Manager, Accommodations - Financial Operations & Contracting

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Manager, Accommodations - Financial Operations & Contracting:

The Manager, Accommodations - Financial Operations & Contracting is a key operational lead within the LA28 Accommodations team, responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of contracts and financial processes across a high-volume, multi-stakeholder environment. This role ensures the accurate and timely execution of hotel and vendor agreements, budget monitoring, invoice processing, and compliance with LA28's financial policies and systems. 

The position is a strategic connector between Accommodations and internal partners including Legal, Procurement, and Finance, while also maintaining a close working relationship with the Manager, Accommodations & Systems Operations to ensure contract and financial data are accurately captured in the reservation platform and aligned with operational outputs. 

This role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to track multiple contracts and financial workflows concurrently, and the confidence to drive process improvements and system adoption across the department. 

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Accommodations – Operations, Systems & Finance. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Accommodations department lead for all hotel and vendor contracts, including initiating, drafting, redlining, routing, and executing agreements and amendments 

• Maintain comprehensive tracking systems for all contracts, deposits, payment milestones, cancellation terms, attrition clauses, and financial risk indicators 

• Partner with the LA28 Legal, Finance, and Procurement teams to ensure full compliance with internal contracting policies, controls, and approval workflows 

• Develop and manage stakeholder-specific budget trackers, maintaining accurate forecasting, reconciliation, and variance reporting for accommodations expenses 

• Review, process, and reconcile invoices and payment requests, coordinating with Finance to ensure timely disbursement of funds or issuance of refunds 

• Work with Procurement to manage pre-payment structures, purchase order creation, and contract closeout documentation 

• Maintain a centralized, audit-ready repository of executed contracts, amendments, and all associated financial records 

• Support Games-time financial closeout processes, including financial reconciliations, reporting, and documentation handoff to Finance 

• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of SOPs related to financial and contracting workflows within Accommodations 

Background & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience managing financial operations and vendor contracting in fast-paced environments, preferably in mega-events, hospitality, sports, or entertainment industries

• Proven track record in overseeing high-volume invoice reconciliation, payment scheduling, and contract tracking tied to strict delivery timelines

• Demonstrated experience managing budgets exceeding $20M, including maintaining real-time tracking tools and co