Manager, FP&A and Cost Accounting

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MANAGER, FP&A AND COST ACCOUNTING (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 #Franklin Fam.

What you will do: The Manager, FP&A and Cost Accounting is a unique role responsible for both P&L forecasting and management and ensuring the proper accounting of product cost and inventory. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining financial processes and analytics to drive informed decision-making throughout the business. This position will lead and manage and lead the FB&A and Cost Accounting team and will also support the Assistant Controller in other areas of accounting including journal entries and account reconciliations.

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

#Franklin Family

IN MORE DETAIL, YOU WILL:

• Provide analysis of monthly financial and operational actual results against budget/forecast
• Analyze costs against standards to determine variances in purchase price, production costs and distribution costs
• 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
• Evaluate and help drive strategic pricing initiatives
• Manage month end closing duties including inventory cost procedures and general ledger entries, merchandise-in-transit entries and reconciliation, inventory roll-forward, and other related reporting ensuring that company inventory is properly accounted and reconciled according to generally accepted accounting principles
• Partner with operations management to analyze and reconcile on-hand and in-transit inventory balances monthly
• Prepare monthly reporting package analyzing revenue, returns/allowances, and operational standard to actual variances
• Recommend, draft and implement inventory policies and procedures
• Create and monitor controls to ensure accurate and timely recording of all inventory related transactions and coordinate and manage cycle count programs and physical inventory processes with operational staff
• 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/cost accounting
• 5+ years of experience in general accounting
• Proven management experience of direct reports

What you have done/what you will need:

• 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit/stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with…