SENIOR MANAGER, LATAM ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - FEXPRO (Location Tampa, FL or Panama City, Panama)

Job Description

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. www.fanaticsinc.com Reporting to the Segment Controller of Fanatics Brands NA, this role will work directly with the local Latin American (“LATAM”) company management providing financial leadership by managing the day-to-day accounting and reporting activities, to ensure accurate and timely compliance with all internal, external, and statutory reporting requirements for operations across our companies. This role will also support corporate and technical accounting activities, including internal control and compliance activities. Bi-lingual and/or fluency in Spanish is required. To be successful in this job, you must be a forward-looking, initiative-taking leader with business experience in complex businesses, across multiple geographies and business channels. The successful must be a collaborative accounting professional with the background and people skills sufficient to function successfully in a growth-enabling and challenging position. The candidate must have the ability to embrace and assume “ownership” of various processes and reports. Attention to detail, strong organizational and project management skills, and effective communication skills are important.

Job Functions:

• Collection, tracking, analyzing, reporting and reconciliation of LATAM accounting activity on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Supports the monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close function, including compliance requirements to ensure a timely and accurate close.
• Assist in compiling and supporting internal reporting requirements, including preparation of monthly and quarterly analytical and executive summary presentations (BS, P&L and cashflow analysis) and consolidation processes.
• Review for posting (or as needed, prepare) required journal entries for certain international entities including inter-company and monthly expense allocations.
• Review balance sheet account reconciliations and flux analysis for accounts.
• Assist the corporate tax department with the development and management of the Company’s transfer pricing policies and procedures and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Improve financial metrics and status by analyzing results and variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions.
• Provide recommendations to management on any updates to accounting policies and procedures for LATAM.
• Prepare schedules related to inter-company activity and work directly with corporate company personnel to reconcile related activity.
• Acquire a deep understanding of the business processes related to assigned general ledger accounts, including transaction flow.
• Support LATAM company management with US GAAP conversion / compliance.
• Perform duties in compliance with US GAAP, company and department policies and procedures, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Provide recommendations for management updates and enhancements to the Company’s internal control processes and procedures.
• Assist accounting management on all international accounting related issues.
• Prepare ad-hoc financial reporting requests, other analyses and special projects requested by management.
• Assist with maintenance of the Company’s global chart of accounts and general ledger system.
• Support the Financial Reporting team with technical accounting activities, including implementation of new accounting standards, and other complex accounting rules.
• Assist with development and management of business forecasts and budgets and track actual performance for LATAM companies.
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit requests from external auditors or other compliance agencies.
• Ad hoc project work as required by the Finance function, or business functions.

Professional Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Bi-Lingual or fluent Spanish speaker.
• Minimum 6-8 years of accounting experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and stringent deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to organize and prioritize.
• Must have strong analytical skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to effectively work with multiple departments.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel working with complex formulas.
• Must be proficient in US GAAP – IFRS knowledge is a bonus.
• Experience with international businesses is preferred (ideally Latin America).
• Working knowledge of tax/transfer pricing is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.
• ERP experience preferred.

Certification:

• A CPA (Certified Public Accountant) certification is preferred for this role.

This role may be located in Tampa, Florida or Panama City, Panama. 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. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand 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. For additional information on how we collect and use personal information in connection with your job application, review our Candidate Privacy Policy-CA Apply for this job