Financial Analyst, WNBA Team Finance

National Basketball Association (NBA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary performance bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking an Associate Manager to support WNBA Team Finance by coordinating financial reporting and analytics across the league’s teams. This role partners with team financial representatives to review projections, perform analyses, and support annual business processes.

You will manage variance analyses, benchmarking, and weekly ticket reporting while liaising with internal and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field is required.
• CPA is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 3–4 years of experience in public accounting, FP&A, corporate finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Collect team projections, vet information, perform variance analysis and ensure reporting consistency among teams.
• Run benchmarking analyses on team projections and provide insights to team and league personnel.
• Assist with weekly ticket reporting for team/league distribution and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Serve as contact for league deliverables such as team billing requisitions and communications to teams.
• Assist with the team audit process, liaising between team financial representatives and external auditors.
• Research accounting guidance as necessary to help teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Resourcefulness

Responsiveness

Flexibility

Initiative

Follow-through

Effective communicator

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Excel macros

SAP

Job description

WORK OPTION: The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.

Essential Functions And Job Summary

The Financial Analyst plays a key role in coordinating the financial reporting and analytics related to the WNBA teams and will support WNBA Team Finance, which serves as the central point of contact to team financial representatives. This person will assist in the reviewing Team Projections, the related team audit processes, perform analyses on the Teams' financial performance, assist with ticket and union reporting, and other key deliverables during the annual business cycle.

Major Responsibilities

• Collect team projections, vet the information, perform variance analysis, and ensure reporting consistency among the teams.
• Run benchmarking analyses on teams' projection submissions and provide valuable insights to team and league personnel.
• Assist with ticket reporting for team/league distribution on a weekly basis and review to ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Serve as contact for various league deliverables such as team billing requisitions and communications to teams.
• Assist with the team audit process, acting as a liaison between team financial representatives and external auditors.
• Research accounting guidance as necessary to assist teams.

Required Education/Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
• CPA Preferred, not required
• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in public accounting, financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or other strategic finance role

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes

• Strong competency in core professional skills including attention to detail, resourcefulness, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, and follow-through.
• Effective communicator to work with team financial personnel and external auditors.
• Ability to multi-task while meeting strict deadlines
• Must be very proficient in Excel (Index / Match, V-Lookups, and macros knowledge a big plus), PowerPoint, and other Office/computer systems.
• Must be comfortable working with large data sets and creating executive-level summaries and trend reports.
• Prior experience working with and managing data sets, including extraction and merges from source systems, transformation, and providing preliminary descriptive analytics.
• Experience with leveraging AI tools and SAP is a plus.

Salary Range

$95,000-$110,000

Job Posting Title

Associate Manager

Employees currently are eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance bonus, awarded at the sole discretion of the Company and subject to any terms and conditions set by the Company. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company-sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; dental; vision; life/AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; fertility and family-forming assistance; wellbeing allowance; educational assistance; mental health coaching/therapy; tax advantaged accounts such as HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs; a 401(k) retirement plan; and time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days.

The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume.

The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About The WNBA

The WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women. Featuring 15 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion and social responsibility. Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.