Corporate Development & Finance Manager

Overview

Hybrid, NYC

We Are Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Bowling, Arcade, Family Entertainment Centers. One company. Twelve brands. A career built around unforgettable experiences. Hospitality at our core; we put people first by creating meaningful connections and delivering memorable experiences to every guest, every time.

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), a Lucky Strike Entertainment company, is seeking a Corporate Development & Finance Manager to join its Finance & Strategy group, which oversees financial planning, corporate finance, and strategic planning across all PBA business lines. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Manager will serve as the senior finance leader responsible for building and running a proactive, forward-looking FP&A function.

This is a hands‑on leadership role partnering with Business Leads across Media Rights, Sponsor ships, Membership, Events, and Digital revenue streams to forecast business trajectory, formulate budgets, and shape the company’s long‑term growth strategy. The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous and comfortable conducting primary research, building sophisticated data & analytics frameworks, constructing complex business & P&L models, and leading end‑to‑end business model creation across new and existing ventures.

• Build andmaintainbottoms-up budgets, rolling cash flow forecasts, and long-range financial models across all PBA revenue streams (Media Rights, Sponsor ships, Membership, Events, and Digital)
• Develop comprehensive P&L models for each business line, tracking revenue, cost of goods, operating expenses, and contribution margins to enable granular performance management
• Lead end-to-end business model creation for new initiatives, including unit economics, go-to-market assumptions, capital requirements, and return projections
• Conduct scenario analysis and financial modeling to support commercial and strategic decision-making, including pricing, event economics, and contract negotiations
• Partner with Business Leads and act as an operational finance team to forecast business trajectory and to formulate budgetary needs and long-term strategic plans

• Lead primary and secondary research efforts to support strategic planning, market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and investment thesis development
• Build and own a data & analytics infrastructure, including KPI frameworks, performance dashboards, and financial reporting for the Executive Team and Board of Directors
• Design andmaintainanalytics models that translate operational data into actionable financial & strategic insights
• Synthesize complex datasets across revenue streams into clear, executive-ready narratives and recommendations
• Perform ad-hoc quantitative and qualitative analysis into questions raised by leadership to inform decision-making

• Evaluate new business initiatives and corporate development opportunities in collaboration with senior management, including full business model creation from concept through financial validation
• Work closely with the CEO and leadership team as a trusted financial partner, translating financial data into clear narratives that drive decision-making across the organization
• Create executive-level finance, strategy, data & analytics presentations for internal and external audiences
• Identify and communicate financial risks and opportunities proactively

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field with a strong GPA
• 3–6 years of corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or strategy experience, ideally within sports, entertainment, media, or a related industry
• Demonstrated experience conducting research and building data & analytics frameworks, P&L models, and new business models from the ground up
• Strong understanding of financialstatementand cash flow analysis
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to present complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders
• Self-starter with demonstrable analytic aptitude, problem‑solving skills, and comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to build relationships, manage…