Manager, Strategy (ACE Program)

ACCESS CREATING EXECUTIVES (?CE? PROGRAM- MANAGER, STRATEGY

Berwyn, PA

Hybrid

ACCESS HOLDINGS OVERVIEW

Access Holdings Management Company LLC is a Baltimore-based middle-market investment firm with over $2.8 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2013, Access provides direct investment opportunities to create concentrated portfolios of essential service-based businesses in North America. We undertake active build-and-buy strategies, pursuing what we want to own, great markets and distinct business models. In doing so, Access partners, scales, and innovates to build enduring businesses. For more information, please visit www.accessholdings.com.

ACCESS EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Access is seeking outstanding candidates for its Access Creating Executives Program (?CE Program?. The position provides hands-on experience and exposure to key operational best practices and tactics of Access?portfolio strategy execution.

Candidates (?CEs? join the ACE Program as senior team members of an Access portfolio company, directly supporting and reporting to C-Suite executives in key operational functions including Finance, M&A / Strategy, Development and Marketing. ACEs are expected to improve, execute, and document best practices within the key roles, developing a meaningful operational skillset.

ACEs will attend and participate in Access networking events, training sessions, and summits with other executives and ACEs across the Access portfolio. ACEs will work with Access to build skillsets, report out to other ACEs, develop playbooks, and provide insights to executives where appropriate. They will leverage key learnings across the current and future portfolio, while also driving projects and new investment opportunities. Top performers will have career path opportunities within their respective portfolio company and/or across other areas of the Access Holdings ecosystem.

WHAT YOU?L ACCOMPLISH

The Manager of Strategy will lead the Company? corporate strategy function and be a strategic partner to the Company? executive team. This role will have a creative, entrepreneurial vision focused on driving operational improvements and change, leading cross-functional workstreams, assisting the executive team to accelerate both organic and M&A focused growth initiatives, and investigating new service offerings. This role is primarily responsible for leading financial analyses, as well as business plan development, strategic road mapping and planning efforts to support the above. The Manager of Strategy will report directly to the Executive Chairman and also be a participant in the Access Creating Executives (?CE? Program sponsored by Access Holdings.

Strategy, Planning and Management:
?Join as a junior executive within the portfolio company
?Pivotal participant in critical decision assessments as they relate to strategic initiatives, investment theses, and operational models.
?Work closely with the Executive Chairman as well as the Chief Strategy Officer, CEO, and Executive team to define, develop and manage strategic company-wide initiatives, forming new internal strategies, and driving consensus around key corporate goals.
?Partner with Chairman on new projects , businesses and M&A categories
?Drive decision-making, program management, prioritization, and initiative implementation for external partners and board to deliver business impact.
?Provide insight and recommendations to both the short-term and long- term growth plans of the organization.

Financial Analysis and Forecasting:
?Understand key drivers of revenue and margin expansion; evaluate and recommend key initiatives based on these drivers
?Review and analyze monthly financial results and provide recommendations for performance improvement.
?Develop, prepare, and present financial and operational dashboards, by division, that compare key performance indicators to stated budget and historical benchmarks.
?Assist and support financial and operational initiatives and related analyses.

Corporate Development:
?Support the Company? M&A and RFP initiatives through financial analysis, projections, and return on capital analyses.
?Support, manage and lead due diligence efforts for new platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions to existing platforms.
?Lead the development of due diligence reports and investment committee presentations.
?Conduct rigorous integration and synergies planning and execution with guidance from the executive leadership.
?Work directly with Access to leverage best practices across other portfolio companies
?Attend ACE training, social, and networking events

WHAT YOU?L BRING
?MBA from top business school (preferred)
?Experience working in private equity-backed, or investment banking environment is a plus
?4+ years total accounting and / or finance experience
?Willingness and ability to work out of Philadelphia and to frequently travel to business unit operations as required.
?Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
?Strong analytical and corporate finance skill set.
?Experience in investment banking, financial consulting, M&A advisory, and/or the FP&A division of a large organization.
?Experience performing financial analysis and financial modeling, ideally for multi-unit operations with high velocity of M&A and/or organic expansion activity.
?Knowledge of capital structure with experience working with multiple levels of the capital structure and a leveraged balance sheet.
?Passionate about developing financial plans and communicating results and recommendations.
?Knowledge of and experience working with ERP and business intelligence systems such as NetSuite, Intacct, Power BI, and Tableau. Experience working with SQL is a plus.
?Exceptional track record of producing quantitative analysis and utilizing the results for measurement and planning within a dynamic environment.
?Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to synthesize and convey complex business concepts effectively.
?Self-starter comfortable working with autonomy and can successfully prioritize and manage multiple assignments.
?Fast learner with a desire to move with urgency, accountability, and intent.
?Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to quickly build internal and external relationships.
?Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.
?Low ego individual with a collaborative and convening work style.

TRAVEL, LIFTING, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
?Must be available for game days and evening athletic events and coaches shows
?Must be available to travel for client presentations
?Must be able to work nights and weekends around sporting events

WHAT WE DO

Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. The company introduces high school and college students to career development opportunities in esports through Playfly Esports, operators of North America? largest college esports league. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com

WHAT WE STAND FOR

At Playfly, we know that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, but more importantly, we believe it? just the right thing to do. Through conversations, company initiatives, community events and partnerships, policy changes, data analysis, workshops, and support groups, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are here for the long haul and to do the meaningful work that creates true institutional change within our workplace, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.

EEOC & DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Playfly Sports affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Playfly Sports is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Playfly Sports is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, and as part of this commitment, Playfly Sports will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

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