Financial Analyst

Job Description

Financial Analyst II | Varsity Brands

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Varsity Brands, located in Farmers Branch, TX (Dallas, TX). Varsity Brands is a large organization, operating through BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit, with a network of over 6,000 employees focused on transforming the student journey in sport and spirit. This position seeks a detail-oriented and IT-savvy Financial Analyst to join the finance team, expanding their knowledge of corporate finance within a complex, multi-billion-dollar organization. The role offers opportunities to work with executive leadership, delve into financial topics that shape the business, utilize AI to automate tasks and build new insights, and foster personal and professional development within a high-performance team.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Farmers Branch, TX

• Team: Finance team
• Mission: Solve financial challenges and contribute to strategic decision-making in a complex, multi-billion-dollar organization by providing financial analysis and insights.
• Tech Stack: Power BI, Excel, Anaplan, Enterprise ChatGPT, Co-pilot systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Capital Management: Prepare and validate capital expenditure requests for executive approval.
• Financial Operations: Execute month-end FP&A close activities and manage vendor setup and invoice processing.
• Performance Analysis: Review General and Administrative expenses, analyze current and past financial data to identify trends, and create dashboards to communicate financial performance.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts, working closely with the accounting department to understand current month’s entries.
• Systems Optimization: Maintain semantic models across Power BI, Excel, and Anaplan, develop financial reports utilizing multiple datasets, and utilize AI systems to create tools for new insights and task automation.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, or a related field, with a basic understanding of GAAP and financial statements.
• Experience: 1–2 years in financial analysis, corporate finance, FP&A, or accounting, with familiarity in databases, data structures, and AI-assisted analysis tools/prompting.
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; excellent verbal and written communication; and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Bonus: CPA, MBA, or CFA are a plus.