Manager, Accounting

Fanatics is expanding into the booming trading cards and collectibles business with a new model and vision for the hobby that will fundamentally change the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many sports.

With trading cards and collectibles being a significant pillar of Fanatics’ long-term plans to become the leading global digital sports platform, Fanatics Collectibles, a subsidiary of Fanatics, was launched in 2021 after securing long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports properties, including MLB, MLBPA, NBA, NBPA and NFLPA. Fanatics is the majority owner of Fanatics Collectibles, with leagues, players associations and investors owning the rest.

In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, the preeminent licensed trading card brand that has serviced collectors, fans, and retailers for more than 70 years. The deal, which included both the Topps physical and digital divisions, established the iconic trading cards company as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards, which begin in 2022 versus the original joint start date of 2026. 

In February 2022 (with subsequent investments in December 2022 and January 2024), Fanatics Collectibles acquired GCP. GCP specializes in converting, finishing, collating and packaging services for sports trading cards and other collectibles.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Provide financial leadership by managing general accounting and financial reporting activities to ensure accurate and timely compliance with all internal & external reporting requirements for the Fanatics Collectibles operating company.

This role will require a visionary leader who displays a passion for strengthening the team and fostering collaboration, learning and growth. To be successful in this job, you must be a forward looking, proactive leader with business experience in increasingly complex businesses, across geographies and business channels. The candidate must be an experienced, collaborative accounting professional with the background and interpersonal skills sufficient to function successfully in a growth-enabling and challenging position. He or she must have the ability to embrace and assume “ownership” of various processes and reports, implementing structure and enhancing maturity. Attention to detail, superior organizational and project management skills, and exceptional communication skills are important.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in compiling and supporting internal reporting function, including preparation of monthly and quarterly analytical and executive summary write-ups (BS, P&L and cashflow analyses)
• Manage monthly accounting processes and reporting
• Support the consolidation process for Fanatics Collectibles operating company
• Take leadership role in developing cross-functional accounting and finance projects including systems implementations, policy development and operationalization of technical accounting and reporting matters
• Assist with technical accounting research and provide technical guidance in preparing transactional accounting and documenting memos, as needed
• Acquire a deep understanding of the business processes related to assigned general ledger accounts, including transaction flow
• Maintain effective relationships with organizational leaders across holding company and shared-service controllership, tax, treasury, legal, FP&A functions, and a broad group of cross-functional business teams acting as the conduit to teams on emerging business issues impacting financial reporting priorities
• Perform duties in compliance with GAAP, company and department policies and procedures, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Prepare ad hoc financial reporting requests, other analyses and special projects requested by management
• Help foster a culture of continuous improvement mind-set, drive change within the department
• Help prepare and develop department to scale-up and be SOX compliant based upon process improvements and identifying and implementing key controls
• Assist with managing and developing an efficient, clean and successful audit

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor (or higher) degree in Accounting required

• 5+ years of accounting experience, public and