FP&A Manager III

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

For over 50 years, Varsity Spirit has been the leading global source for all things spirit, including cheerleading, dance team, performing arts and yearbook. 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, competitions, and yearbook, 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.

Location: Onsite Memphis TN

Employment Type: Full-Time Exempt

How You Will Make An Impact

The FP&A Manager III will be a key member of the Varsity Spirit FP&A team, partnering closely with the Controllership, VS business unit leadership, and Corporate FP&A. The FP&A Manager will lead the development of budgets, forecasts, and performance insights, while preparing high-impact financial presentations for senior leadership. 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 financial reporting and analytics, transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive business performance.
• Develop automated dashboards and data visualizations to enhance decision-making across leadership teams.
• Collaborate with functional areas across the business to continuously improve standardized processes and ensure timely execution of internal and external reporting deliverables.
• Build integrated, driver-based financial planning models, including annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Develop revenue and expense budgets and projections, including but not limited to, functional teams, overhead expenditures, and new initiatives.
• Manage financial statement consolidation, upload, and reconciliation process in Anaplan, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Access and manipulate data from multiple business computer applications into meaningful analysis.
• Analyze business performance trends and prepare concise reports and recommendations for improvement initiatives.
• Measure and track the impact of strategic and operational changes.
• Prepare concise and accurate presentations for senior management and stakeholders.
• Support special projects and ad-hoc analysis to drive Varsity Spirit’s continuous improvement efforts.
• Mentor and develop analyst(s), leveraging leadership skills to build team capability.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet critical deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, accounting concepts, and business drivers.
• Ability to analyze situations and quickly formulate appropriate solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI strongly preferred.
• Experience with SAP systems preferred, Anaplan a plus.
• Skilled in leveraging large data sets to build scalable, automated reporting solutions, including dashboards and visualizations.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics or related field.
• 7 years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including 5 years producing analytics deliverables (data visualizations, dashboards, analytical presentations, etc.).
  
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

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.