National Basketball Association

Chief Financial Officer - Publicly Traded Company

National Basketball Association • $180K — $250K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
3 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in finance leadership, including 3 years as CFO or Principal Financial Officer of a US-listed public company
  • Experience with small-cap or micro-cap Nasdaq / NYSE firms (sub-$500M market cap) as a signing officer
  • Strong SEC reporting and audit committee skills, notably with S-1 / S-3 registration statements
  • CPA with technical accounting expertise for complex financial matters
  • Ability to work hands-on in a fast-paced public company environment

Responsibilities

  • Manage all SEC reporting filings as the principal financial officer, ensuring SOX compliance
  • Lead the external audit relationship and oversee disclosure controls
  • Develop the budget, forecast, and financial narratives for internal and external stakeholders
  • Act as the financial representative to investors, analysts, and shareholders at public events
  • Ensure compliance with Nasdaq listing standards
  • Build and guide a finance team while engaging directly in detailed financial work

Benefits

  • Equity participation with significant upside in a public company
  • Remote-first work environment
  • Opportunity to define and lead the finance function within the organization
  • Direct influence on compliance and operations in cutting-edge areas like crypto and stablecoins
Full Job Description
Job Description

Confidential Portfolio Company • Remote-friendly

Responsibilities
  • Sign and own all SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1/S-3) as principal financial officer, with SOX certifications and disclosure controls.
  • Own the external audit relationship
  • Build the budget, forecast, and financial narrative - internally to the CEO and Board, externally to the street.
  • Serve as the company's primary financial voice to investors, analysts, and shareholders - earnings calls, investor conferences, and proactive outreach.
  • Manage Nasdaq listing compliance
  • Build and lead a small finance team, and get hands-on with the granular work as the company scales.
Requirements
  • 10+ years in progressive finance leadership, with at least 3 years as CFO or Principal Financial Officer of a US-listed public company
  • Small-cap or micro-cap Nasdaq / NYSE experience (sub-$500M market cap) as the signing officer
  • Documented capital-raising track record (preferred, but not required)
  • Deep SEC reporting and audit-committee experience, including S-1 / S-3 registration statements
  • CPA, with strong technical accounting acumen and the ability to engage on complex matters directly rather than only through delegation
  • Comfortable operating hands-on in a small, fast-moving public company
Bonus Points
  • Experience raising capital for growth stage companies
  • Payments, fintech, or financial services operating background with real understanding of processor economics and sponsor bank dynamics
  • Familiarity with digital asset, stablecoin, or emerging payments infrastructure
  • M&A execution experience (buy-side, sell-side, or divestitures)
  • Prior CFO seat at a payments, fintech, or financial services company

Perks
  • Equity participation in a public company with real upside
  • Remote-first
  • A genuine founding role: you build the function, own it end to end, and report directly to senior leadership and the board
  • The rare chance to own compliance at the frontier of crypto, stablecoins, and cross-border payments

About National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America, composed of 30 teams. It is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The NBA was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York City. The league's revenue comes from ticket sales, merchandise, sponsorships, and media rights. The NBA has a global following and is broadcast in over 215 countries and territories.
Learn more about National Basketball Association
Size
1,100 employees
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Founded
1946
* Ladders Estimates

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