Chief Financial Officer

Description

The CFO serves as TMRW Sports’ enterprise finance leader, responsible for leading the financial strategy, planning, performance management, and business decision support functions across the company. Reporting to the SVP of Business Operations, this leader will partner closely with company executives, league presidents, functional leaders, investors, and the Board of Directors to drive sustainable growth, operational discipline, and long-term value creation across the entire enterprise.

This role oversees enterprise-wide financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, business performance reporting, strategic investments, and financial decision support for TGL, WTGL, Flag Football, shared corporate functions, and future business ventures. The CFO will play a critical role in supporting the company's growth strategy, evaluating new revenue opportunities, supporting business expansion initiatives, and ensuring leadership has the financial insights necessary to make informed decisions.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, financial rigor, executive presence, and operational leadership with a builder mindset suited for a rapidly scaling sports, media, and entertainment company. This individual thrives in complex, high-growth environments and is equally comfortable leading enterprise-level strategy discussions and rolling up their sleeves to solve problems, build processes, and drive execution.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Financial Strategy & Planning

• •Lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range strategic planning across all TMRW Sports businesses and functions
• •Partner with executive leadership to evaluate strategic growth opportunities, business initiatives, investments, and resource allocation decisions
• •Develop financial frameworks that support company growth while maintaining financial discipline and operational efficiency
• •Provide strategic recommendations on capital deployment, organizational investments, new ventures, and business expansion opportunities in concert with our legal team
• •Drive alignment between financial plans, corporate objectives, and long-term enterprise value creation

Financial Performance Management

• •Oversee company-wide forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting processes.
• •Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reviews with executives and business leaders
• •Analyze business performance, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve financial outcomes
• •Establish key performance indicators and financial reporting frameworks that provide visibility into operational and business performance
• •Ensure consistent measurement and reporting across leagues, business units, and corporate functions

Executive, Investor & Board Partnership

• •Serve as a trusted financial expert to the SVP of Business Operations, CEO, broader executive leadership team, investors, and Board of Directors
• •Lead development of board materials, investor presentations, financial updates, and long-range planning documents
• •Work closely with Sports Vertical Presidents to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights that support strategic decision-making
• •Support fundraising, financing activities, investor relations initiatives, and strategic transactions in partnership with Corporate Development team as needed
• •Present financial performance, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to executive and board audiences

Strategic Finance & Business Growth

• •Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, media initiatives, league expansion opportunities, and capital investments
• •Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, sensitivity analyses, and business case development for major strategic decisions
• •Partner with league and functional leaders to identify growth opportunities, revenue optimization initiatives, and operational efficiencies
• •Establish decision-support frameworks that improve the quality and speed of business decision-making
• •Monitor external market trends, competitive dynamics, and industry developments to inform company strategy

Finance and Accounting Operations & Process Excellence

• •Build and scale financial planning, reporting, governance, and decision-support processes to support continued organizational growth
• •Partner with Accounting to enhance forecasting accuracy, financial reporting capabilities, and operational visibility
• •Oversee enterprise cash flow, banking relationships, debt obligations, and working capital to ensure company has the financial flexibility to support operations and growth.
• •Strengthen internal financial controls, planning frameworks, and management reporting processes
• •Improve financial systems, planning tools, reporting automation, and data integrity across the organization
• •Ensure scalable processes are in place to support increasing organizational complexity
• •Work with appropriate leadership and participate as needed to deliver clean audits as required within our governance documents
• •Deliver comprehensive and timely tax returns for all entities and affiliates

Leadership & Team Development

• •Lead and develop a high-performing finance organization focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and business partnership
• •Provide strategic direction, guidance, and functional oversight to the senior finance leaders embedded within TGL, WTGL, Flag, and any future ventures, through dotted-line reporting relationships.
• •Establish organizational structure, clear decision rights, governance standards, operating rhythms, and performance expectations across enterprise finance and the finance teams embedded within each sport, enabling business-level agility while maintaining consistent company-wide financial discipline.
• •Mentor and develop finance leaders and team members while building capabilities that support future growth
• •Foster a culture of strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and proactive business support.
• •Partner effectively across all functions to promote enterprise-wide financial discipline and accountability

Requirements

• •Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
• •MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced degree or certification
• •15+ years of progressive experience across financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment analysis, or related disciplines
• •Significant leadership experience overseeing enterprise-wide finance functions within a complex, high-growth organization
• •Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial performance management processes across multiple business units
• •Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, scenario planning, and capital allocation expertise
• •Demonstrated success influencing executive leaders and driving critical strategic decisions through financial insights
• •Experience presenting financial results and recommendations to executive leadership teams, investors, lenders, and Boards of Directors
• •Deep understanding of business operations, growth strategy, performance measurement, and enterprise value creation
• •Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• •Proven ability to build scalable processes and lead through organizational growth and change
• •Strong analytical mindset with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts and communicate them effectively
• •Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and evolving business environment

Preferred:

• •Experience within sports, media, entertainment, technology, live events, or other growth-oriented industries
• •Experience supporting venture-backed, private equity-backed, or rapidly scaling organizations
• •Prior responsibility for enterprise-wide FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance functions
• •Experience supporting fundraising activities, debt fin