Finance Manager - Aviation

The Role

We are seeking an analytical, detail-oriented Finance Manager for our Aviation department to lead our financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting efforts. This role is key in driving strategic financial decision-making through data analysis, reporting, and performance evaluation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial modeling, business analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.  This role will report to the Vice President of Fanatics Aviation.

What Youll Do:

• Lead the development and consolidation of the annual budget, monthly forecasts, flash, and strategic business plans; including preparation of presentations for each cycle as required.
• Monitor and report on business performance vs. budget and forecast.
• Provide concise insight and variance explanations into key initiatives and financial drivers.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships, working closely with all functional areas to drive transparency and performance across the Aviation organization.
• Work closely with financial system colleagues to understand system functionality, and cross-system mapping and reconciliation.
• Perform and support ad hoc analysis, modeling, and projects as needed.
• Strive to continually improve existing processes and challenge the status quo.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI):

• On-time delivery of accurate management reports.
• Quality and accuracy of consolidated budget and forecast financial information.
• Updated manuals and procedural documentation. 

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related fields, required.
• 3-5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles.
• The position will be based out of New York City with occasional travel to the northeast Philadelphia hangar.
• Strong knowledge of complete MS Office suite with advanced Excel abilities required including pivot tables, conditional formatting, and look-up / other functions.
• Experience with accounting software a plus. Oracle preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment with evolving structures while effectively managing multiple projects with demanding deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in the aviation industry. 
• Previous experience with multi engine, high value jet and rotor wing aircraft.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance/Economics/Quantitative field highly preferred.
• Initiating action, building partnerships, cross-functional teamwork, finding solutions, planning and organizing, self-starter, strong inter-personal skills.

Key Attributes:

• Strong desire to work cross functionally and learn the operational drivers and constraints in addition to the financials.
• Change driver through being inquisitive and open to new ideas and multiple perspectives. Professionally challenging the status quo.
• Strong and proven analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• High-energy self-starter with a proactive approach and history of successful accomplishments; willingness to be hands-on and dig into the details. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written (policies, presentations).
• Ability to naturally analyze, prioritize and synthesize all types of information to enable timely and effective business impact on a consistent basis.

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. 

In NYC, the salary range for this position is $134,000 to $150,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.