Assistant Athletic Director for Financial Reporting
About The Position
Reporting to the Sr. Associate Athletic Director, CFO , the Assistant Athletic Director for Financial Reporting serves as the lead financial reporting officer and controller for a $180+ million Division I athletics department. This position provides strategic oversight of all accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and business processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and strong fiscal stewardship. Responsibilities include managing financial systems and directing preparation of required external reports, including the NCAA Financial Report and Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act ( EADA ) report. The role leads the annual budget process and long-range financial planning, partnering with athletics units, campus finance leadership, and the Rams Club to monitor performance and provide clear financial analysis and guidance. The position delivers timely, accurate, and actionable financial analyses and dashboards to support executive decision-making. As a key member of the Business Office and HR team, this position supports oversight of the department’s personnel budget, metrics, and compensation reporting. The role leads the financial strategy and scenario modeling, leads internal and external audit coordination, and provides actionable insights to athletics and university leadership to support informed decision-making in a rapidly evolving collegiate athletics environment. This role will also assist in the review, tracking, and reporting of revenue share payments to student athletes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in business administration, accounting, sport administration, or similar field.
- Substantial experience with financial systems, reporting, analysis and forecasting.
- All degrees must be from fully accredited institutions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in an intercollegiate environment, preferably at an NCAA Division I institution.
- Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
- Experience consulting athletic department leadership regarding department financials, producing accurate financial records of all fiscal activities.
- Ability to analyze trends and assist leadership make effective decisions on all fiscal matters.
- Must be knowledgeable of University, state, federal, ACC and NCAA compliance regulations.
- Background in sport administration helpful.
Responsibilities
- Managing financial systems
- Directing preparation of required external reports, including the NCAA Financial Report and Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act ( EADA ) report
- Leading the annual budget process and long-range financial planning
- Partnering with athletics units, campus finance leadership, and the Rams Club to monitor performance and provide clear financial analysis and guidance
- Delivering timely, accurate, and actionable financial analyses and dashboards to support executive decision-making
- Supporting oversight of the department’s personnel budget, metrics, and compensation reporting
- Leading the financial strategy and scenario modeling
- Leading internal and external audit coordination
- Providing actionable insights to athletics and university leadership to support informed decision-making
- Assisting in the review, tracking, and reporting of revenue share payments to student athletes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
