Management Accountant - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

The Football Association; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent sports organization is seeking a part or recently qualified accountant to join their Finance division at Wembley Stadium. The successful candidate will support financial reporting and management accounts preparation. It is a hybrid role offering flexibility, with competitive salary and various benefits including free lunches and medical cover.

Benefits

Access to event day tickets

Free nutritious lunches

Free private medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus additional leave days

Qualifications

• Leading preparation of month-end management accounting.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.
• High level of numeracy and experience in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end processes for clear financial reporting.
• Collaborate with financial teams for management accounts.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Excel proficiency

High numeracy

Communication skills

Collaborative teamwork

Process improvement initiative

Education

Part qualified or recently qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

Proactis

Great Plains

Anaplan

Smartsheet

Job description

We are looking for a part or recently qualified accountant to join The FA's Finance division at Wembley Stadium.

Over the 12 month contract you will provide timely reporting, maintain accurate financial records in our accounting systems, and take ownership of divisional Management Accounts. You will act as a key business liaison contact for the organisation, supporting during the budgeting and forecasting process to help with key decision making.

What will you be doing?

• To support the month-end process for divisional areas to ensure a clear and accurate financial position is reported
• Support the wider stakeholder finance teams in financial processing and preparation of monthly management accounts
• Work closely with Business Partners to perform variance analysis on management reports
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Support the Accounts Payable team in the end-to-end payment approval process
• To provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to the business to assist with decision making
• To administer the Management Accounting Systems
• Support Business Partners in the production of divisional reporting, the annual budgets and quarterly reforecasting. Actual reporting to include journal calculation and posting.
• Provide financial information to support divisions with their financial plans and decision making
• Executes 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

• Part qualified or recently qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA)

Experience

• Leading on preparation on 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:

• 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.

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.