Manager, Finance - League Corporate

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
95K-125K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment • Sports
The Role
Leads FP&A activities for multiple league departments, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, variance analysis, and performance reporting. Partners with business leaders to align resources and targets with organizational strategy, improve planning workflows, and enhance data quality, automation, and reporting efficiency. Supports period-end variance analysis and provides financial insights for strategic and operational decisions.
Summary Generated by Built In

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

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range. 

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

  • NFL employees are required to work minimum of 40 hours per week in the office.
Salary
$95,000$125,000 USD

Benefits Information
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits offerings, please visit: NFL BENEFITS

At the NFL, in-person work at our offices is a top priority because it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and maintain the culture that drives our success. This role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location, and remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered. 

NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED.

The NFL is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects our incredible fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. 

WHO WE ARE:

NFL Core Values:

  • Respect: Everyone matters. We celebrate diverse opinions, honor hard work, and value every contribution.
  • Integrity: We do what's right, even when it's tough. We hold ourselves accountable and always follow through.
  • Team Responsibility: We support each other and our communities. No one is bigger than the game, and every action impacts others.
  • Resiliency: We set high standards, overcome adversity, and adapt to challenges, always striving for excellence.

NFL Leadership Attributes:

  • Build Talent: We develop and nurture potential, empowering individuals to grow and succeed.
  • Execute: We take action with precision, delivering results that drive our goals forward.
  • Inspire: We motivate others through vision, energy, and a commitment to excellence.
  • Live Our Values: We embody our core principles in every decision and action.
  • Know the Business: We stay informed, understand our industry, and make decisions that strengthen our position.
  • Think Big: We challenge the status quo, envision bold possibilities, and strive for transformative impact

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

Skills Required

  • At least 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience involving budgeting, forecasting, analytical work, and problem-solving
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
  • Strong proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with ERP and forecasting systems
  • Experience creating and editing financial models
  • Experience using Copilot or other AI tools to modernize processes and improve efficiency
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
6,878 Employees
Year Founded: 1920

What We Do

The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete each year to win the Super Bowl, the world's biggest annual sporting event. Founded in 1920, the NFL developed the model for the successful modern sports league, including national and international distribution, extensive revenue sharing, competitive excellence, and strong franchises across the board. The NFL is the industry leader on a wide range of fronts. Headquartered in New York City, the NFL expands across the nation and the globe with the offices including NFL Media based in Inglewood, CA and the NFL Films office based in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The NFL also has satellite offices in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Chicago. Our International offices are located in the UK, Germany, China, Mexico & Canada.

Why Work With Us

We're expanding our team, looking for iOS, Android, Web, SDET & Backend engineers (with a bit of a lean to people with an interest in full stack development). Currently we are building (and rebuilding) a lot of our core architecture. We need product-focused engineers who think through our fans' experience & own what they build for our fans. NFL M

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