Corporate Development & Finance Manager
About The Position
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), a Lucky Strike Entertainment company, is seeking a Corporate Development & Finance Manager to join its Finance & Strategy group, which oversees financial planning, corporate finance, and strategic planning across all PBA business lines. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Manager will serve as the senior finance leader responsible for building and running a proactive, forward-looking FP&A function. This is a hands-on leadership role partnering with Business Leads across Media Rights, Sponsorships, Membership, Events, and Digital revenue streams to forecast business trajectory, formulate budgets, and shape the company’s long-term growth strategy. The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous and comfortable conducting primary research, building sophisticated data and analytics frameworks, constructing complex business and P&L models, and leading end-to-end business model creation across new and existing ventures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field with a strong GPA
- 3–6 years of corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or strategy experience, ideally within sports, entertainment, media, or a related industry
- Demonstrated experience conducting research and building data & analytics frameworks, P&L models, and new business models from the ground up
- Strong understanding of financial statement and cash flow analysis
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to present complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders
- Self-starter with demonstrable analytic aptitude, problem-solving skills, and comfort with ambiguity
- Ability to build relationships, manage multiple responsibilities at once, and work well with others in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- familiarity with AI tools preferred (e.g., Claude)
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain bottoms-up budgets, rolling cash flow forecasts, and long-range financial models across all PBA revenue streams (Media Rights, Sponsorships, Membership, Events, and Digital)
- Develop comprehensive P&L models for each business line, tracking revenue, cost of goods, operating expenses, and contribution margins to enable granular performance management
- Lead end-to-end business model creation for new initiatives, including unit economics, go-to-market assumptions, capital requirements, and return projections
- Conduct scenario analysis and financial modeling to support commercial and strategic decision-making, including pricing, event economics, and contract negotiations
- Partner with Business Leads and act as an operational finance team to forecast business trajectory and to formulate budgetary needs and long-term strategic plans
- Lead primary and secondary research efforts to support strategic planning, market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and investment thesis development
- Build and own a data and analytics infrastructure, including KPI frameworks, performance dashboards, and financial reporting for the Executive Team and Board of Directors
- Design and maintain analytics models that translate operational data into actionable financial and strategic insights
- Synthesize complex datasets across revenue streams into clear, executive-ready narratives and recommendations
- Perform ad-hoc quantitative and qualitative analysis into questions raised by leadership to inform decision-making
- Evaluate new business initiatives and corporate development opportunities in collaboration with senior management, including full business model creation from concept through financial validation
- Work closely with the CEO and leadership team as a trusted financial partner, translating financial data into clear narratives that drive decision-making across the organization
- Create executive-level finance, strategy, data & analytics presentations for internal and external audiences
- Identify and communicate financial risks and opportunities proactively
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans to select from based on your needs
- Wellness resources to help you along your wellness journey
- 401(k) Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Vacation and Holidays
- Perks! Bowling, Boomer’s, and Waterpark discounts, Retail discounts, Event discounts and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
