Hybrid Production & Artistic Finance Manager

Socket.dev; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Opera is hiring a Finance Manager to serve as the primary financial administrator for the Production and Artistic departments. You will coordinate financial, contractual, payroll, and administrative processes, acting as the liaison between Production, Artistic, Human Resources, Finance, and our shared-services accounting partner.

The role combines production finance, contract administration, payroll coordination, budget support, and operational planning to ensure activities are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Arts Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, financial administration, production finance, payroll administration, or comparable operational support.
• Experience supporting complex departmental budgets, multiple funding sources, and high-volume seasonal financial activity.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of financial management systems, invoice workflow software, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce, maintain, and distribute the weekly Production Worksheet Pay Schedule for all seasonal production employees and AGMA production personnel.
• Review, verify, and code stagehand and wardrobe payroll prior to processing.
• Coordinate weekly payroll for hourly AGMA artists, including chorus and dancers. Update weekly hours based on costume fittings, absences, lateness, and other fees/deductions.
• Generate Artistic Payroll Matrix for Artistic Administrator’s review based on seasonal contracts and schedule C documents.
• Coordinate payroll documentation and communicate with department managers to ensure timely and accurate payroll submissions.
• Update Artistic Payroll Matrix based on artist overtime, AGMA delegate pay, and other seasonal updates.
• Facilitate contract preparation, routing, signatures, payment schedules, and submission of required documentation to applicable union offices for seasonal staff, AGMA artists, USA designers, and other production personnel.
• Maintain personnel and payroll documentation in accordance with organizational policies.

Skills

Financial administration

Budgeting

Payroll coordination

Contract administration

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Arts Administration, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cincinnati Opera is hiring a Finance Manager to serve as the primary financial administrator for the Production and Artistic departments. You will coordinate financial, contractual, payroll, and administrative processes, acting as the liaison between Production, Artistic, Human Resources, Finance, and our shared-services accounting partner.

The role combines production finance, contract administration, payroll coordination, budget support, and operational planning to ensure activities are