Nicole Brown
About Nicole Brown
Nicole Brown is the Corporate Card Program Lead, Senior Manager at the NBA, with extensive experience in finance and procurement roles within the organization.
Company
Nicole Brown currently works at the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. She has held multiple roles at the NBA since 1994, covering various aspects of financial management and corporate card program oversight.
Title
Nicole Brown holds the title of Corporate Card Program Lead, Senior Manager at the NBA. She has been in this role since 2021.
Career at NBA
Nicole Brown has extensive experience at the NBA, having worked in several key positions. She began as a Senior Finance Manager in the Legal Department from 1994 to 2007, then served as Senior Coordinator of Accounts Payable from 2011 to 2015. She progressed to Specialist in the Corporate Card Program from 2015 to 2018, before becoming Manager in the Global Procurement Group, Corporate Card Program, a role she held from 2018 to 2022. In 2021, she advanced to her current position as Corporate Card Program Lead, Senior Manager.
Role in Financial Management
Nicole Brown has been responsible for co-authoring and maintaining the NBA's Business Expense Policy. Additionally, she implemented a system for central bill reconciliation via Concur CBS and created a card program metrics dashboard for monthly reporting and statistics. She also maintains the Card Program internal intranet site named 'Home Court'.
Expertise in Corporate Card Programs
In her role at the NBA, Nicole Brown negotiates with banking partners for card programs globally, identifies opportunities for card program expansion, and aims to generate incremental card rebates for the organization. Her expertise includes managing corporate card programs, ensuring efficient reconciliation processes, and providing insightful data through comprehensive reporting systems.