The Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting in the preparation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks for MSG Marketing Partnerships including creation and maintenance of upload files into Hyperion. They will assist with the planning of Marketing Partnerships deal financial analysis, detailing all revenue and expense projections as well as summary reporting for senior management. The Financial Analyst will also support with the management of the Marketing Partnership revenue recognition process, including contract/deal memo tracking, comparison to rate card, monthly revenue posting to general ledger and actual versus budget/forecast comparison.
Specific Functions/Activities Summary
Deal Management - support in managing revenue recognition/contract tracking/fulfillment costs of all marketing partnership agreements.
Financial Reporting - support with preparation of annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks for MSG Marketing Partnerships (revenues and expenses). Additionally, also support in the overall month end close process for Marketing Partnerships which includes creation of monthly revenue recognition journal entries.
MSGS Reporting - support the team with the preparation of all NBA, NHL, G-League and NBA 2K league reporting packages & surveys in conjunction with our Intercompany arrangements.
Support with tracking and reconciliation of related sponsorship fulfillment costs.
Assist with the completion of all NBA, NHL and G-League reporting packages and surveys as it relates to sponsorship in conjunction with our MSG Sports Ad Agency arrangement.
Special projects as assigned.
BS in Business/Accounting or related field, MBA a plus.
2-3 years’ experience in Finance/Accounting, preferably in financial analysis and budgeting in the Entertainment or Sports industry.
Strong skills in systems currently utilized by MSG, i.e. Oracle, & Hyperion.
The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.
