Manager, Internal Controls (sox)

Company Overview

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

As a market leader with more than 18,000 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.

FHI employees are expected to be on-site 4-days per week. We also offer the unique benefit of allowing employees to temporarily work remotely up to 20 days per year based on business levels.

What You'll Do:

• Provide oversight of the entire SOX process from planning, scoping, designing controls, and assistance with deficiency remediation efforts as needed.

• Support and create SOX documentation including narratives, flow charts, control descriptions, control testing.

• Seek to continuously improve the SOX program to become more efficient and effective through optimization and automation.

• Ability to understand business risks, challenges and recognize opportunities for process improvements.

• Assist with implementing transformation change that will ensure Department and Company is ready for an IPO 

• Establish good relationships and become a trusted resource for business partners to drive maintenance of control and process documentation (policies, procedures, narratives, control matrices, etc.)

• Demonstrate ability to build productive relationships with all levels of personnel through the organization.

• Coordinate and work with internal audit and external auditors as needed to facilitate an efficient audit of internal controls.

• Manage staff and outside 3rd party to complete SOX documentation and testing for the various business processes.

• Provide trainings for staff, IT, and business personnel on topics such as Sox documentation, Access Controls, proper reconciliations, close checklist, SOX compliance, and SOC reporting. 

• Administration of SOX software and maintenance of internal control documentation.

• Help foster a culture of continuous improvement mind-set, drive change within the department

• Help prepare and develop the department to scale-up and be IPO ready based upon process improvements, sourcing and implementing the proper technology, and placing proper talent within key roles (even if outside 3rd party)

• Capable and willing to make the hard decisions as needed

• Remediate control deficiencies as needed

• Assist SOX leadership on special projects as needed

What We're Looking For:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience within a public company and/or public accounting
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence others. 
• Ability to implement & drive effective system of internal controls with a public company mind-set 
• Proven track record of excelling within an organization
• Certification a strong plus (CPA)
• Knowledge of accounting systems such as Microsoft D365 preferred.

In NYC, the salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000, 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. The listed salary range is specific to NYC only and may not be applicable to other locations.