Senior Financial Analyst, WNBA Team Finance & Analytics

NBA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

The Senior Financial Analyst role with the NBA focuses on coordinating financial reporting and analytics for WNBA teams, supporting Team Finance and liaising with team financial representatives. This position analyzes team projections, audits, and GAAP compliance, while delivering ad hoc analyses to Finance leadership.

Collaboration across departments and driving AI-enabled process improvements are key aspects.

Qualifications

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

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

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Proactive mindset

Analytical thinking

Communication

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field

CPA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Office suite

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst role with the NBA focuses on coordinating financial reporting and analytics for WNBA teams, supporting Team Finance and liaising with team financial representatives. This position analyzes team projections, audits, and GAAP compliance, while delivering ad hoc analyses to Finance leadership.

Collaboration across departments and driving AI-enabled process improvements are key aspects.