FP&A Manager

VARSITY SPIRIT, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE DRIVING FORCE IN SPIRIT ACROSS CHEER, DANCE AND BAND

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team and performing arts. Focused on safety, entertainment and traditional school leadership, Varsity Spirit’s 5,000+ employees are dedicated to celebrating school spirit. A leader in apparel innovation, educational camps, clinics, and competitions, Varsity Spirit impacts more than a million athletes each year.
 

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

At Varsity Spirit, the safety and wellbeing of the young people we serve is of the utmost importance. Since our inception 50 years ago, we have been – and remain – steadfastly committed to doing our part to create a safe and positive environment for our participants’ physical, emotional, and social development, and promoting an environment free from abuse and misconduct. Varsity has a zero tolerance for abuse in its programs, events, and associated business activities. Varsity is committed to reporting all suspicions, allegations, and incidents of abuse in full accordance with local laws and reporting requirements. Learn more at Our Commitment to Safety - Varsity.com.

WORK TYPE: Onsite

LOCATION DETAILS:  Farmers Branch, TX or Memphis, TN

WORK HOURS:  Monday – Friday; 8am-5pm CST

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The FP&A Manager will be an integral member of the Varsity Spirit FP&A team, working closely with the Controllership, VS business unit leadership, and Corporate FP&A teams. Responsibilities include analyzing financial data, creating budgets and forecasts, developing insightful reporting and analytics, and preparing financial presentations for business reviews and management presentations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO  

• Lead delivery of insightful reporting and analytics to the business, unlocking insights into business performance through data visualizations and other reporting.
• Collaborate with functional areas across the business to continuously improve standardized processes to enable timely, disciplined, execution of internal and external reporting deliverables.
• Build integrated financial planning models, including consolidated driver-based annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Develop appropriate revenue and expense budgets and projections, including but not limited to, functional teams, overhead expenditures, and new initiatives.
• Develop and manage net working capital and treasury cash forecast budgets, ensuring accurate and timely projections to support financial planning and decision-making processes.
• Develop enhanced analytics in response to changes and opportunities in the business.
• Manage financial statement consolidation, upload, and reconciliation process in Anaplan to ensure accuracy and consistency across financial reports.
• Access and manipulate data from multiple business computer applications into meaningful analysis.
• Analyze business performance, prepare regular reports and make recommendations for improvements. Measure progress of improvement initiatives.
• Prepare concise and accurate presentations for senior management.
• Prepare ad-hoc analyses as part of Varsity Spirit’s continuous improvement effort.
• Participate in special projects/studies as directed by management.
• Use leadership skills and experience to mentor analyst(s).

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Excellent analytical, verbal and written skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle critical deadlines/prioritize work and business processes, and ability to multi-task regularly.
• Ability to analyze situations and quickly formulate appropriate solutions.
• Ability to work independently, and collaboratively with management and cross functional teams.  Desire to work as part of a team.
• Comfortable with financial statements and displays thorough knowledge of financial and accounting concepts.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; experience using Power BI a plus.
• Experience with and current knowledge of SAP systems preferred, deployment and integration a plus.
• Experience using large data sets to create automated reporting dashboards and visualizations that are easy to use and digest.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics or equivalent.
• 7+ years of progressive financial/accounting experience; 5+ years producing analytics deliverables to end users (data visualizations, dashboards, analytical presentations, data feeds, etc).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This job operates in a professional office environment. Largely a sedentary role with some filing requiring the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. The ability to sit or stand for long periods through meetings and while operating office equipment, PC’s, laptop, telephone will be required.  

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; drive, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The ability to stand and walk for long periods of time (5 hours plus) is required. The ability to communicate with customers and colleagues using the following but not limited to radio, walkie talkie, text message and email is required. The ability to lift, bend, push, pull and manipulate equipment that is a minimum of 30 lbs. is required.

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JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

OUR VALUES

Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

OUR BENEFITS

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.