Finance Manager, WNBA Team Finance

This role coordinates financial reporting and analytics related to WNBA teams and supports WNBA Team Finance, which serves as a point of contact to team financial representatives. It assists with reviewing team projections, related team audit processes, analyses of teams' financial performance, union reporting, and Team GAAP audits, along with other key deliverables during the annual business cycle. The role also creates ad hoc financial analyses and presents insights to WNBA Finance leadership, coordinating across departments.

• Assist with the team audit process, acting as a liaison between team financial representatives and external auditors.
• Collect team projections, vet the information, perform variance analysis, and ensure reporting consistency among the teams.
• Research and prepare all necessary financial analyses, including final summary and recommendations, for key critical audit matters, presenting them to WNBA Finance Leadership and Legal Departments.
• Research accounting guidance as necessary to assist teams.
• Serve 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 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.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• CPA required.
• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in public accounting.
• 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) 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), PowerPoint, and other Office/computer systems.
• Proactive, self-starter who can work independently within set objectives.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.

• Macros knowledge.
• Experience with leveraging AI tools.

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

• 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.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 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.