Job Description

The RoleWe are looking for a Finance Manager to join us on a fixed term basis and play a key role in business partnering divisions of our Women's and Men's Football operations teams, including key Heads of Department and teams that support them (including but not limited to Youth Academy, Performance, Talent ID, Analytics, Travel and Training Centre Operations).In this exciting role, you'll be entrusted to provide regular financial reporting to the business and you'll also have exposure to a variety of project based work across our club. You'll collaborate with our Group Financial Controller and provide support across statutory reporting, monthly reporting and system oversight. You'll also have line management responsibility for a Finance Analyst.Who we areWe are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success - read more about our history, .Beyond that, we are passionate about our and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).Your day-to-day

• Act as a Business Partner to Heads of Department - you'll provide vital support to all aspects of a variety of business areas including strategy, tax compliance, legal contracts, supplier agreements, capital expenditure, business cases and ad-hoc project work

• Provide crucial reports for senior colleagues - you will diligently provide financial reports for the management team, including monthly and quarterly management accounts and completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations

• Prepare insightful decks for our Exec team - you'll be entrusted with the preparation of monthly/quarterly football packs for our Executive team, including reporting on headcount, forecasting, capital expenditure projects and agreed dashboard metrics

• Oversee budgets - you will prepare in-year P&L and cashflow forecasts and annual re-forecast, monitoring and reporting on key variances and you'll be tasked with creating budgets in partnership with the management team, ensuring assumptions are properly challenged and best practice is followed

• Manage and mentor a direct report - you'll support and coach the Finance Analyst with their progressional development and provide effective feedback on a regular basis

• Review critical plans and contracts - you will appraise business plans, new initiatives and capital expenditure plans, including ongoing project review and post-completion appraisal and you'll constructively critique and review legal contracts

• Refine key processes - you'll be responsible for refining financial processes to ensure that systems and processes are fit for purpose and future growth and you will ensure departments adhere to financial policies and procedures

• Support the wider team - you will aid more junior members of the team with technical accounting and tax support

What we are looking for

• Background in commercial finance - you come with around 3+ years experience of working in a financial planning and analysis or commercial finance focused team

• Credible expertise in accounting - you're an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with solid technical knowledge and an eagerness to investigate accounting treatment in order to assist the wider team with day-to-day accounting and tax support
• Experienced business partner - you're confident in your ability to partner with senior level colleagues and support them across business strategy, tax compliance, legal contracts, supplier contracts, capital expenditure, business cases and ad-hoc project work
• Inspiring and trusted leader - you're equipped with experience of people management and are eager to coach and mentor a direct report
• Analytical approach - you make decisions and suggestions based on insightful and accurate data and you have exceptional attention to detail

• Forward-thinking mindset - you possess an ability to learn, understand and impact at a rapid pace and you're proactive with a flexible attitude and approach

• Excellent communication skills - you're able to build and maintain impactful relationships with a variety of stakeholders, tailoring your approach as necessary

• Willing team player - you thrive when you're collaborating with colleagues and offering your support, guidance and expertise to colleagues and projects

Why choose usAt Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.Disability Confident LeaderWe are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a 'disabled person' according to the , you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.Our Commitment to SafeguardingWe are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.Application Closing Date - Sunday 11th May 2025Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.Good luck!

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