Manager, Global Conference Financial Strategy & Operations

Gartner, Inc.; Pooley Green; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a Manager for Global Conference Financial Strategy & Operations to support Conference Production teams with monthly expense forecasting for 50+ conferences. You will evaluate trends to plan future events and drive the global budgeting process.

The role requires a process-driven, analytical mindset, ability to multi-task, and collaborative work in a fast-paced environment. Travel to conferences is approximately 10%.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of conference or event management experience.
• Proven budgeting and financial controls skills.
• Project management experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, comfortable in complex spreadsheets.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly financial forecast and assess P&L to protect global conference margins.
• Develop and implement budget processes and templates for the global team.
• Create projection tools and analyze key conference metrics for portfolio growth.
• Lead cross-functional coordination with Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Sales and Research.
• Provide training and manuals to standardize budgeting processes across teams.
• Travel onsite to conferences about 10% of the time.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial controls

Project management

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

Formulas

Job description

The Manager for Global Conference Financial Strategy & Operations will support the Conference Production teams by managing the process and templates associated with monthly expense forecasting for over 50+ conferences. The associate will also evaluate trends of Gartner conferences in order to better plan for future events. A qualified candidate must be process driven, analytical, have the ability to multi-task and take pride in their work while being able to work in a fast-paced, self-directed, and collaborative environment.Key ResponsibilitiesManagement of monthly financial forecast, assessing P&L to maintain global profit margins while guiding team on maximizing conference financials.Implementation of budget processes and templates for global team including annual budget creation, regular reporting and year-end closing of expense budget.Definition and guidance of strategic budget priorities, setting actions and timelines, coordinating internal meetings and acting as a point person for conference managers and planners.Creation of projection tools and analysis of key conference metrics to help grow and develop the conference portfolio.Presentation of accurate , consistent and actionable analysis and reports.Management of training sessions and creation of manuals to implement globally streamlined budgeting processes across multi-functional teams reaching over 120 peers.Cross-functional collaboration with multiple business units including Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Sales, and Research.Travel onsite approximately 10% to conferences.Qualifications4+ years of conference or event management experience, ideally large-scale productionProven budgeting and financial controls skillsProject management experienceAdvanced Excel skills, comfortable in complex spreadsheetsCommunication and public relations skillsBachelor's DegreeAdditional InformationThis position will provide conference budget planning and analysis support to the Conference Operations team. Excel testing will be required . Candidates must be adept at advanced Excel, including pivot tables, data sorting, formula generation, and error correction of basic formulas. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, a critical thinker, and able to identify outliers in reporting. A minimum of 4 years of finance and/or conference experience is preferred. Attention to detail, the ability to double-check work before submission, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are imperative. A bachelor’s degree is required .#LI-SM4Who are we?At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. 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