Finance Business Partner

Finance means investing big in people

The FA is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our team at Wembley on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The purpose of the role is to report and maintain accurate financial records, provide support to the organisation in decision making relating to digital investment, be a key liaison contact for the digital organisation and to support the digital programme team on delivering to time and budget and maximising ROI.

What will you be doing?

• To own, update and maintain the cost and revenue model for the digital programme
• Support the wider stakeholder finance teams in financial processing and preparation of monthly management accounts for Digital costs
• Feed in to programme co on spend vs budget
• To meet regularly with the business and provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to assist with decision making on programme
• To challenge the business in ensuring value for money and be the finance lead in a number of vendor selection processes
• To model out business cases for investment and work with third parties to benchmark and validate assumptions behind business cases
• Set up clear reporting and KPI metrics to report on status of delivery of digital programme
• To work with the Technology team in ensuring costs are well tracked, spending is regularly challenged, business cases are supported with financial analysis and modelling
• Own the production of divisional reporting, the annual budgets and quarterly reforecasting for business areas
• Provide financial information to support divisions with their financial plans and decision making
• 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.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) / by 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)
• 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

Beneficial to have:

• Working with digital teams / some level of understanding of IT infrastructure and cost drivers
• 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.

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.