Reports to: Sr. Director, Strategic Finance
Location: NYC
Other: Full Time In-Office Position; periodic travel to Portland, Oregon required, typically a few times per quarter.
About the RoleThe Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance - Business Operations is the embedded finance leader for
Fanatics Collect's Vault Operations, Customer Service, Shipping, Payment Processing, Trust & Safety, and People organizations. This role partners closely with FP&A and functional leaders on operational forecasting and reporting, drives improvements in efficiency, unit economics, and customer experience, and owns workforce and headcount financial planning, people-cost budgets, and financial support for the People team.
This role is designed for a finance leader who combines rigorous analytical thinking with deep operational curiosity and a bias for action. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable building sophisticated financial models, working directly with teams on the Vault floor to understand processes and cost drivers, and advising senior leaders on operational improvements and workforce investments.
Responsibilities: - Serve as the dedicated finance partner to operational and People leaders, developing deep knowledge of each function's operating model, cost structure, vendor relationships, process flows, and key performance drivers.
- Identify and lead opportunities to improve unit economics across the business, including cost per shipment, authentication, customer contact, and transaction processed, as well as payment processing fees, fraud rates, and loss rates.
- Own business cases, financial modeling, implementation support, and post-implementation performance tracking for strategic initiatives including shipping carrier negotiations, Vault cost optimization, customer service staffing and automation, payments routing, and fraud mitigation.
- Partner with operating leaders to translate financial and operational analysis into concrete actions, establish measurable targets, and create accountability for delivering financial and operational outcomes.
- Partner with FP&A on annual budgets, forecasts, and ongoing performance management across the operations portfolio, providing detailed cost-driver analysis and operational judgment to improve forecast accuracy and proactively identify risks and opportunities.
- Own org-wide headcount and people-cost budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans, maintaining detailed position-level models covering compensation, benefits, payroll taxes, equity expense, contractors, hiring, attrition, and compensation changes.
- Partner with People and business leaders on workforce planning, helping evaluate hiring plans, organizational investments, compensation decisions, and tradeoffs while ensuring workforce plans align with the company's financial and strategic priorities.
- Develop scalable reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics that give leaders clear visibility into operational efficiency, workforce costs, unit economics, and progress against financial targets.
- Synthesize complex financial and operational data into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership, helping drive faster, more informed decisions across the organization.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative field; MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, business operations, or a related analytical role, including experience partnering directly with senior business leaders.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated experience building detailed operating models, budgets, forecasts, business cases, and scenario analyses.
- Experience supporting operational functions and analyzing unit economics, cost drivers, productivity, vendor economics, and process efficiency; experience with logistics, payments, customer service, fraud, marketplace, ecommerce, or fulfillment operations is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience with headcount planning, workforce modeling, compensation and people-cost forecasting, or financial partnership with People/HR organizations.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets and experience working with financial planning, ERP, BI, and data visualization tools; ability to work comfortably with large and complex datasets.
- Strong business judgment and ability to move beyond reporting results to identify underlying drivers, develop recommendations, and influence operational decisions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into concise, actionable insights for financial, operational, People, and executive audiences.
- Highly collaborative, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. This salary range is specific to New York City and may not be applicable to other locations. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
NYC Salary Range
$168,750-$210,000 USD
