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Danny Wimmer Presents · 2 days ago

Festival Cost Analyst

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$90K/yr - $115K/yr

3+ years exp

Danny Wimmer Presents is a company that creates unforgettable music festival experiences. The Festival Cost Analyst plays a vital role in managing festival budgets and providing financial insights to ensure cost efficiency in live events.

Event ManagementMedia and EntertainmentMusic

Responsibilities

Partner with Festival Producers, Department Heads, and the FP&A team to analyze festival costs in real time

Build and maintain detailed, bottom-up budgets across all production categories (e.g., talent, site ops, security, hospitality, and travel)

Review vendor contracts, bids, and settlements to ensure cost accuracy and identify savings opportunities

Conduct detailed variance analysis between budget, forecast, and actuals for each festival

Collaborate with Corporate FP&A to support the annual festival budgeting cycle and rolling forecasts

Prepare and distribute weekly cost reports and budget vs. actual summaries for department heads

Maintain historical cost databases and trend reports to improve predictability and future budgeting accuracy

Build and maintain dashboards and models tracking per-attendee costs, margin impacts, and category-level efficiencies

Prepare post-festival financial reconciliations and insight decks highlighting drivers of overages or efficiencies

Lead post-festival financial reconciliations and prepare insight decks summarizing drivers of overages or efficiencies

Support audit and internal review processes through documentation, cost transparency, and accurate reporting

Qualification

Financial analysisBudget managementExcel skillsCost analysisData translationPassion for musicCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsAttention to detail