Head of Accounting

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment creates bold, authentic, and unforgettable experiences that redefine sports, entertainment, and hospitality, The Brooklyn Way. As the parent company of marquee properties including the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty and Barclays Center, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment operates at the intersection of live entertainment, premium hospitality, and community engagement.   

As it expands its existing portfolio, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment now includes BK Mag, Brooklyn Wine Club, and a hospitality business developing several location-based entertainment properties.   

Whether on the court, on stage, or in the workplace, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is driven by a pursuit of excellence—constantly evolving, innovating, and pushing boundaries to elevate its business and expand its fan base. The company is deeply committed to fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion, both internally and across its communities, ensuring that every interaction reflects its values of growth mindset, integrity, accountability and care.  

We are guided by our core values: 

• Integrity: Be intellectually honest at all times. Demonstrate the highest professional and ethical standards.


• Care: Care for everything and everyone around us. Practice empathy, respect, and inclusion to promote an environment of excellence and success.


• Growth Mindset: Develop ourselves and those around us. Experiment, learn, and improve from everything we do.


• Accountability: Deliver on our word, take responsibility for our actions, and work in the interest of our team.

SUMMARY

We are seeking a Head of Accounting to serve as the organization's senior accounting leader. As a key member of the Finance leadership team, this role partners regularly with the CEO, CFO, and business leaders across the organization to provide strategic financial guidance, strengthen internal controls, and ensure the integrity of the company's financial operations. This position reports directly to the SVP of Finance.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as trusted advisor to executive leadership on accounting, compliance, and financial reporting matters.


• Drive automation, system enhancements, and process improvements to improve efficiency and scalability.


• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization.


• Lead accounting operations across a portfolio of sports, entertainment, hospitality, media, and emerging business ventures.


• Present financial results, accounting matters, and key business insights to executive leadership.


• Support new business initiatives, acquisitions, and growth opportunities by providing accounting and financial reporting guidance.

Financial Reporting & Analysis – Closing Books:

• Lead and optimize the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple business entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.


• Establish scalable processes, controls, and reporting frameworks to support organizational growth.

Team Leadership & Department Management:

• Supervise, hire, and mentor accounting and finance staff.


• Provide leadership, coaching, and professional development for accounting team members while fostering a high-performance culture.


• Establish clear goals, accountability measures, and succession planning initiatives.

Internal Controls & Audit Management:

• Oversee internal controls, risk management, and external audit activities (including NBA and WNBA), ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Masters preferred


• CPA required


• Minimum of 10+ years’ progressive experience in public accounting and/or working in a Finance or Accounting department


• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (NetSuite a plus)


• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls


• Experience managing audits and multi-entity accounting environments


• Demonstrated success building scalable accounting processes and controls


• Experience managing and developing accounting professionals

WHO YOU ARE

• Background in sports and/or entertainment preferred


• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with evolving priorities


• Strategic thinker with hands-on approach


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability


• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

COMPENSATION

$160,000 - $190,000 base salary

Full-time employees are eligible for a robust slate of total rewards, including:

• Bonus eligibility


• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA and FSA eligibility


• 401k Employer Match at 4%


• Competitive PTO policy & Company Holidays


• Parental leave policy eligible after 6 months of service


• Access to events at Barclays Center, subject to ticket availability


• Free lunch onsite Monday - Thursday; onsite barista bar


• And more!

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Works primarily in an office environment.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion/creed, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage, immigration, or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, height and weight, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.