Finance Business Partner

The Football Association; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A major sports organization based in the East Midlands seeks a Finance Business Partner. The role involves maintaining financial records, producing management reports, and collaborating with various teams. Essential qualifications include being a qualified accountant and having experience in stakeholder management. This position offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and an attractive benefits package including free lunches and event tickets.

Benefits

Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium

Free nutritious lunches

Free private medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Must have experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Experienced in month-end management accounting.
• Ability to create and present financial analyses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting.
• Deliver accurate financial planning for departments.
• Develop relationships with budget holders and provide financial guidance.
• Track costs and revenues, managing risks and opportunities.
• Support internal and external audit processes.

Skills

Business partnering non-financial teams

Strong stakeholder-management skills

Extensive experience of Excel

Good communication skills

Collaborative team player

Proactive in improving financial processes

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

Proactis

Great Plains

Anaplan

Smartsheet

Job description

Finance Business Partner - St. George's Park

We are seeking a collaborative and highly numerate Finance Business Partner with strong stakeholder-management skills, to be based at The National Football Centre, St. George's Park.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and delivering timely, insightful internal reporting. You will act as key liaison for the St George's Park divisions, building effective relationships across the business, while providing expert financial guidance to support informed decision‑making.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, as part of the SGP Finance team based at St George's Park, the key responsibilities include:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and management reporting
• Deliver accurate financial planning for St George's Park department (annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, strategic long‑range plans)
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with budget holders, being a trusted advisor who can both challenge and support
• Work with the SGP teams and third‑party suppliers to ensure costs and revenues are well tracked, the numbers are clearly understood, and risks and opportunities are managed
• Ownership of the capex financial planning and tracking across all divisions based at SGP
• Provide ad‑hoc reporting and analysis to assist with decision making and investment
• Continuous improvement of financial controls & reporting
• Provide support to the internal and external audit processes, including funding bodies as appropriate
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well‑being can be maintained
• As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) / by experience

Experience

• Business partnering non‑financial teams and senior stakeholders within the business
• Leading on preparation of Month end managing accounting (as per Key Accountabilities)
• Working with multiple stakeholders across the business (across financial and non‑financial matters)

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience of Excel (and wider Microsoft Office)
• High level of numeracy
• Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders
• A collaborative team player, adept in working within a team and building relationships across different teams/divisions
• Proactive in looking for ways of improving/optimising financial processes - in terms of efficiency and quality of output
• Good communication skills

Beneficial to have:

Experience

• Working in the sports industry

Technical Skills

• Previous experience of Proactis (Purchase Order Software), Great Plains (Accounting Software), Anaplan and Smartsheet

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world‑class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high‑performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well‑being
• Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park
• Free private medical cover
• A contributory pension scheme
• An additional 'Thank You' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave (based on a full‑time, permanent contract)
• A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page.

Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.