Finance Manager
NFL
New York, NYThis is a Full Time Job
The Manager, Finance - League Corporate supports financial planning and analysis activities for various league departments including Marketing, Player Health & Innovation, Government Affairs, and Public Relations. This role leads the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans while providing financial insights that guide strategic and operational decisions. The position partners closely with functional and business leaders to ensure financial transparency, accuracy, and alignment with League Operations' broader objectives.
Responsibilities
• Lead the development of forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans for various league operational departments.
• Provide financial analysis and performance reporting to inform leadership decisions across multiple departments.
• Collaborate for Global Accounting to understand variances across the period end close cycles.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure financial targets and resources are aligned with organizational strategy.
• Develop financial models and business cases to evaluate initiatives and investments across supported functions.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy in planning processes, data inputs, and reporting deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners—including Strategy, HR, and Shared Services—to streamline forecasting and reporting workflows.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance data quality, automation, and efficiency within FP&A.
Required Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years of finance and/or accounting work experience related to budgeting, forecasting, analytical and problem-solving
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
Other Key Attributes / Characteristics
• Interpersonal Skills: Building and maintaining relationships with colleagues and business stakeholders.
• Time Management: Prioritize tasks effectively to meet deadlines and manage workloads efficiently
• Detail Oriented: Precision in financial reporting and budget management
• Strong ability using Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with ERP and Forecasting systems
• Experience creating and editing financial models is a plus
• Experience using Co-Pilot or other AI tools to modernize processes and increase efficiency
WHO YOU ARE:
Talent Attributes: What we expect for our employees:
• Embody an enthusiastic, proactive can-do attitude
• Embrace grit, free from ego or entitlement
• Excel as a relationship builder, with the ability to influence
• Eager learner, driven by passion rather than just ambition
• Encompasses an incredible work ethic with an agile mindset
Salary/Benefits
$95,000.00
- 125,000.00
per year
Additional Information
The NFL is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, recognized as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, and widely regarded as the premier professional football league globally. The organization prioritizes in-person work at its offices to foster collaboration, build connections, and maintain a strong culture. The NFL is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects its diverse fan base, emphasizing mutual respect and equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Core values include respect, integrity, team responsibility, and resiliency, while leadership attributes focus on talent development, execution, inspiration, adherence to values, industry knowledge, and innovative thinking.
