POSITION SUMMARY: The FP&A Manager will play a critical role in financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for both team operations and major capital initiatives, including the development of a new arena. This role combines traditional corporate FP&A responsibilities with project finance, venue economics, and revenue optimization across multiple business lines (ticketing, sponsorship, premium seating, events, and concessions).
JOB FUNCTION: Financial Planning & Forecasting:
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models that consolidate:
- Business operations (including ticketing, sponsorship, and marketing)
- Basketball operations (including player salaries and team operations)
- Arena revenue streams (premium seating, naming rights, concessions, parking, events)
- Produce monthly forecasts, variance analysis, rolling projections, and long-term cash flow forecasts.
- Partner with departmental leaders to ensure realistic forecasts provide a path to achieve the company's objectives.
- Implement and optimize tools to enhance the FP&A function as well as deliverables to non-financial partners.
- Help lead the annual budgeting process and long-term financial planning, incorporating both team operations and new arena development phases.
- Support ownership and executive leadership with scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
- Conduct ad hoc analysis and reporting to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and project management. This could include market and competitor analysis, benchmarking, etc.
- Drive insightful and actionable business intelligence across the company.
Financial Reporting & Controls:
- Collaborate with accounting to align forecasts with actual financial reporting.
- Assist with NBA reporting requirements such as BRI and CFS.
- Support debt compliance reporting and covenant tracking related to new arena financing.
- Implement tools and automation to enhance reporting efficiency and data accuracy.
- Assist in the annual audit process by helping provide necessary analysis needed to complete the audit in timely manner.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES: - Advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis
- Effective at building strong working relationships at all levels of the organization
- Possess the highest integrity and ethical standards
- Demonstrate strong strategic thinking and business acumen
- Ability to manage complexity and summarize key points & implications
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, capable of communicating with a diverse range of individuals at all levels of management
- High attention to detail and data integrity
- Highly organized, self-directed business style, with strong ability to prioritize
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 4-8 years of FP&A, accounting, or corporate finance experience
- Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills
Preferred:
- Experience in sports, entertainment, or hospitality industries
- Knowledge of NBA economics and revenue streams
- Exposure to project finance, or stadium/arena development
- Experience with data warehouse extraction and reporting tools such as Power BI
- Experience with financial systems such as Netsuite
- CPA
JOB TYPE: Full-time
