Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd

Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd$100K — $130K *
Katy, TX 77449In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent required
  • MBA or CPA preferred
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in planning, forecasting, analyzing reporting, and business partnering
  • Previous experience in FP&A or Corporate Finance required
  • Leadership experience preferred, especially in retail/e-commerce

Responsibilities

  • Lead and provide strategic direction to a team of Financial Analysts
  • Train and develop analysts to achieve team initiatives and cultivate future leaders
  • Oversee the annual planning and monthly forecasting processes
  • Identify and implement process improvements within the organization
  • Establish ownership and accountability among business leaders with clear deliverables
  • Leverage internal and external networks to achieve business goals
  • Guide senior management teams in defining and executing business strategies
  • Generate executive reporting on performance, corporate goals, and ad-hoc analysis
  • Support financial feasibility analyses, budgeting, and margin implementation

Benefits

  • Training and development opportunities for career advancement
  • Collaboration with diverse groups and senior management
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment
  • Comprehensive exposure to strategic financial processes
  • Potential for impact on significant business initiatives
Full Job Description
Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent required
  • MBA or CPA preferred


Work Experiences:
  • At least eight (8) years of experience, including planning, forecasting, analyzing reporting and business partnering
  • Previous FP&A or Corporate Finance experience required
  • Previous leadership experience preferred
  • Retail/e-commerce experience a plus


Skills:
  • Strategic thinker who can also understand tactical delivery of analysis as needed
  • Track record of delivering high-impact results year-over-year
  • Ability to work in an extremely fast paced team environment, deliver under considerable time pressure and ability to embrace constructive feedback.
  • Creativity, flexibility and an entrepreneurial mindset to the solution of business issues; sound business judgment
  • Ability to lead a team of financial analyst by providing strategic direction and leadership as well as prioritizing major initiatives
  • Possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong relationships with your team, peers and senior management.
  • Ability to analyze financial data, prepare financial reports, statements and projections
  • Ability to formulate, initiate, administer policies and procedures for effective fiscal control
  • Can handle a high degree of complexity and ambiguity and translate to simplification
  • Thorough knowledge of financial statements, accounting principles, credit policy practices, and industry data sources.
  • Ability to apply numerical and analytical skills to support ideas and portfolio performance
  • Ability and proven skill in developing and applying complex models to measure risk.
  • Advanced Excel skills and excellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills
  • Team oriented with ability to work well with diverse groups


Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team of Financial Analyst by providing strategic direction and leadership as well as prioritizing major initiatives
  • Train, motivate and develop analysts to achieve team initiatives and be the future leaders of the organization
  • Lead and support the Financial Analysts in the annual planning and monthly forecasting processes
  • Identify and drive process improvements within the organization
  • Establish clear ownership, timelines, and deliverables and hold business leaders accountable
  • Leverage internal and external networks to maximize the achievement of business goals
  • Collaborate and provide guidance to senior management teams to help them define and enable business strategies
  • Produce the delivery of weekly, monthly and quarterly executive reporting including but not limited to monthly performance reporting, corporate goals reporting and other ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests
  • Responsible for providing financial support related to feasibility analysis, Budget to Actual/Open to Buy, ROI, margin implementation, business case development, and ensuring soundness of process used to drive financial results from projects
  • Required to learn company policies, procedures and safety rules
  • Duties may change and team members may be required to perform other duties as assigned


Physical Requirements & Attendance
  • Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
  • Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior

About Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd

Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer with a broad assortment of quality hunting, fishing, and camping equipment and gear along with sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel and much more. The Texas-based company operates over 250 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, where the company is headquartered. Academy employs more than 29,000 team members and is committed to providing exceptional customer service, offering an unparalleled assortment of top brands, and promoting active lifestyles through its community involvement.
Learn more about Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd
Size
29,000 employees
Market Cap
$4 billion
Industry
Founded
1938
5 Year Trend
+7.4%
Revenue
$5.4 billion
NASDAQ

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