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Manager Accounting, Revenue Share & Royalty

Fanatics

Location: Tampa, Florida
Type: Non-Remote
Posted on: September 14, 2022
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Manager Accounting, Revenue Share & Royalty Florida - Tampa /
Accounting & Finance – Accounting & Finance /
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Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.
The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.
As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support.  We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.
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Reporting to the Director of Accounting, this Manager will provide financial leadership by managing the Company’s royalty accounting and reporting activities to ensure accurate and timely compliance with all internal & external reporting requirements for all professional team & league partners, players associations, and other licensors.
This position will have 2-5 direct reports at varying levels (Lead, Senior Accountant, Staff Accountant) and will require a visionary leader who displays a passion for building and strengthening the team as well as fostering collaboration, learning and growth.
To be successful in this job, this Manager must be a forward-looking, proactive leader with business experience in increasingly complex businesses, across geographies and business channels. The candidate must be a knowledgeable, 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 ownership of various processes and reports, implementing structure and enhancing maturity, executing sound judgement to make decisions and take swift action. Attention to detail, superior organizational and project management skills, and exceptional communication are important.
Responsibilities • Manage royalty revenue accounting (accurate calculation and classification on Income Statement, reconciliation of related Assets and Liabilities on the Balance Sheet, etc.) and ensure that the company meets its contractual revenue share obligations with its clients
• Supervise Royalty Staff Accountant and oversee the process of reviewing and analyzing licensees’ royalty reporting for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with license agreement requirements as well as appropriate application of the related cash receipts & the accounting for the business’ expenses
• Thoroughly understand license agreements and monitor to ensure contractual obligations are met throughout all business interactions across assigned licensees
• Oversee the process of tracking licensee guarantee and overage payments, managing past due invoices, and communicating with licensees owing royalties
• Manage day-to-day professional working relationships with a wide range of licensees across multiple product categories, & communicate client/corporate initiatives and strategies as needed
• Create and evaluate quarterly and annual royalty revenue reports for clients and provide trend analysis
• Interface with clients and colleagues on revenue forecasts and monthly/quarterly closing
• Help train and manage licensees through the reporting process in a fast-paced, high volume environment and share administrative best practices with licensees
• Analyze proposed licensing deals to help support recommendations to clients
• Manage licensee audit program
• Monitor and make recommendations to improve business processes and efficiencies across the organization
• Other Corporate Accounting support as needed
Customer Service / Collaboration:
• Responsible for ensuring a positive customer experience through all interactions with licensees and clients, delivering a personalized approach to working with a diverse licensee base
• Able to research and respond promptly to all licensee and colleague inquiries and requests with accuracy and professionalism
• Positively impact the speed and ease for licensees to conduct business with the company
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients, licensees, and colleagues, including complex royalty accounting issues, errors, or opportunities for improvement
Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
• 4-7 years of accounting experience, preferably with royalty accounting exposure (music, consumer products, publishing, etc.), with at least 3 years spent directly managing others
• Exceptional attention to detail and proficiency in interpreting contracts
• A motivated self-starter with ability to excel at multi-tasking and staying organized
• A leader capable of using professional judgment to manage the team’s priorities and workload and effectively communicate up to corporate accounting group, business management team, etc.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including  Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, & other formulae)
• Proficiency with analytical tools such DOMO, Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy, etc. preferred
• Is ethical and has strong business acumen and savvy, good common sense and sound judgment
• Is self-confident, can instill confidence in, and effectively deal with, business counterparts inside and outside the company
Things We Care About
· Your career growth, your ideas, your work-life balance, and your well-being.
· Diversity and Inclusion
· Our Company Culture and Values
· Providing outstanding Company Perks and Benefits
Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand email address.  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS : In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future contract positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.
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