Senior Financial Analyst, WNBA Team Finance

National Basketball Association (NBA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life/AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Fertility and family-forming support

Wellbeing allowance

Educational assistance

Mental health coaching/therapy

HSA and FSAs tax advantaged accounts

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation, sick time, personal days

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to coordinate financial reporting and analytics for the WNBA teams, serving as a primary contact for team financial representatives. You will review team projections, assist with audits, perform variance analyses, support union reporting, and present insights to WNBA Finance leadership, collaborating across departments.

This role also leads process improvements and AI initiatives to drive efficiency in routine tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• CPA required.
• Minimum of 4–5 years of experience in public accounting.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the team audit process, liaising between team financial representatives and external auditors.
• Collect team projections, vet information, perform variance analysis, ensure reporting consistency.
• Research and prepare analyses for key audit matters and present recommendations to leadership.
• Research accounting guidance to support teams.
• Lead team meetings and inquire about issues identified in the vetting process.
• Run benchmarking analyses on projection submissions and provide insights.
• Serve as a liaison for league deliverables like team billing and communications.
• Collaborate with WNBA Team Finance on projections and deliverables.
• Lead process improvements and AI initiatives to drive efficiency.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication leadership

Multi-tasking

Initiative

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

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 Senior 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 a point of contact to team financial representatives. This person will assist in reviewing Team Projections, the related team audit processes, perform analyses on the Teams’ financial performance, assist with union reporting and Team GAAP audits, and other key deliverables during the annual business cycle. The Senior Financial Analyst would create ad hoc financial analyses and present insights to WNBA Finance leadership, coordinating across departments.

Major Responsibilities

• Assist with the team audit process, acting as a liaison between team financial representatives and external auditors.
• Collect team projections, vetting the information, perform variance analysis, and ensure reporting consistency among the teams.
• For key critical audit matters, research and prepare all necessary financial analyses including final summary and recommendations that are presented to WNBA Finance Leadership and Legal Departments
• Research accounting guidance as necessary to assist teams.
• Serves as an active participant during team meetings, inquiring about key issues identified during the vetting process
• Run benchmarking analyses on teams’ projection submissions and provide valuable insights to team and league personnel.
• Serve as contact for various league deliverables such as team billing requisitions and communications to teams.
• Collaborate with WNBA Team Finance on team projection review and other team deliverables
• Lead process improvement and AI initiatives to help drive efficiency with routine tasks

Required Education/Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
• CPA required
• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in public accounting

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes

• Strong competency in core professional skills including attention to detail, resourcefulness, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, and follow-through.
• Ability to lead interactions (e.g., projection review calls, ad hoc inquiries, etc.) with team finance representatives and external auditors.
• Detail-oriented with ability to spot and resolve issues
• 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.
• Proactive, self-starter who can work independently within set objectives
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Experience with leveraging AI tools is a plus.

Salary Range:

$115,000-$130,000

Job Posting Title:

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 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.