Director, FP&A

Company Overview

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 

As a market leader with more than 18,000 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.

The Opportunity

The Director of FP&A for Fanatics Holdings, Inc. will interface with leadership across all segments of the organization.  The position reports to the VP of FP&A and is located in New York City.  The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated track record of consolidating multiple segments of business consistent with US GAAP – as the Director will standardize and consolidate forecasts across our Commerce, Collectibles, Gaming, Holdings and emerging segments. They will have an advanced understanding of financial modeling and complex accounting concepts. The broader Fanatics team will use the FP&A forecast model for investor outreach, cash flow insights for debt financing as well as for Board reviews of performance.  

Experience in people/workforce planning, consolidation of minority interests, foreign exchange as well as treasury-related background in debt financing and equity transactions are foundational.  Of utmost importance is the ability to be an effective liaison between corporate functional leaders and operating company executive leadership groups to ensure transparency and accountability.

The candidate should also have a proven track record of success in managing through change, especially during transition periods from outdated manual processes to modern automated processes. They will be a leader in the evolution and management of our monthly forecast process. The candidate will be critical to the success of our annual budget and long-range plan processes where we distill the core drivers of value creation into the requisite investment needs for the upcoming investment cycle and then ensure adherence to these goals.      

Initial Responsibilities:

• Update, maintain, and improve forecast models and weekly consolidation report with interim milestones and submissions from all Fanatics business ventures, including P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, and supporting schedules/analyses, ensuring quality, timeliness, and accuracy
• Routinely incorporate new business launches and acquired companies in the financial model, ensuring that data is included in a predictable, consistent and transparent manner
• Periodically update a highly accurate dashboard of KPIs and metrics for business segments as well as periodic presentation to senior management
• Respond to information requests from corporate functional teams and operating company leadership with thorough, organized and fact-based work product supporting key observations, assumptions and conclusions
• Codify and document standard operating procedure documents, including checklists that will be used to govern processes that ensure consistent and thorough completion of recurring deliverables
• Identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, controls, and automation of reporting and forecasting tasks
• Investigate and quickly resolve variances in budgets, reporting, controls, and accounting by drilling down into the general ledger and speaking directly with peers in the accounting, treasury, and tax organizations
• Quickly develop and nurture positive working relationships with business segment finance teams; partner with business segments to accurately allocate shared costs across the organization
• Be an advocate of standardization and templatization with consistent, detailed formatting of forecasts and presentations across the organization
• Be an advocate for data automation across functional groups
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a new global finance system (ERP and planning tool) that will deliver significant improvements across the entire finance organization
• Develop business cases that clearly communicate the ROI of initiatives; provide creative insights, implications, and recommendations about current and future financial trends and areas for improvement, focus or investment
• Conduct cost-savings analysis and ensure that commercial/growth ambition is balanced with effective and rigorous cost management
• Create zero-defect content for financial updates to the Board of Directors and investor community
• Together with the SVP/VP, embody a culture of humility and high performance while driving initiatives forward with a progressive cadence to stay ahead of the company's ambitious agenda and growth plans

Experience:

• 9-10+ years or more of direct, progressive finance experience in a combination of investment banking and corporate FP&A roles
• Prior investment banking experience is required; private equity or management consulting experience with significant financial modeling responsibilities will also be considered
• BS/BA degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field
• CPA, CFA and/or MBA a plus
• Experience integrating a significant new planning and budgeting software tool such as Oracle EPM/EPBCS, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan or similar tools into the forecasting process a plus
• Experience incorporating acquisitions/new businesses into an organization a plus
• Enjoys manipulating and drawing insights from large data sets from disparate sources
• Thrives managing several projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Results-oriented, organized, efficient and resourceful team player at ease in a dynamic collaborative environment
• Transparent and effective communicator; comfortable communicating concisely to executive audiences as well as in-detail with tactical audiences
• Blend of financial, strategy, business analysis, and project management skills
• Able to interact well with internal colleagues at all levels and across multiple lines of business
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be proficient with all Microsoft Office software with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Flexibility for some travel 
• Expectation to be on premise in the New York office 3-4 days per week 

The salary range for this position is $185,000 to $220,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. 

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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.

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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