Director / Sr. Director Accounting – Fanatics Commerce
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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.
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As a global leader in licensed sports merchandise, Fanatics Commerce is building the leading global digital sports platform and changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear, and hardgoods through an innovative, tech-based approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy. Fanatics offers the largest collection of merchandise whether shopping online, on your phone, in flagship stores, in stadiums or on-site at the world's biggest sporting events. Fanatics holds partnerships with the most prominent sports leagues, teams, schools and players in the world - including leagues such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NASCAR - to deliver an unrivaled fan experience.
As Fanatics Commerce continues to expand our business globally, we are looking for an influential leader to help transform how we operate. This is a critical and high-profile role, partnering with the key business stakeholders across Commerce and Fanatics Holdings Inc (“FHI”) in the development and execution of our growth strategy. This role will report to the SVP, Accounting - Fanatics Commerce.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimize global Commerce revenue and supply chain accounting processes with the appropriate people, policies, systems, and controls that will drive business growth efficiently over the coming years while maintaining compliance with accounting regulations.
- Lead month, quarter, and year-end close & reporting processes to publish timely financial reporting and analysis for management and key stakeholders.
- Support the accounting team in researching and analyzing new accounting guidance and applying guidance to topics such as new product distribution, marketing programs, and cross-platform initiatives in a fast-growing environment.
- Partner with the FHI Shared Services team to optimize processes and ways of working.
- Manage working capital by driving improvements in the areas of inventory, credit & collections and vendor & customer terms in partnership with the Shared Services team as appropriate.
- Support the implementation of new finance and accounting technology systems.
- Drive and achieve results through leading and influencing team members.
- Build and maintain a highly effective team that is aligned with company values through talent development, training, and mentoring to promote a culture of high performance.
Educational / Professional qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or related field.
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive financial accounting experience with a retail, manufacturing or consumer products company.
- Minimum of 10 years of accounting leadership experience in a company with annual revenues of at least $1 billion.
- Strategic business partner to executive leadership and department heads across the company.
- Experience working at or closely with a “Big 4” audit firm.
- CPA preferred.
- Proficient knowledge of GAAP and IFRS.
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
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About The Company
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.
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