Location: Florida - Tampa
Employment Type: Salaried
Team: Accounting & Finance
Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.
The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.
As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.
Finance Manager, FP&A will serve as a key member of the business unit financial planning and analysis team, with ownership of supporting North America wholesale business unit, budgeting, forecasting and analysis
Responsibilities
As the owner of all aspects related to Product Revenue, you’ll own budgeting and forecasting of Revenue, support the monthly financial review process, and work on ad-hoc and strategic projects
Lead all aspects of modeling and forecasting of Product Revenue and Product Margin for the annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts, rolling projections, and ad-hoc strategic initiatives
Provide detailed and insightful monthly financial reporting and variance analysis (actuals vs forecast) which includes commentary on key drivers
Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and build financial models that will help your business partners make the best strategic decisions that will drive revenue growth and margin expansion
Own and monitor all relevant Revenue and Product Margin KPIs
Directly impact revenue and margins by identifying opportunities and making strategic recommendations
Collaborate with internal teams on key strategic areas, including pricing dynamics, contract reviews and decision-making support.
Perform financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling and submitting reports and analyzing industry trends
Support and ensure accuracy of data flow between BI, Accounting and FP&A functions and across reporting systems
Develop and maintain internal P&L’s to help drive accountability and growth
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
8+ years of progressive financial analysis experience in high growth environments with direct experience in FP&A
Demonstrated ability to lead and grow a team with at least 2 years of direct managerial experience
Demonstrates integrity and is widely trusted and respected.
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner including presentations
Lead and participate in process transformation and efficiencies to include identifying areas for streamlining and improvements.
Ability to create very strong partnerships cross-functionally
Experience of working in a fast-paced company with strict close deadlines.
Able to manage multiple priorities and accuracy and efficiency while meeting deadline
Highly analytical with strong attention to detail; High level of comfort with processing and analyzing large, detailed, SKU-level data sets
Advanced proficiency with Excel; expert in creating efficient, clean, complex, and dynamic financial models
This role is hybrid, 3 days a week in the office, 2 days from home
Things We Care About
· Your career growth, your ideas, your work-life balance, and your well-being.
· Diversity and Inclusion
· Our Company Culture and Values
· Providing outstanding Company Perks and Benefits
Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
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