Director, Media Finance

About the position

This position works closely with the VP of Finance and NFL Media personnel in analyzing and driving financial performance of the NFL Media business units including Live Games, Licensing, Network Affiliate, Ad Sales, and Direct to Consumer. A successful candidate must have at least 10 years of finance & accounting experience, solid analytical & project management abilities, a self-starter, strong communication, be comfortable dealing with senior members of the League, be able to effectively lead a team, and have excellent creative thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management to key revenue generating businesses of the League including Live Games, Licensing, Affiliate distribution of NFL Network and RedZone, Ad Sales, and Direct to Consumer.
• Support the NFL Media business units in all corporate finance matters including managing the annual budget, quarterly and real-time forecasts, and assessing the performance of various line of businesses via financial and other metrics.
• Proactively provide senior media personnel with trending analyses and projections to assist them in effectively operating within their budgets and improve operating results.
• Managing the quarterly accounting process, which includes ensuring proper accounting treatment of transactions, approving journal entries and account reconciliations, and explaining P&L and Cash variances to budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Recommend efficiencies / improvements to existing financial processes, which includes how we better leverage our financial systems and tools to improve financial reporting and analysis across the business.
• Supervise and provide professional guidance and leadership to a finance business manager and potentially other seasonal/part-time staff as needed.
• Review and/or provide key financial terms to contracts entered into by NFL Media, as well as ensure contractual commitments and reporting requirements are met once the contract is in place.
• Assist in ensuring accounting procedures and guidelines are properly applied.
• Ensuring each business unit adheres to key League financial policies and procedures surrounding contracts, engaging in business with our partners, customers, vendors, and regulatory agencies.
• Special projects and ad hoc requests from the media personnel as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum of BA/BS degree from an accredited university in accounting or finance.
• CPA or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years related experience in Finance or Accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of management experience; Supervisory responsibilities include managing a Finance Manager.
• Sports and Entertainment Finance experience preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced in MS Office, primarily with Excel.
• Experienced with accounting and/or planning systems such as Oracle, Vena, etc.

Benefits

• Salary range of $140,000-$180,000 USD.
• Opportunities to occasionally work from a location of their choice while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office.