Job Responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage core accounting areas (e.g., revenue, cash, investments, payroll, accruals, net assets, grants, and scholarships), ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and maintain strong internal controls.
• Lead year-end close activities and support the preparation of annual financial statements and benefit plan audits. Prepare and review audit schedules and footnotes; liaise with external auditors.
• Perform and review monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations. Research accounting issues and provide guidance on financial reporting.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasting models to support effective treasury management and financial planning.
• Assist in the preparation of tax filings including Form 990, 1099s, W-2s, and other required documents.
• Create financial models and conduct analytics to identify trends, perform variance analysis and provide insights.
• Serve as staff liaison to external advisors (e.g., banking and investment partners) to ensure quality service delivery.
• Administer the NCAA’s membership revenue distribution plans across Divisions I and II, including supplemental distributions and related audit/reporting requirements.
• Oversee various grant and scholarship programs.
• Provide governance support through financial modeling, policy review and updates, and responding to financial data requests.
• Lead or support special projects as assigned.
  
  

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Identify and implement process improvements and financial system enhancements to streamline operations, strengthen controls, and increase efficiency.
• Develop comprehensive documentation for critical processes to support training, compliance, and continuity, while identifying opportunities for automation and integration.
• Enhance the financial close process to enable robust financial statement reviews and proactive stakeholder engagement.
  
  

Team Development & Culture

• Provide leadership and direction to accounting staff, including goal setting, professional development, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement within the accounting team.
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required.
• 3-5 years of accounting experience required, 5-7 years preferred.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Experience in financial reporting; public accounting (audit) experience strongly preferred.
• Estimated travel: less than 10%.
• This position is based at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The current work environment is hybrid: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.
  
  

Job Competencies:

• Effective Communication | Can exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is understood with clarity and purpose.
• Problem Solving | Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Attention to Detail | Allocates cognitive resources to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks, no matter how small or large.
• Accountability | Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Critical Thinking | Ability to examine issues and ideas and to identify good and bad reasoning in a variety of fields with differing assumptions, contents, and methods.
  
  

Core Values

• LEADERSHIP| We actively listen and continually strive to provide vital solutions, counsel and advocacy for student-athletes and intercollegiate athletics.
• INCLUSION| We seek and incorporate different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and impact.
• COMMUNICATION| We commit to an environment of openness to build trust and make timely decisions.
• COLLABORATION| We work together, based on mutual respect, to lead and serve our stakeholders.
• ACCOUNTABILITY| We take ownership for our actions and results to add value every day.

• Bachelors or better

• CPA

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