Finance Analyst

Manchester City Football Club; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading football club as a Finance Analyst. In this role, you will analyze financial data, support budgeting and forecasting, and use advanced tools to enhance reporting and business decisions. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus birthday off

Private healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of core financial principles (part-qualified).
• Able to produce clear and concise reports.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Build and maintain financial models for decision-making.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Detail-oriented

Well organised

Team player

Education

Part-qualified in finance

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Tableau

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Closing Date of Applications - 14/07/2025

Our Story

Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with total or partial ownership of twelve clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, whilst fulfilling our purpose of empowering better lives through football on a local and global scale, consistent with what “City” football has meant to people for over a century.

Our Winning Team

Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

This role requires a detail-oriented and curious mindset responsible for analysing data, ensuring its integrity and providing actionable insights. You will collaborate with all functions within the finance department to ensure consistency in approach and that the needs of the functions are being met.

You will support the business during key financial processes throughout the year, for example, month end reporting, annual budgeting cycle and forecasting. Whilst being supported through in-role development and mentoring, the role is perfectly placed to experience and contribute to a high-performance culture

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

1. Reporting

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts reporting pack and variance analysis

• Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes

• Monitor KPIs monthly for review with Head of FP&A

• Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning and business decision-making

• Explore opportunities to leverage system functionality to improve modelling

3. Data & Insights

• Work closely with FBPs and business units to track performance and understand key cost drivers

• Contribute to the development of dashboards and visual reporting tools

• Explore system capability to drive efficiencies in data exploration

• Prioritise accuracy of information

4. Presenting & Communication

• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support business initiatives

• Assist in improving financial processes, controls, and reporting systems

What we are looking for

• Understanding of core financial principles (part-qualified)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Use of data and analytics to inform decision making and summarise complex data
• Detail orientated to produce robust reports and analysis
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise & manage multiple deadlines
• Strong analytical, process and problem-solving skills
• Able to produce clear, concise, and well formatted information with structure & key messages
• Self-motivated and willing learner, with strong motivation for self-development
• Results & quality focussed and able to meet internal deadlines for providing work outputs
• A team player, knowing when to collaborate and with a solution-focused attitude
• Act with the customer in mind and builds good relationships
• Business & Strategy concepts
• Strength in utilisation of finance systems and analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau.
• Ability to adapt to new situations and working environments
• Seeks and uses feedback / training opportunities to improve performance
• Open to new ideas and different perspectives

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Analyst

• Industries

  Spectator Sports and Sports Teams and Clubs

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