years of experience in budget management, financial analysis, or client finance </li><li>Certifications: MBA/CPA/CMA preferred but not required </li><li>Experience in the Live Events industry strongly preferred </li><li>Microsoft Office (MS Teams, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint) </li><li>Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, charts); proficiency in SAP and Salesforce </li><li>Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills </li><li>Ability to explain complex financial concepts in clear, client-friendly language </li><li>Strong attention to detail, a positive attitude, and a team player </li></ul> <p>Travel Requirements</p> <p>Travel up to 25%</p> <p>What We Offer</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance </li><li>Tuition Reimbursement </li><li>Paid Parental Leave </li><li>Life, Accident and Disability </li><li>Retirement with Company Match </li><li>Paid Time Off </li></ul> <p>Diversity Commitment</p> <p>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.</p> <p>#LI-Hybrid</p>