Head of Finance

Football Foundation; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 86,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent sports charity in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Finance to lead their finance team and provide strategic oversight. The ideal candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant with strong expertise in financial planning and management accounting. The position offers a salary of £86,000 and is based in Wembley. Applications are welcome from diverse backgrounds to promote inclusion within the foundation's workforce.

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise across statutory, financial, and management accounting.
• Experience in financial planning, forecasting, and business partnering.
• Strategic and proactive mindset with sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Guide and develop finance team while building strong relationships across the organization.
• Translate complex financial information into actionable insights.
• Support mission through robust financial leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Financial planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

25 Years championing grassroots

We're the Football Foundation - the charity of the Premier League, the FA and Government. We deliver outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play; transforming lives and communities where it is needed most. We have a shared goal to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability, or place.

Our unique charity partnership brings together public and private investment to harness the power of football to engage communities and provide grant giving expertise. Thanks to the ongoing support of the Premier League, The FA and Government, since 2000, the Football Foundation has invested nearly £1.3 billion towards delivering the grassroots sports facilities that communities up and down the country need and deserve.

As we celebrate 25 years of incredible impact, hundreds of thousands already play on facilities we've funded, but there's more to do. As the game evolves, we'll deliver the facilities that every player, volunteer, supporter and community can call home.

We're looking for a Head of Finance, reporting into the CFO, who is an inspiring leader and trusted strategic partner. You will bring the confidence, clarity and empathy needed to guide and develop your team, while building strong relationships across the organisation. With the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insight, you will influence decisions at the highest level and support our mission with robust, forward‑looking financial leadership.

You will be a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong technical expertise across statutory, financial and management accounting, along with solid knowledge of legislative, tax and regulatory frameworks. You bring experience in financial planning, forecasting, business partnering and statutory and management accounting. Strategic, analytical and proactive, you combine sound judgement with high integrity and a solutions‑focused mindset. You thrive in a purpose‑driven, values‑led environment and are motivated by using financial leadership to deliver meaningful change.

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification to quoting reference 8183. The deadline for applications is 9am GMT, Monday 5 th January 2026.

The role is based in Wembley, and the Salary is £86,000

Perrett Laver will conduct an executive search process in parallel with the public advertisement of the role. Longlisted candidates will be invited to interview with Perrett Laver in January, and the Selection Panel will subsequently meet to decide upon a final shortlist for the post, following which, interviews with the Football Foundation will take place in early February. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please advise us of these so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

EOM Statement

At the Foundation, we want inclusion to be part of everyday life. We believe that a diverse workforce and a wide range of perspectives help us to be more productive, make better decisions, and better understand the communities we serve. But that only happens when everyone plays their part in living our values and commitments. That's why we're looking for applicants who share our passion for inclusion and want to help us unlock the power of the pitch to transform lives and communities.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and communities. To ensure inclusion on the basis of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, family circumstance, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, political or religious beliefs, race, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, we would like to specifically invite applications from under‑represented groups.

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