Finance Manager - UK & Ireland 2028 Limited

The Tournament

Contested every four years, the UEFA European Championship has been showcasing the continent's top talent since its inception in 1960 and is the world's third largest sporting event.

UEFA EURO 2028 is taking place across the UK & Ireland, who will jointly host Europe's top 24 national teams compete in a 31-day, 51 match tournament, attended by over 3 million spectators and with a global tv audience of upwards of 2 billion people.

As one of the world's largest and highest-profile sporting events, UEFA EURO 2028 will attract the attention of the sporting and major event communities, the media, and the public at large across the UK&I, Europe and the World. With its unique hosting model, the event promises to spread the impacts and benefits of the tournament across the nations and communities of the UK and Ireland.

The Organisation

UK & Ireland 2028 Limited has been set up as a new company to locally deliver several UEFA requirements for the tournament, working closely with UEFA, 9 Host Stadiums, 8 Host Cities and other key stakeholders.

The Role
To lead the financial planning of the organisation - including lifetime and annual budgets, financial risk management, and financial reporting for both P&L and cashflow - ensuring strong financial controls are upheld across the division.

What will you be doing?

• Work with the business to prepare robust budgets, forecasts and strategic plans on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as appropriate and in accordance with the timetable for both P&L and cashflow.
• Report on a circa £250m budget and contribute to a rigorous financial reporting process that meets the conditions of UEFA and Government Partner funding agreements at the same time mitigating significant risk.
• Assist functions with the preparation of Procurement Approval Group papers to gain approval for proposed expenditure challenging the business to ensure all funds are invested in-line with tournament priorities.
• Identify risk areas and implement controls and reporting to mitigate them.
• Prepare ad hoc financial reporting and analysis in response to requests from across the business and Finance.
• Provide support to the internal and external audit processes including funding bodies as appropriate.
• Recruit a Finance Coordinator and contribute to a culture that allows team members to thrive and achieve objectives collectively.
• Execute additional tasks as required to meet changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

As part of our 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.