Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Description

Company Overview Fanatics is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise and changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel and jerseys. Through an innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in today's on-demand culture, Fanatics operates more than 300 online and offline stores, including the e-commerce business for all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA), and more than 200 collegiate and professional team properties, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea). Fanatics offers the largest collection of timeless and timely merchandise whether shopping online, on your phone, in stores, in stadiums or on-site at the world's biggest sporting events. 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. About the Team At Fanatics, we know that numbers are not just for jerseys. Our accounting and finance professionals are charged with taking a highly analytical approach towards financial data across every part of our business. We identify financial successes and opportunities, and then create detailed growth plans to reach and exceed our company goals. We bring numbers to life by developing innovative and strategic reporting as well as actionable insights for key stakeholders and executive leadership. Just as Fanatics continues to rapidly grow, we encourage our team members to do the same by supporting continued education and offering internal career advancement in various areas of Accounting and Finance. The Senior Financial Analyst will be part of the Finance Team at Fanatics, a leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise. The Finance team has a high level of exposure to both internal and external executive leadership and to all functional groups within Fanatics. Primary responsibilities will include financial reporting and analysis, involvement in the budgeting/forecasting processes, and being a financial liaison to stakeholders throughout the business.

Responsibilities:

• Support all key financial processes in the area of FP&A including partnering with key stakeholders to produce the annual budget, strategic plan, monthly forecasts, and reporting and analytical support
• Assist finance leadership with financial statements and other modeling
• Support the Monthly close process including preparation of variance reports and analyses
• Create and develop new metrics / reports for the business as needed for use in weekly and monthly financial reporting
• Perform ad hoc analysis to drive decision making for the leadership team
• Improve financial status by analyzing results and variances, identifying trends, and recommending appropriate actions

Qualifications:

• BS / BA in Business required (Finance or Accounting preferred)
• 2-5 years of financial planning and analysis experience preferred (retail experience a plus), ideally with proven experience in forecasting, budgeting, and monthly close activities
• Working knowledge of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
• Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization
• Strong systems and Microsoft (e.g. PPT & Excel) and Reporting (e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau) applications knowledge a plus
• Passion for sports a plus

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. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS : In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future contract positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies. Apply for this job