Financial Analyst (Sports Production)

Location: Hybrid, generally working from the USA Sports office in Stamford, CT at least three days per week; willingness to work overtime and weekends with short notice is required.

Salary: USD 70,000–USD 75,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment business operating across political news, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment, with brands including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, and GolfPass.

What you will do

• Create, track, and actualize production budgets for accurate cost forecasting.
• Prepare and present ad hoc financial analyses to operations partners.
• Own accounts payable activities, including invoice coding, approval coordination, status updates, and vendor communication.
• Support financial planning and annual budgeting through pacing, reporting, and identification of risks and opportunities.
• Assist with monthly close, including journal entries, variance analysis, and post-close financial reporting.
• Lead recurring financial update meetings and participate in ad hoc projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 1+ years of relevant finance, accounting, FP&A, production finance, media, or operational finance experience, including internships.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and financial modeling and reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple budgets, invoices, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable information for non-finance partners.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends with short notice.

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP and BPC.
• Background in accounting and close cycles.
• Excellent oral and written interpersonal skills for liaising with internal and external professionals.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across the organization.
• Attention to detail, strong work ethic, follow-through, initiative, self-motivation, and leadership.
• Ability to manage priorities and deadlines effectively, with a confident, accountable, and solution-focused approach.
• Experience working in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement based at the USA Sports office in Stamford, CT.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, discounts, and other benefits.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at a hirify.global location.