FP&A Systems & Business Intelligence Lead
About The Position
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 personalized than ever before.â¯Learn more at geniussports.com. 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. The Role We are looking for an experienced FP&A professional with strong systems expertise to lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of our planning and reporting environment. This role bridges finance and technology, you'll own Adaptive Planning and BI reporting, drive model governance, and ensure the integrity of data and insights used across the business. The role can be based in London or New York, reporting to the Head of FP&A. You will work closely with the FP&A teams, central BI and the central Workday/ERP team, translating business needs into scalable system solutions. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of FP&A processes and build a best-in-class reporting capability.
Requirements
- Strong FP&A / financial modelling background, ideally with a professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with Adaptive Planning (or equivalent: Anaplan, Hyperion, etc.)
- Experience with BI / reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
- Proven ability to manage system reconciliations, financial reporting packs, and dashboards
- Excellent communication and stakeholder skills; able to translate finance requirements into system solutions
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Workday ERP or similar system knowledge
- Experience mentoring analysts or working with offshore support teams
- Track record of leading process automation or finance transformation project
Responsibilities
- Own the Adaptive Planning models, ensuring driver-based logic, scenario functionality, and reporting structures are robust and aligned to business needs
- Lead the design and delivery of management dashboards and KPI reporting in collaboration with BI teams
- Act as the first line of data integrity for FP&A, reconciling Adaptive to Workday actuals and ensuring consistency across systems
- Partner with the Senior FP&A Manager and finance business partners to deliver budgets, forecasts, long-term models, and cashflow reporting
- Liaise with the Workday/Internal Tools team to resolve system or mapping issues, ensuring smooth data flows and integration
- Drive automation and process improvements, reducing manual effort and enabling faster, more accurate reporting cycles
- Initially an individual contributor role with the potential to shape how offshore resources may support reconciliations and reporting
- Champion best practice in planning, reporting, and systems governance across the finance organization
Benefits
- 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.
- We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
