Manager, FP&A and Corporate Development

IMG Academy is hiring aManager of FP&A and Corporate Developmentto own the company's planning and forecasting cycle and to lead analysis on acquisitions, partnerships and new growth initiatives. This is a high-visibility role reporting SVP Finance & Controller with regular exposure to the executive team and ownership.

• Location: Remote – expected to travel to Campus in Bradenton Florida once a month

The ideal candidate pairs the modeling rigor of investment banking with the operating mindset to turn analysis into decisions across a multi-line business: boarding school, sports training, camps, events and digital/youth sports platforms.

Key responsibilities

Financial planning and analysis

• Lead the annual budget and rolling forecast process across all business lines, partnering with department heads on revenue, headcount and capital plans.
• Own the monthly and quarterly reporting package for the CFO, executive team, board and lenders, including variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Build and maintain the company's integrated three-statement operating model and long-range plan.
• Develop KPI dashboards for enrollment, retention, pricing, program yield, camp and event attendance, and campus utilization.
• Analyze unit economics by program and sport to inform pricing, capacity and resource allocation decisions.
• Support cash flow forecasting, covenant compliance and capital expenditure planning for campus and facilities investments.
• Drive continuous improvement of planning tools, data flows and reporting automation.

Corporate development

• Source, screen and evaluate acquisition, joint venture and partnership opportunities that extend IMG Academy's brand, programs and geographic reach.
• Build transaction models (DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions, accretion/dilution, returns analysis) and prepare investment committee and board materials.
• Manage diligence workstreams with internal teams and outside advisors, including financial, commercial and operational diligence.
• Support post-close integration planning and track performance of completed deals against the investment case.
• Build business cases for organic growth initiatives: new sports programs, campus expansion, international and domestic partnerships, and digital offerings.
• Track the youth sports, sports education and private school landscape to keep a current view of competitors, valuations and potential targets.

Leadership and collaboration

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to operational leaders across athletics, academics, admissions, camps and marketing.
• Translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Over time, mentor and develop analysts as the team grows.

Qualifications

Required

• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, FP&A, corporate development, private equity, transaction advisory or a comparable analytical finance role.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including three-statement models, DCF and transaction analysis.
• Expert proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong grasp of accounting principles and how the three financial statements connect.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Investment banking experience, ideally including live M&A transaction work.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or multi-site, multi-business-line company.
• Exposure to education, sports, hospitality, consumer services or membership-based business models.

Skills and attributes

• Analytical rigor: builds models that are accurate, flexible and easy for others to audit.
• Commercial judgment: looks past the numbers to what is driving the business and what to do about it.
• Clear communication: writes and presents crisp recommendations to senior leaders and the board.
• Ownership: manages multiple deadlines in a lean team without losing attention to detail.
• Builder mindset: improves processes and tools rather than just running them.
• Passion for sport and education: genuine interest in developing young athletes and students is a plus.