Sr Dir Finance FCF

Sr Director, Finance – Commercial & Brand Finance Fanatics Brand

The Senior Director of Commercial & Brand Finance is responsible for overseeing the financial performance and analytics delivery for the Commercial & Brand Finance division. Leading strategic initiatives and operations, this role drives business strategies across the organization. Ensuring integrity and continuous improvement, the Senior Director aligns cross-functional teams on targeting, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analysis, ultimately contributing to the achievement of business objectives within the Fanatics Brand business segment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directing financial plans, targets, strategies, and controls to achieve desired financial and business objectives of Fanatics Brand.
• Serving as a strategic sparring partner to the head of business on strategic, operative, and organizational matters.
• Providing accurate and timely reporting of key financial metrics.
• Analyzing operational issues, measuring business performance, and identifying areas of opportunity.
• Offering financial and commercial insights to drive future performance, including cost savings, profitability risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Playing a pivotal role in business development, both organically and through M&A activities.
• Managing relationships and service levels between support functions, including Corporate Finance, Operations, Financial Shared Services, Credit, and Marketing Operations.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with the Finance team to optimize profitability, growth prospects, operational execution, budget management, and strategy decisions for Fanatics Brand.
• Maximizing efficiency and effectiveness through the development of value-added reporting and analytical tools.
• Ensuring correct financial reporting, preparing frequent forecasts, and tracking performance.
• Leading the pricing process and ensuring adherence to Pricing Policy.
• Defining organizational structure, setting objectives, and managing workloads to achieve goals while fostering continuous process improvement.
• Ensuring high employee engagement through effective motivation, coaching, training, and talent development.

Key Relationships:

• VP, Vertical Product
• Finance Leadership Team
• Head of Fanatics Brand
• SVP Brand
• Commercial Sales Directors
• Head of Supply Chain & Ops
• Finance Supply Chain & Ops
• Demand Planning

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Trusted advisor for Finance, Business, and Functional partners across multiple geographies and disciplines.
• Ability to influence in a complex matrix environment with limited direct reporting authority.
• Strong business analytics skills with a proven business acumen.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to synthesize complex data and develop innovative solutions.
• Understanding of Compliance Matters.
• Excellent project management and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
• Promotes a collaborative team environment and ensures work/life balance.
• Ability to coach, manage, align, motivate, and develop talent.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Management.
• 10+ years of experience in finance, controlling, and/or accounting functions.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in an international environment.
• Industry-specific experience preferred.
• Experience working with senior-level management teams.
• International working experience and cross-border collaboration experience preferred.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail p