Finance Business Partner – Central

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive, interactive and personalised than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com. 

The Role

Join a central team that keeps Genius running smoothly - empowering product, tech, sales, and ops to focus on what they do best: driving the business forward.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our expanding global Finance team, directly supporting our central teams and stakeholders. The role will be based in New York, reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance.

We are looking for a driven and ambitious qualified accountant, delivering insightful analysis to help drive accountability and understand performance, drive investment decisions, efficiencies, profitability, and value. This role will create a High Support, High Challenge environment, so the group can continue to both grow and mature.

Main Responsibilities

Take ownership as a Finance Business Partner of the following:

• Month end review and management reporting
• Working with the financial accounting team and business stakeholders to reconcile and ensure correct monthly accruals and postings, mainly focused on revenues
• Creation of monthly stakeholder management reporting packs, including financials, KPIs and commentary
• Deliver financial review meetings with business area stakeholders, increasing stakeholder financial accountability
• Support in the continuous improvement and automation of the accounting and reporting process, including staff payroll and capitalization calculations
• Budgeting & forecasting
• Lead the budget and quarterly reforecast process for your central areas, working with people, finance and legal stakeholders to build and challenge appropriate forecasts
• Creation of budget and reforecast packs for business stakeholders
• Lead the pay review process on an annual basis
• Board reporting
• Support in the consolidation of monthly financials and KPIs for inclusion in the group board report
• Support in providing monthly commentary and variance analysis in the group board report
• Own quarterly SOX reporting controls
• Business cases, projects and ad hoc analysis
• Cross-functional project modelling and management for strategically critical long-term projects and cost saving areas of the business
• Support in ad-hoc business cases, using finance and business area expertise to build financial models, challenge ideas, and provide relevant analysis to support key business decisions

Required Skills

• Is proactive in the provision of clear, timely, accurate and easily understandable information
• Is highly supportive and will provide truly insightful management information that the business can engage with and take action on
• Is curious, and restless about how things can be done better when it comes to processes, communication & engagement
• Takes the initiative to find solutions to problems
• Is a great communicator & relationship builder
• Is a team player with a hands-on, down to earth attitude and approach
• Is confident using Microsoft applications, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint & Word with strong modelling and presentation skills
• Is a qualified accountant
• Is clear and concise in their communication, knowing who their audience is and how to adapt accordingly

 Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Workday ERP system, not required but beneficial
• Knowledge of Adaptive Planning financial planning system, not required but beneficial
• Knowledge of Salesforce, not required but beneficial

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. 

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports. 

One team, being brave, driving change  

We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.  

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