Senior Financial Analyst, WNBA Team Finance

The Senior Financial Analyst coordinates the financial reporting and analytics related to the WNBA teams and supports WNBA Team Finance, which serves as the central point of contact for team financial representatives. The role involves reviewing team projections and the related team audit processes, analysing the teams' financial performance, and assisting with ticket and union reporting. The position also contributes to other key deliverables across the annual business cycle.

• 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 insights to team and league personnel.
• Assist with ticket reporting for team and league distribution on a weekly basis and review it to ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Serve as a 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.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in public accounting, financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or another strategic finance role.
• Strong competency in core professional skills, including attention to detail, resourcefulness, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, and follow-through.
• Effective communicator able to work with team financial personnel and external auditors.
• Ability to multi-task while meeting strict deadlines.
• Very proficient in Excel (Index/Match, V-Lookups), PowerPoint, and other Office/computer systems.
• 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.

• CPA preferred, but not required.
• Macros knowledge is a big plus.
• Experience with leveraging AI tools and SAP is a plus.

• Eligible employees currently have the option of working remotely one day per week.

• Employees are currently 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.
• Medical, dental and vision cover.
• 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.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days.