Project Employee, Team Finance

This position supports the NBA's Team Finance Department and is primarily responsible for assisting with ticket and financial reporting procedures. The role works with team and league personnel, IT and the Data Strategy & Analytics group on gate and season ticket reporting across the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League. It sits within a cross-departmental finance context and involves ongoing communication with teams on financial matters and reporting access.

• Assist with gate and season ticket reporting processes for the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League, acting as the point of contact for team and league personnel.
• Review ticket reports and team-reported data to ensure accuracy, completeness and adherence to League reporting standards.
• Assess team-submitted templates for completeness and accuracy to support the WNBA Shared Basketball Revenue (SBR) calculation.
• Coordinate with IT and the Data Strategy & Analytics (DSA) group to build, enhance and review League gate and season ticket reports.
• Collaborate on cross-departmental projects incorporating information from the League Finance group.
• Manage ongoing communications with teams on various financial matters and reporting access.
• Create presentations and assist with logistical planning as needed.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis as required.

• 1-2 years of corporate experience, inclusive of internship experience.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics or a related business field.
• Experience in an accounting, finance or related business role.
• High proficiency with Excel and Word.
• Experience using Microsoft Co-Pilot or other AI-powered tools.
• Extremely detail-oriented, sensitive to numbers and able to read behind the numbers.
• Ability to multi-task while meeting strict deadlines.
• Highly organised and able to be an effective project manager.
• Strong teamwork, task prioritisation, resourcefulness and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive willingness to help.

• Experience in the professional sports, entertainment, media or service industry.
• Graduate education or professional certification in a related field.
• Current upperclassman, graduate student or recent graduate in accounting, finance or sports management.

• Eligible employees may work remotely one day per week.
• This is a 10-month assignment.
• The time requirement is approximately 32-40 hours per week.

• $30.00 - $35.00/Hr

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in company-sponsored medical, short-term disability, mental health coaching/therapy and sick time benefits.
• Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role.