Finance Manager: Venue Operations & Profitability

Saudi Entertainment Ventures | SEVEN; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) seeks an Embedded Finance Business Partner to lead financial direction across venues, driving profitability and strategic decision-making for operations teams in the entertainment portfolio.

You will own P&L, analyze revenue streams, manage budgeting and forecasting, monitor KPIs, and coach a high-performing finance team to deliver measurable value while ensuring robust internal controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6–7 years of finance experience with exposure to operations or business partnering.
• Experience managing finance professionals and supervising a team.
• Strong understanding of EBITDA, margins, and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own venue P&L performance and analyze revenue streams including tickets, F&B, retail and attractions.
• Provide trusted financial partnering and influence decisions at the idea stage.
• Track KPIs such as per capita spend, attendance vs forecast, revenue per visitor, and labor costs.
• Assist budgeting/forecasting with seasonality and event calendars and provide variance analysis.
• Identify and implement cost optimization initiatives with operations leadership.
• Ensure financial controls and assist audits across venues.
• Develop and mentor the operations finance team to deliver value.

Skills

P&L management

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Forecasting

Cost optimization

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration

CMA (Certified Management Accountant)

CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

Job description

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) seeks an Embedded Finance Business Partner to lead financial direction across venues, driving profitability and strategic decision-making for operations teams in the entertainment portfolio.

You will own P&L, analyze revenue streams, manage budgeting and forecasting, monitor KPIs, and coach a high-performing finance team to deliver measurable value while ensuring robust internal controls.