Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like New Era, ’47 Brand, Nike, Adidas, and Mitchell & Ness.

We currently operate 1,200 locations domestically and 50 internationally, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and numerous MLB teams. In recent years, Lids has built partnerships with iconic global brands including Marvel, Stetson, and the Harlem Globetrotters, and gained ambassadors like Justin Jefferson, Quavo, and Josephine Skriver – creating a community for both sports fans and fashion lovers.

LidsU is a general merchandise company that provides all emblematic apparel, hard goods and backpacks to over 650 Barnes and Noble Education’s college bookstores across North America. Lids U strives for excellence by bringing the highest quality of products, range of assortment and at the best prices possible for each of our partners. Some of the schools represented in the portfolio of stores are Notre Dame, Harvard, Penn, UCONN, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and more.

General Position Summary

The Senior FP&A Analyst is a member of the FP&A team and is tasked with being a lead member of the team when analyzing the past and present financial and operational data of the organization along with forecasting the impact of this within the financial statements. The senior analyst is involved in the preparation of the historical financial statements, KPI reporting, and forward-looking statements for the executive-level reporting package. The senior analyst is also a go-to team member for all ad-hoc requests that come from senior leadership relating to financial, operational, and other forward-looking topics.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Key contributor in the annual budgeting process and overall company plan
• Perform monthly forecasts of the business, including budget reviews and variance analysis
• Develop periodic reporting on key business performance metrics and analyze both operational and product related trends making recommendations to management on opportunities for improvement
• Develop ad-hoc reports on financial impact of company decisions on an as-need basis and communicate key takeaways to senior leadership, including identifying opportunities or risks
• Assist with the preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements
• Aid in the development and maintenance of the long-range strategic forecast to provide the business with financial insight into current growth plans
• Partner with other departments (IT, Department, Operations, etc.) on financial related initiatives and expense management tracking
• Support the field operations team through involvement in operational finance activities relating to wage planning, sales budgets, and store bonus calculations/payouts
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; MBA is a plus but not a necessity
• 2-4 years of experience in financial analysis and/or accounting
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles, CPA is a plus but not a necessity
• Excellent proficiency in excel (can perform complex functions)
• Proficient in MS Office and general ledger packages
• Exceptionally proficient in cross-functional data sets and identifying trends/anomalies against expectations
• An excellent communicator and a great team player
• Intellectually curious and interested in understanding the impact and the “why” relating to different aspects of the role
• Excited about working in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to drive change across the company

Education

• Bachelor's Level Degree in Accounting or Finance

Reports To

FP&A Director