Lead Finance Enterprise
- Location
- Headquarters - Katy, TX
- Listed
- 3 days ago
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent required
- MBA/MSF or CPA preferred
Work Experiences
- At least eight (8) years of experience, including planning, forecasting, analyzing reporting and business partnering
- Previous FP&A/Corporate Finance experience preferred while Strategy/management consulting, Investment Banking will be considered
- Retail/e-commerce experience a plus
Skills
- Ability to partner effectively with all lines of business internally and interface with clients and vendors
- Strategic thinker who can also understand tactical delivery of analysis as needed
- Track record of delivering high-impact results year-over-year
- Excellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills
- Ability to analyze financial data, prepare financial reports, statements and projections
- Ability to formulate, initiate, administer policies and procedures for effective fiscal control
- Can handle a high degree of complexity and ambiguity and translate to simplification
- Hard-working and results-oriented
- Creativity, flexibility and an entrepreneurial mindset to the solution of business issues; sound business judgment
- Analytical and process-improvement oriented
- Thorough knowledge of financial statements, accounting principles, credit policy practices, and industry data sources.
- Ability to apply numerical and analytical skills to support ideas and portfolio performance
- Ability and proven skill in developing and applying complex models to measure risk
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong relationships with your team, peers and senior management
- Ability to work in an extremely fast paced team environment, deliver under considerable time pressure and ability to embrace constructive feedback
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Team oriented with ability to work well with diverse groups
Responsibilities
- Analyze and support annual planning and monthly forecasting processes and models for financial and internal planning partners, including examining wide sources of data and translating it into meaningful and useful insights for internal business partners
- Ownership of financial planning support for internal business partners
- Produce the delivery of weekly, monthly and quarterly executive reporting including but not limited to monthly performance reporting, corporate goals reporting and other ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests
- Consolidate and analyze departmental/function plans and forecasts
- Business decision support lead for marketing planning functional areas
- Collaborate and provide guidance to senior management teams to help them define and enable business strategies
- Establish clear ownership, timelines, and deliverables and hold business leaders accountable
- Leverage internal and external networks to maximize the achievement of business goals
- Responsible for providing support for Budget to Actual/Open to Buy, forecast alignment, and adjusted margin data
- Respond to specific requests by leadership for insights on key priority topics
- Responsible for providing financial support related to feasibility analysis, Budget to Actual/Open to Buy, ROI, margin implementation, business case development, and ensuring soundness of process used to drive financial results from projects
- Focus with business partners to drive accurate forecasting & long-term vision to ensure financial targets are met
- Identify and drive process improvements within the organization
- Actively participate in new FP&A initiatives
- Required to learn company policies, procedures and safety rules
- Duties may change and Team Members may be required to perform other duties as assigned
Physical Requirements & Attendance
- Regular attendance required
- Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
- Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior
Who We Are
At Academy Sports + Outdoors our vision is to be the best sports + outdoors retailer in the country - but what truly sets us apart is our people. We're a passionate, purpose-driven team that's as committed to each other as we are to our customers.
We've spent over 80 years building a culture that puts people first. We believe in creating opportunities for growth, fostering meaningful connections, and supporting every Team Member's journey. What fuels us? Our belief in the power of fun.
Here, you won't just help customers gear up for their next adventure - you'll launch one of your own. Whether you're starting out or leveling up, Academy is a place where fun can't lose!
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
From Academy's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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