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About the Role

The Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in coordinating financial reporting and analytics for WNBA teams, supporting Team Finance. This role involves reviewing projections, managing audit processes, analyzing financial performance, and assisting with union reporting and GAAP audits.

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.
• 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 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.

Requirements

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

Skills

• 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.
• 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.

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Remote
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 4-5 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $115,000-$130,000

Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life/AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Fertility and family-forming assistance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Educational assistance
• Mental health coaching/therapy
• Tax advantaged accounts (HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, and personal days)

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.