Senior Finance Manager, League Operations

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

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 Reference: ECNJOBID-66-249-73-4 in the application