Senior Manager, Finance - League Operations
Description
The Senior Manager, League Corporate Functions Finance, leads forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities for League Corporate departments, partnering closely with business teams to deliver insights and support strategic decisions. This role will provide oversight and support to various league departments including Information Technology, Data & Analytics, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Resources, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
This role oversees financial deliverables across assigned functions, provides direction to staff, and ensures accuracy, consistency, and compliance with all planning and reporting outputs. The position plays a critical role in aligning financial strategies with departmental and enterprise-wide objectives to drive informed decision-making and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range planning deliverables for League Corporate departments.
- Oversee financial analysis and reporting packages to support quarterly business reviews, strategic initiatives, and CFO-level discussions.
- Understand close results by closely interacting with the Global Accounting team
- Manage and develop direct reports, providing direction and oversight across forecasting, budgeting, and reporting activities.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders—including Strategy, Media, Operations, and Shared Services—to align financial targets and inform decisions.
- Deliver accurate financial insights and scenario modeling to guide executive planning and performance management.
- Ensure consistency in FP&A processes and uphold planning standards across supported business areas.
- Drive process improvements and implement best practices to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration across planning cycles.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 7+ 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
- Strong ability using Excel, PowerPoint
- Experience with ERP and Forecasting systems
- Experience creating and editing financial models is a plus
- 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
Terms / Expected Hours of Work
- NFL employees are required to work minimum of 40 hours per week in the office.
- Travel is limited and will be on an as-required basis
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.
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
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter
Short answers (2)
- LinkedIn profile link: optional
- What are your target compensation expectations?
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- Do you have minimum of 7 years of professional Finance/Accounting experience?
- Are you a family member of a current NFL employee? It is the policy of the League Office not to employ family members of employees, or any individual otherwise working or performing services for the NFL, including full time, part time, temporary, intern or seasonal employees. Family members include your spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, mother or father in law, nephew, niece, aunt or uncle.
- Are you a current or former an employee of the League, an NFL player, or an employee of one of the 32 clubs? If so, please select the employment type:
- This job requires working in-person from our New York NFL office. Are you able to meet this requirement with or without a reasonable accommodation?
- At the NFL, in-person work at our offices is a top priority, as it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and foster the culture that drives our success. By selecting yes, you acknowledge that you can fulfill our in-office requirement of five days per week, with or without a reasonable accommodation, and without financial relocation assistance.
- Are you capable of performing the essential functions of the job for which you are applying to, with or without a reasonable accommodation?
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- Are you legally authorized to work in the country where this position is based?
- Sponsorship for immigration-related work visas is not available for this position. For purposes of this question, sponsorship includes direct sponsorship, entry of the NFL as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the NFL (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.). Please select the most accurate response below.
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Written answers (1)
- What is your current address (full mailing address)?