FP&A Analyst

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Full Time Professional Location, Mesa, AZ, US

22 days ago Requisition

FP&A Analyst

Arizona Athletic Grounds - Mesa, AZ

Arizona Athletic Grounds (AAG) is one of the largest youth-oriented sports and event facilities in the United States, located in Mesa, AZ. The campus features a 2,500+ seat outdoor stadium, 24 multi-purpose fields, 62 indoor/beach volleyball courts, 41 pickleball courts, 16 basketball courts, and 8 baseball/softball diamonds, hosting professional soccer, top-tier basketball and volleyball, professional boxing and MMA, baseball, national pickleball competitions, cheer and gymnastics showcases, concerts, festivals, and a wide range of special events - serving millions of visitors each year.

Fueled by rapid growth in operations, revenue, and event volume, AAG is investing in the systems, data, and talent needed to support its next phase of expansion. The Finance & Accounting team plays a central role in that growth, partnering with operations and leadership across Food & Beverage, Sponsorship & Partnerships, Event Operations, and Facilities to drive data-informed decisions and ensure the organization scales sustainably.

Joining AAG means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, mission-driven team passionate about sports, community, and building something great.

Position Summary

The FP&A Analyst is a newly created role that will modernize how AAG captures, models, and reports on its financial and operational performance. Reporting to the VP of Accounting, this person will use AI-enabled tools to streamline the capture and delivery of key business metrics, own the monthly roll-forward of AAG's FP&A model, and lead the annual budget and reforecast process end-to-end.

This role will business partner with every department at AAG — tracking progress against plan and functioning as a thought partner in front-end decision-making, not just a rearview reporter. The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous, comfortable building and automating tools from scratch, and able to translate financial data into clear, business-facing outputs for department leaders and executive leadership alike.

KEY Responsibilities

AI-Enabled Reporting & Data Infrastructure

• Design and maintain AI-assisted workflows that automate the capture of key business metrics (revenue by stream, EBITDA, cash, department KPIs) from source systems — Net Suite, POS, ticketing, foot traffic, event/scheduling platforms, and sponsorship trackers — into a single, reliable reporting layer.
• Reduce manual, spreadsheet-based data pulls by building repeatable, automated processes for recurring reports and dashboards.
• Apply AI tools to draft variance commentary, flag anomalies, and accelerate month-end reporting turnaround.
• Maintain and enhance AAG's existing dashboards (company-wide financial dashboard, F&B trading dashboard, and similar views) and build new ones as business lines and revenue streams are added.

Monthly FP&A Model & Close

• Own the monthly roll-forward of AAG's FP&A model, integrating actuals each period and maintaining a rolling forecast across revenue, expense, and cash.
• Partner with Accounting during month-end close to ensure the model ties to the general ledger and reflects accurate accruals.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages, including P&L analysis, KPI dashboards, and executive commentary.

Budget & Reforecast Ownership

• Own the annual budget process end-to-end — timeline, templates, department inputs, consolidation, and leadership review.
• Lead periodic reforecasts, consolidating inputs across business units and analyzing variances against prior…