Senior Manager, Finance & Fulfillment

We are Tennis! The USTA (United States Tennis Association) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth on every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open.

We are a passionate team of staff and volunteers focused on growing the sport of tennis and making it accessible to all. We are committed to removing barriers and creating opportunities for ALL to participate. Don’t know tennis? Don't worry, you can still find yourself in the game!

To provide strategic financial, accounting, and operational support, ensuring alignment with the USTA's mission to grow tennis and inspire healthier people and communities across the nation. This role is critical in driving financial planning, budgeting, and fulfillment operations that directly contribute to the long-term success and impact of USTA initiatives.

Finance, Budgeting, and Accounting:

• Manage and complete the annual budgeting process, including the development of departmental budgets, financial projections, and long-term financial plans.
• Partner with business leaders to explain results, variances, and key performance indicators
• Possess an understanding of zero-based budgeting and experience in developing and tracking KPIs and metrics to support financial and operational performance.
• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Provide strategic financial insights to the Senior Director to support decision-making and long- term planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, budgeting systems, and reporting tools.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Support the daily management of invoices, purchase orders, and contracts
• Barter and Value In-Kind reporting and tracking for review with auditors and for financial statement recognition.
• Ad hoc reporting, financial modeling and special projects for Senior Director, Finance.

Fulfillment Operations:

• Manage Net Generation product inventory (review of schedules to add new additions and to record inventory used during the month)
• Provide strategic support for the operations team, including inventory management, demand planning, order processing, and logistics, ensuring efficient and cost-effective service delivery.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to fulfillment operations and drive initiatives to improve performance

Leadership and Team Management:

• Drive cross-functional collaboration between finance, accounting, and operations teams to achieve company objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. CPA or MBA is a plus
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in finance, budgeting, accounting, and/or fulfillment operations, with at least 1-2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, and balance sheet analysis
• Experience using large data sets to create automated reporting dashboards and visualizations that are easy to use and digest
• Experience in supply chain management, logistics, or fulfillment operations is a plus.
• Proficiency in financial management software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Net Suite).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Detail-oriented and well-organized
• High level of proficiency in Excel, able to analyze larger datasets and develop financial reports.
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