The Business Operations Finance Manager is a key member of the Finance team responsible for managing day-to-day financial operations in collaboration with Corporate Accounts Payable (AP) and departmental stakeholders. This role serves as a central liaison between corporate functions and internal teams, supporting employees and department heads as they navigate key business processes such as payables, supplier onboarding, corporate credit card programs, and expense reporting. The ideal candidate is highly organized, systems-savvy, and an excellent communicator who is comfortable managing cross-functional processes in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

This role is onsite and based in our Santa Monica, CA office.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partner

• Act as a trusted partner to production, operational and new business teams, providing guidance and support that helps drive business efficiency

Accounts Payable, Payment, and Business Operations

• Manage the internal payables workflow, ensuring accurate and timely approval of invoices and payment requests
• Partner with Corporate AP to troubleshoot issues, track payments, and maintain strong communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Facilitate urgent payment requests, working cross-functionally to escalate and resolve time-sensitive issues

Corporate Process Support

• Serve as a key point of contact for employees and department heads for navigating company-wide processes, including:
  • Corporate P-Card applications and usage policies
  • Expense report submission and reimbursement processes
  • Supplier onboarding and vendor setup coordination
  • Contract submission workflows and procedures

Process Improvement & Systems Integration

• Lead or support initiatives to streamline internal workflows and optimize cross-functional processes
• Evaluate current tools and systems for improvement opportunities, supporting implementation of new technologies or upgrades where needed

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Maintain a high standard of internal controls related to business and financial processes
• Ensure compliance with company policies, approval hierarchies, and documentation requirements
• Provide ad hoc analysis and support to the Director of Accounting and senior leadership as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 5-7 years of experience in business management, finance operations, or accountingpreferably in sports media or entertainment
• Strong working knowledge of payables, expense management, and general ledger accounting processes
• Experience working with enterprise financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Coupa, Concur)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable handling data and reporting
• The successful candidate will be:
  • Strong project manager with excellent communication skills; a problem-solver able to collaborate across teams at all levels
  • Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, compliance, and process integrity
  • Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments

Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About PickleballTV 

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of Americas fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the games top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more. 

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclairs AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net. 

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Lets talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $100,000 to $115,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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