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.
Benefits Information
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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.
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- Eager learner, driven by passion rather than just ambition
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