BU Controller - Dance

Varsity Spirit Dance Finance Business Partner
Job Type: Full‑time, Hybrid (Onsite: Monday - Thursday & Friday: Work from home)

Location: Open to candidates to report to our Memphis, TN or Farmers Branch, TX headquarters.

Travel Expectations: Travel may be required on a monthly/quarterly basis, particularly as a new hire becoming familiar with the services and operations for which you are responsible. Travel for required meetings will also be expected.

How You Will Make An Impact
As the financial lead for the Varsity Spirit Dance business unit, the Finance Business Partner, Dance, partners closely with the SVP, Dance and the SVP, Dance Events, to guide and support their teams in defining and delivering our dance training and event offerings. A successful candidate in this role will provide financial expertise and insights to drive effective business planning and operational excellence, key focus areas for Varsity Spirit. You will play a transformational role in shaping and modernizing how the finance function drives value for the company and for our customers, developing our collective analytical capabilities and continuing to establish our role as trusted advisors to the broader business.

What You Will Do

Lead, engage, and motivate the newly‑formed Dance finance team, to provide financial transparency, improve operational efficiency, and drive profitable growth, through partnership with the Dance business unit leaders. Manage team's performance to consistently encourage retention growth and productivity.

Partner with Dance business unit leaders, and Varsity Spirit cross‑functional partners, to drive the integration of newly acquired dance businesses into the Varsity Spirit ecosystem, from definition to execution of the integration strategy.

Partner with Dance leadership team in continuing to harmonize the Dance go‑to‑market strategy, with KPI's designed to measure and drive optimal outcomes.

Establish and implement robust accounting controls including account reconciliations and systematic review processes, to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data.

Support and coordinate due diligence processes associated with future potential acquisitions, as well as integration of any completed acquisitions.

Champion and oversee the continuous improvement of the dance budgeting and planning methodology, aligning business and financial planning efforts and making them more consistently structured and proactive, between the various types of training and events.

Provide leadership and structure in the regular reviews of planned capacity, registration, pricing, and cost of sales to help inform active business decision making, throughout each planning and execution cycle.

Lead monthly/quarterly/annual budgeting and forecasting of all training and event offerings, from sales to execution, including all critical support functions, in partnership with FP&A.

Partner with the Dance leadership teams to develop appropriate performance scorecards, standardizing KPI's where possible, to drive focus and best outcomes.

Provide leadership and support to the broader Dance business unit Finance teams, taking full responsibility for a clean and timely monthly financial close process of all businesses in the Dance portfolio, including audit support.

Serve as a key decision support and commercial partner for the Dance teams, evaluating and approving all key contracts and commercial proposals for the business units.

Provide direction to the Dance teams in support of continued improvement in their use of Net Working Capital, methodically improving deposit, AP, and AR performance.

Drive the adoption and proficient use of technology to manipulate data from multiple sources into meaningful analysis and insights for sales and operations leadership to act upon.

Success Indicators

Leadership style based on Varsity Brands Core Values of Service, Passion, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Transparency

Ability to create vision and implement long‑term, sustainable, positive change with continuous improvement mindset.

Deep interest and experience in recognizing inefficiency and turning into high‑performing teams/processes

Passionate about work, detail‑oriented, analytical, and excellent problem‑solving abilities

Driven towards simple, scalable solutions to difficult problems, have excellent project‑management skills, and be able to communicate complex analytical results, both written and verbally, in a clear and easy‑to‑understand way

Possess a high level of integrity. Be widely trusted, direct and transparent, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships

Aptitude for framing complex business problems and translating into analyses and recommendations to inform decision‑making

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and present to all levels of leadership

Customer service oriented and ability to partner with individuals at all levels in many different functional areas of the business

Demonstrated ability to execute in an ambiguous environment with competing priorities

Supervisory Responsibility

Provides direct leadership and oversight of the Dance business unit's finance function, including a Finance Director and Finance Manager, as well as their respective finance and accounting teams and external third‑party support resources.

Qualifications
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to work independently and multi‑task

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Knowledge of GAAP

Financial Analytical Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel

Education/Experience

10+ years of experience in a Finance, Accounting, or related field

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, or other business discipline

Experience leading people and teams

Leadership experience in a dynamic event, services, or project business is preferred

MBA, CMA, CPA certification highly preferred

ERP enhancement or implementation experience a plus

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This job operates in a professional office environment. Largely a sedentary role with some filing requiring the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. Ability to sit or stand for long periods through meetings and while operating office equipment, PC's, laptop, telephone will be required.

Our Benefits
We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

Comprehensive Health Care Benefits

HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities

Wellbeing Program

401(k) plan with company matching

Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short‑Term Disability

Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays

Varsity Brands Ownership Program

Employee Resource Groups

St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities

Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

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