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
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Access Executive Development Program Overview:
Access is seeking outstanding candidates for its Access Creating Executives Program (“ACE Program”). The position provides hands-on experience and exposure to key operational best practices and tactics of Access’ portfolio strategy execution.Candidates (“ACEs”) 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 activities, 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 train executives where appropriate. They will leverage key learnings across the current and future portfolio, while also driving projects and new investment opportunities.The portfolio Company and Access will jointly evaluate each ACE’s performance; top performers may have the opportunity to progress into other areas of the Access Holdings ecosystem. ACEs will be well-positioned to move into a C-Suite position within one of Access’ portfolio companies or on the Access investment team.
Company Detail:
Company:
Playfly Sports
Industry:
Sports marketing and media
Location:
Philadelphia
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.
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.
Responsibilities:
The Director of Strategy will lead the Company’s corporate strategy function and be a strategic partner to the Company’s executive team. This role is primarily responsible for leading financial analyses, as well as strategic road mapping and planning efforts of the Company, supporting capital structure decision-making, and supporting the Company’s M&A and corporate development initiatives. The Director of Strategy will report directly to the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and also be a participant in the Access Creating Executives (“ACE”) Program sponsored by Access Holdings.
Strategy, Planning and Management:
- Pivotal participant in critical decision assessments as they relate to strategic initiatives, investment theses, and operational models.
- Work closely with Chief Strategy Officer, CEO, President and Executive team to define, develop and manage strategic company-wide initiatives, forming new internal strategies, and driving consensus around key corporate goals.
- Drive decision-making, program management, prioritization, and initiative implementation for external partners and board to deliver business impact.
- Support the measurement of return on investment (ROI) analysis and assess ongoing business operations that align with the Company’s plan for growth and expansion.
- Work with the executive team to establish and amend key performance indicators (KPIs) that drive success.
- Provide insight and recommendations to both the short-term and long- term growth plans of the organization.
- Support the development of presentation materials and analysis for the Company’s Board of Directors.
Financial Analysis and Forecasting:
- 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’s 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.
Qualifications and Characteristics
Successful candidates will have the following qualifications and characteristics:
- 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.
Requirements
- 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
