Summer 2025 Intern - Accounting (record to Report)

Company Overview

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.

What You'll Do:

• Provide accounting, processing, and analytical support for 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 and accruals of assigned areas
• Assist with preparation of balance sheet account reconciliations
• Aggregate sales and royalty information from various systems and sources ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Provide support to finance, licensing, and other internal business partners, and obtain a working knowledge of all reporting requirements by partner/ league/ agency
• Monitor and address payment discrepancies, scrutinize credit card charges, and document returns
• Communicate with clients regarding payments, refunds, and statements
• Demonstrate prioritization skills for key tasks and projects
• Actively seek professional guidance and constructive feedback, and display a desire to gain industry knowledge
• Be curious, analytical, and show both creativity and individual initiative while approaching problems with a solution-seeking mindset
• Demonstrate Fanatics core values and maintain an environment of mutual respect and collaboration
• Additional duties as assigned by business vertical Manager:
• Develop in-depth knowledge of systems, data, and reporting tools as well as understanding of the business processes related to assigned general ledger accounts, including transaction flow
• Assist with audit requests from our external auditors
• Generate accounting reports for senior management presentations on the topics of royalties and revenue share
• Track payments related to tax preparation and actively pursue return resolutions
• Guarantee timely delivery of financial statements to all clients
• Verify the precision of financial statements, ensuring accuracy in the final figures
• Aid in balancing the budget for the office/department

What We're Looking For:

• Must have completed Junior year in an accredited College/University Accounting Program
• Must have completed intermediate Accounting I & II coursework
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Word, PowerPoint; including Intermediate Excel skills (ability to use functions such pivot tables, lookups, IF statements, etc.)
• GPA 3.5 or higher
• Previous professional experience bookkeeping/Accounting a plus