Job Description

We are seeking a collaborative and proactive Finance Business Partner to maintain accurate financial records and deliver timely internal reporting. Acting as a key liaison for our technical departments (Men's, Women's, Para, and W&G), you will provide financial expertise that supports informed decision-making across the organisation.
Please provide a cover letter with your application, clearly outlining why you are interested in this role and how you meet the key criteria.
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 technical departments (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 Technical teams to ensure costs are well tracked, the numbers are clearly understood, and risks and opportunities are managed
• Ownership of the monthly team's camp forum meetings, and the cost and revenue model for major tournament planning and reporting
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to assist with decision making and investment cases e.g. financial impact of fixture schedules
• Continuous improvement of financial controls & reporting
• To provide support to the internal and external audit processes, including funding bodies as appropriate.
• 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

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) / by experience

Experience

• Business partnering non-financial teams and senior stakeholders within the business
• 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:
Experience

• Working in a sporting background

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

Skills Required