Manager, FP&A and Treasury

ManAger, FP&A & TREASURY (Exempt)

Who we are: At Franklin Sports, Inc. we believe that sports make life better. Driven by our passion to get people moving, playing and competing, we bring sports to life for athletes of all ages. Whether our job is designing a product for a World Series MVP or a child enjoying their first swings of the bat, we are dedicated to make sports inspiring, fun and accessible for all. Every day, we collaborate to bring innovation and quality craftsmanship across the world of sport. We are proud of our partnerships with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, the National Women’s Soccer League, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the Pro Volleyball Federation, USA Pickleball, and Hasbro’s Nerf brand — all of which bring energy, strength, and joy to our products. We are family owned and family driven. To join Franklin Sports is to join the #FranklinFam.

What you will do: We are looking to hire a Manager FP&A and Treasury. This is a unique role that combines a number of unique functions including both P&L forecasting and management and all aspects of the Treasury function. The incumbent will be responsible for developing and maintaining financial processes and analytics to drive informed decision-making throughout the business. This position will support cash management, banking relationships and managing the cash forecasting process as well as be a key contributor to business related analytics, royalty accounting and sales tax reporting. This position will also lead specific projects from the planning stage through implementation to enhance the finance department’s functionality.

The position is located in our headquarters in Stoughton, MA with a hybrid option and will report to the Assistant Controller.

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IN MORE DETAIL, YOU WILL:

• Provide analysis of monthly financial and operational actual results against budget/forecast
• Lead, coach and train assigned employees, providing clear, consistent, and professional management response to employees and organizational requests
• Lead monthly meetings with cost center managers to review budget to actual and ensure all expenses are included in the proper periods
• Develop and lead the annual budgeting processes
• Research and communicate reconciliation variances discovered during financial close process
• Participate in monthly and annual closing
• Calculate and book monthly general journal entries as assigned
• Commissions reporting and general journal entries
• Fixed assets and maintenance of subledger
• Royalty accounting 
• Responsible for sales tax reporting 
• Cash Management and banking analysis and administration
• Evaluate new banking products and services to facilitate change within the organization
• Develop, coordinate, input and manage the weekly cash forecasting process 
• Provide various ad-hoc analysis as requested by the management team
• Working capital analysis; develop new and enhance existing reporting to improve key metrics, such as overdue outstanding and Days Sales Outstanding; etc.
• Perform special projects and analyses as needed to support the introduction or modification of Company products or processes
• Foster strong working relationships with peers and management in order to develop efficient and effective cross-functional relationships
• Other projects as required

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• 8+ years of experience in FP&A
• 5+ years of experience in general accounting
• 5+ years of experience in treasury/cash management or banking field
• Royalty Accounting experience desired
• Sales Tax Reporting strongly desired
• Proven management experience of direct reports

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE/ESSENTIAL TO THE ROLE:

• Strong leadership skills and process improvement experience
• Management and leadership mentality with ability to train others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain complex issues across various levels within the organization
• Detail oriented with strong follow up skills
• Advanced computer user skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• High degree of confidentiality and ethical behavior
• Ability to work well under pressure and able to work cross functionally with all levels in the organization

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Interact independently with internal and external parties, has the knowledge to make independent decisions. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position does supervise employees.