Manager, Revenue Accounting Operations

Fanatics•New York, NY

About The Position

As a Manager, Revenue Accounting Operations at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to join our high-energy Accounting and Finance team. The Manager of Revenue Accounting Operations plays a critical role in executing and scaling revenue accounting operations, ensuring accurate close, strong controls, and audit readiness within the Accounting and Finance Department reporting to the Senior Manager, Revenue. This role has direct ownership of key revenue accounting processes, including monthly close execution, review controls, and audit coordination within a complex, highly regulated, and data-intensive environment. Our successful candidate must be a collaborative accounting professional with the background and interpersonal skills to function successfully in a high growth and fast-paced environment with excellent skills around prioritization, collaboration and influencing. Ideally, our candidate is comfortable and effective in a rapidly changing environment and will partner closely with the leaders of data, tax, treasury, legal, and FP&A, as well as a broad group of cross-functional business teams in order to provide guidance, and support well informed decisions. Our candidate will be expected to identify and resolve issues, while exercising good business judgment and risk management. This role requires strong communication skills to effectively facilitate information flow between business functions and Accounting and Finance, and to partner with senior leaders. Our candidate will be expected to identify and resolve issues, while exercising good business judgment and risk management. This role requires strong communication skills to effectively facilitate information flow between business functions and Accounting and Finance, and to partner with senior leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor or higher degree in accounting or finance
5-7 years of experience in revenue accounting, accounting operations, or a related finance role
Experience in building cross-functional relationships and partnering with senior leaders
Working knowledge of US GAAP as it relates to revenue recognition and internal controls
Ability to think proactively and work in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment
Desire to develop and continuously improve processes
Experience handling annual audits
Excellent proficiency in the use of spreadsheet programs and other software applications for financial analysis with strong analytical skills
Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Own and execute the monthly revenue close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
Review and oversee revenue share calculations, account reconciliations, and AR matching results
Develop processes for the preparation and recording of required journal entries for certain processes
Ownership of data flows and system dependencies for financial reporting
Support cross-functional initiatives including new product launches, cost of revenue analysis, and ad-hoc accounting requests
Analyze results and variances, identifying trends, and recommend actions
Maintain process documentation and ensure SOX control readiness as the business scales
Serve as revenue accounting lead for stand-alone state audits and regulatory reviews
Ensure revenue accounting practices are compliant with GAAP
Coordinate and manage external audit requests, including PBCs, walkthroughs, and follow-ups
Provide hands-on leadership to a team of revenue accounting professionals, balancing direct execution with coaching, review, and team development
Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team building activities.