Finance Manager, Meetings & Events — Remote

World Travel Service; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/hybrid opportunities

Travel opportunities

Job summary

World Travel Service is seeking a Finance Manager for Meetings & Events in Tennessee to oversee accounting activities, provide reporting, and support a fast-paced meetings operation. You will partner with headquarters accounting and event stakeholders to strengthen financial controls and deliver timely reports.

The role requires 4+ years in corporate finance, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• At least four years of corporate finance experience.
• Working knowledge of accounting, budgets, and profit-and-loss statements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with headquarters accounting and Meetings & Events leaders to establish and improve policies, procedures, and workflows for accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general-ledger journal entries.
• Monitor group account balances, issue client invoices, support timely collections, and help ensure each group maintains a positive balance.
• Confirm that invoices are received, paid, posted, and reconciled; respond to client-payment inquiries and provide vendors with payment information.
• Reconcile the Meetings & Events platform with the back-office financial system and maintain the integrity of its financial data.
• Create group codes, complete new-vendor forms, and provide direct-deposit or ACH instructions.
• Support monthly account reconciliations and partner with finance leadership to meet close deadlines.
• Prepare flash estimates, monthly financial submissions, and variance reporting for Meetings & Events revenue and departmental expenses.
• Compile and distribute meaningful monthly reports to management and executive teams.
• Ensure internal and external reporting requirements are met accurately and on time.
• Provide relevant Meetings & Events updates in finance meetings and meaningful finance updates in Meetings & Events team meetings.
• Work closely with headquarters accounting to resolve ongoing issues and design more effective processes.
• Develop best practices for Finance’s role in Meetings & Events operations.
• Build productive relationships with internal operations, sales, account-management, client, and supplier stakeholders.

Skills

Corporate finance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

World Travel Service is seeking a Finance Manager for Meetings & Events in Tennessee to oversee accounting activities, provide reporting, and support a fast-paced meetings operation. You will partner with headquarters accounting and event stakeholders to strengthen financial controls and deliver timely reports.

The role requires 4+ years in corporate finance, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office.