Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.

 

Our team of 700+ employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

MANAGER, FP&A: ROLE OVERVIEW
Elevate is looking for a Manager, FP&A to be the primary finance business partner to our Creative vertical – a project-based design and creative services business that comprises our existing creative team plus two recently acquired agencies operating across U.S. and international markets. Based in Nashville, this hire will partner across the global Creative team as their go-to finance lead. This is a hands-on role for an ambitious finance manager who is eager to lead, work independently, and roll up their sleeves. The successful candidate will build operating cadence and discipline from the ground up, drive monthly rhythm across studios, and act as a real partner to Creative leadership and delivery teams. 

NetSuite is in place and CMAP is being rolled out as our new globally standardized project management system; we need someone who will define how those tools are used day-to-day rather than wait for perfect systems. This person will own reporting and forecasting for the global Creative vertical. 

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to the Creative vertical, our design and creative services business line

● Build and run the monthly operating cadence – which includes partnering with accounting to ensure consistency in revenue recognition and billing processes

● Standardize how the Creative business is reported and forecasted globally

● Translate financial results into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders, and challenge the business on project performance, pricing, scoping, and resourcing decisions

● Help define and embed the operating use of NetSuite and CMAP within the Creative vertical, partnering with FP&A, Accounting, and Operations on system configuration, data quality, and reporting 

● Support the ongoing financial and operational integration of the two newly acquired agencies, harmonizing reporting, KPIs, and operating rhythm across studios and entities

● Identify and drive process, control, and reporting improvements as the Creative business scales and integrates

QUALIFICATIONS:
The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position.  To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

● Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

● 5–8 years of progressive finance experience, with meaningful time in FP&A or finance business partner roles in a project-based environment (creative agency, design, marketing services, consulting, or professional services)

● Demonstrated track record of building processes, cadence, and controls from scratch – not just running BAU

● Exposure to multi-studio, multi-entity, or multi-currency operations across U.S. and international markets is a plus

● Experience implementing or operationalizing finance and project management systems (NetSuite and/or CMAP strongly preferred), with a focus on building underlying operating cadence first

● Ambitious, hands-on operator with a strong ownership mentality – eager to lead and work independently

● Ability to translate financial results into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders

● Drives monthly cadence and discipline – timesheets, forecasting, project reviews, and variance analysis

● Advanced Excel modeling skills; working knowledge of NetSuite (or comparable ERP) and project / resource management tools is a plus

● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail in a multi-entity, multi-currency context

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with non-finance stakeholders across multiple teams and time zones