Basketball Finance Manager

The Seattle Storm is looking for a Basketball Finance Manager to serve as a critical liaison between its Basketball Operations and Finance teams to ensure timely and accurate collection of financial records for the team’s Basketball Operations group and its growing Youth Basketball programming team. This role is responsible for the administration, record-keeping, management and reconciliation of Basketball Operations and Youth Basketball expenses and is a direct contributor to the Finance Team’s month-end and year-end closing processes, its compliance with the WNBA agreements and reporting, and its financial planning and analysis for both groups.

This individual is a critical member of the Finance team and will work closely with Leadership Team members throughout the organization, including the General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Coaching Staff, Director of Youth Basketball, and members of the Leadership Team. This role will be a critical contributor and will deliver exceptional employee and vendor experiences, reflecting the high-level service experience that is the norm within the Seattle Storm.

• Oversee Basketball Operations expense reporting; ensure timely collection of information and the subsequent recording on the Company’s financial platforms.
• Lead tracking, distribution, and reporting of travel per diem allowances for players, coaches, and the extended travel party in accordance with the terms of the league collective bargaining agreement and the Company’s reimbursement policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate with external vendors and suppliers supporting Basketball Operations and Youth Basketball to ensure expenses are in accordance with terms of the relevant contracts, accurate, coded properly, and invoices are paid on time.
• Collect, organize, reconcile, and record credit card activities across the Basketball Operations staff, ensuring accurate information is recorded in the Company’s financial records in a timely fashion.
• Ensure all Basketball Operations and Youth Basketball transactions are collected, organized, reconciled, and recorded properly and in a timely fashion in the Company’s financial records and that they are properly reconciled as part of the month-end/year-end close process.
• Maintain vendor records and documentation thoroughly and accurately in accordance with Company policy.
• Track Basketball Operations and Youth Basketball financial performance versus budget, understand variances, and collaborate with leadership to identify ways to keep the groups on the approved financial plans.
• Together with the Director of Youth Basketball and other contributors across the company, develop standard templates, tools, processes, and reporting structures to accurately reflect the Company’s Youth Basketball programs.
• Support day-to-day financial activities (e.g., payment review, accounts payable activities, reconciliations, etc.).
• Assist in supporting the budget processes related to the Company’s Basketball Operations and Youth Basketball Departments and Lines of Business.
• Play an active role in the Finance team’s success meeting its deadlines, including month-end close, year-end close, routine reporting, financial audits, and other ad hoc requirements that arise from time to time.
• Contribute to the Finance Team’s embrace and expansion of technology tools to support efficiency, growth, reporting, analysis, and decision-making across the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent required, preferably in Finance/Accounting.

• 3+ or more years in a similar role or experience equivalent.
• Robust understanding of accounting concepts, including accrual accounting, debits/credits, period cut-off, monthly and year-end close processes.

• Certificates, expertise, and/or course instruction related to the Microsoft Office suite of products, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Paylocity, and other technology tools strongly desired.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to…