Business Controller - Lifestyle

What You’ll Do 

The Business Controller will join the Lifestyle division at Authentic Brands Group. Reporting directly to the VP Financial Planning & Analysis, the Controller will be responsible for collecting, compiling, and managing the presentation of business performance data for our Lifestyle licensing group. The Business Controller will manage the information and data needed to make business decisions.

What you’ll be working on

Business & Strategic Analysis

·       Monitor new business developments across the portfolio and seamlessly factor those developments into our models

·       Develop ad-hoc projections for brands, categories, geographies, and other business components to inform decision making and business planning

·       Partner with business development teams to identify new revenue opportunities

·       Leverage modeling to evaluate and prioritize new strategic options. Understand returns profiles of existing projects

·       Collaborate with partners within your areas of responsibility and act as a financial thought leader to the business

Forecasting, Budgeting, & Reporting

·       Support and actively participate in the budgeting process; work closely with business unit leaders and brand managers to develop and refine revenue  projections

·       Assist with the monthly and quarterly financial reporting process to identify trends and variance to budgeted performance

·       Own budgeting and forecasting processes and analyses for assigned internal business units involving frequent interactions with executives and business  unit owners. Assist in developing the company’s annual budget at a department and strategic initiative level

·       Assess the accuracy and predictability of existing financial models

·       Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly reports for business unit leaders and company executives

·       Assist with preparation of executive and board presentations

Business Support

·       Develop and prepare presentations to the company’s executives and external partners, including the Board of Directors and other investors

·       Work closely with Group President of Lifestyle Brands to compile and prepare revenue data for licensing partners

·       Attend and actively participate in partner meetings, confidently and professionally provide insight and clarification into data presented

Operations

·       Manage our partner licensee revenue database, ensuring that contract terms are accurately incorporated into our models and that revenues are closely  recorded, tracked, and reconciled with finance

·       Review all new license agreements and update models accordingly

·       Oversee onboarding of newly acquired brands

·       Assist in the implementation and management of financial planning software and other tools and resources, as required

·       Work on ad hoc financial projects

Must Haves: 

•  6-8 years of experience working in FP&A, investment banking, or consulting role combined private and public accounting experience preferred 
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• Highly skilled in Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to go deep into the details, then compile key information for business stakeholders.identify variances or unusual trends that will require further investigation
• Capacity to work across departments and interact with employees who range from the junior level to the executive level
• Strong in financial modeling
• MBA preferred