Senior Accountant, Payroll

Company Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and our internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be on site, in office four days per week. To provide our employees with flexibility, we offer a unique benefit where employees at Fanatics' corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments.

What You'll Do

• Provide accounting, processing, and analytical support for payroll accounting activities. Specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
• Collection, tracking, analyzing, reporting and reconciliation of accounting activity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Assists with month-end close process including preparation of various journal entries, accruals, estimates and financial statement analysis of assigned areas
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and flux analysis for payroll accounts
• Prepare sophisticated calculations surrounding accounting estimates
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit requests from our external auditors
• Maintain/recommend a strong financial controls environment and compliance with SOX processes
• Be a key contributor to identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing solutions to help improve efficiency and reduce risk
  
  

What We're Looking For

• The ideal candidate will possess the following credentials:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field preferred
• CPA designation a major plus
• 2-5 years’ practical accounting experience as team leader or individual contributor with a combination of public and private accounting background; experience with payroll accounting a plus
• Solid foundation in GAAP, previous experience in accounting/audit/finance experience very desirable
• Experience with payroll functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Advanced MS Excel skills a plus, including Vlookups and pivot tables, efficiently and effectively distilling large volumes of data
• Ability to work in high production environment and respond quickly and effectively under pressure, changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines. Able to work flexible work schedule in order to accommodate business levels
• Basic understanding of ERP/GL systems & integration concepts; experience with Oracle Fusion or Microsoft Dynamics 365 a plus
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, and to make well-reasoned and timely decisions
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, integrity, work ethic, willingness to learn and a positive attitude
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills