Financial Analyst, WNBA Team Finance

NBA; New York (NY); Híbrido; USD 95 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Resumo da oferta

The NBA is seeking an Associate Manager, Financial Analyst to support WNBA Team Finance and coordinate financial reporting and analytics across teams. You will review projections, audits, and provide insights on performance while helping with ticket and union reporting during the annual business cycle.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance with 3–4 years in finance, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and comfort with large data sets.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Minimum 3–4 years of experience in public accounting, financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or similar role.

Responsabilidades

• Collect team projections, vet information, perform variance analysis and ensure reporting consistency.
• Run benchmarking analyses on team projections and provide insights to staff and league.
• Assist with ticket reporting and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Serve as contact for team billing requisitions and communications to teams.
• Support team audit processes by liaising with team financial reps and external auditors.
• Research accounting guidance to assist teams.

Conhecimentos

Attention to detail

Communication

Multi-tasking

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint

Data analysis

AI tools familiarity

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Ferramentas

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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
• 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.