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    Management Accountant - Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Derby County Football Club

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    Derby County Football Club are seeking to recruit an experienced Management Accountant to join its Finance team at Pride Park Stadium.

    About Us:

    Derby County Football Club, established in 1884, is one of the founder members of the English Football League and has a rich and varied history, including two First Division titles in 1972 and 1975 and an FA Cup success in 1946. The club are currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of English Football following their promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season, and is under the management of Head Coach Paul Warne. The club also boasts a successful and respected Category One Academy, a status which has been held since 2014, and a Women's side competing in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division. Derby County recently embarked on an exciting new era following the change in ownership to Clowes Developments (UK) Limited, in the summer of 2022. Our track record of producing talent is outstanding, and we intend to protect that proud legacy, investing in key roles within the club to build on the foundations in place for success.

    Derby County Football Club are seeking to recruit an experienced Management Accountant to join its Finance team at Pride Park Stadium.

    The role encompasses core management accounting duties, business partnering, and financial reporting across the Club. The successful candidate will report on KPIs across the Club's commercial departments and suggest drivers for improvements to the Head of Finance and the wider Club.

    The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, excellent Excel skills, and analytical skills. Experience in planning, budgeting, and forecasting, paired with excellent communication skills, is essential. This will allow the candidate to work effectively with department leads to explain variances against budget/forecast in a way that conveys key financial information.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Manage monthly management accounts for all departments pertaining to football operations through the production of P&Ls, variance analysis, and presentation of results to heads of budgets with relevant narratives.
    • Reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts (intangible player assets, deferred income, accruals, prepayments).
    • Taking an active lead in the annual budget process of all football operation departments.
    • Producing monthly forecasts, including projection of player salaries, and undertaking analysis against the original budget.
    • Being a key business partner for all heads of departments within football operations.
    • Challenging business processes and spending requests from heads of departments.
    • Overseeing the development of the Trainee Accountant and assisting them with processing purchase invoices, preparation of payment runs, purchase orders, credit card reconciliations and expenses.
    • Preparation of P11Ds.
    • Responding to ad-hoc information requests from heads of departments of football operations.
    • Prepare information for external auditors as part of the year-end audit.

    Personal characteristics and experience:

    • At least 5 years' experience of working within industry for an SME
    • Preparation of management accounts
    • Preparation of budgets
    • Balance sheet reconciliations
    • Experience of using an ERP system

    Essential Qualifications

    • AAT Level 4, finance related degree or appropriate qualification by experience

    Desirable Qualifications

    • Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)

    Salary dependent on experience, up to £40,000 per annum.

    The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, based at Pride Park Stadium.

    Everything we do as a Club is built around the three pillars of stability, integrity and progress.

    Our core values are:

    • We are proud of who we are and what we do
    • We are positive, inspired and passionate
    • We are ambitious and driven
    • We are prepared, honest and humble
    • We are the heartbeat of our community
    • We are the club of opportunity

    Derby County employee benefits include:

    • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
    • Two complimentary staff season tickets
    • Two complimentary staff away memberships
    • Company Pension with Aviva
    • Discounts with select Club partners and sponsors
    • Healthshield Cash Health Plan to support employee health and well-being and Perks for great deals and discounts
    • Participating in our employee forum, 'The Herd'
    • Training and development opportunities
    • Access to programmes and volunteering opportunities with Derby County Community Trust
    • Subsidised lunchtime meals at Moor Farm

    Derby County Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

    As part of the Club's commitment to providing a safe environment for children and young people, applicants should be aware that this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Criminal Record Check.

    Derby County Football Club is an Inclusive Club for all and is committed to Equality and Diversity.

    To apply for the vacancy please click the 'apply' button below , and complete an application form, which can be found HERE .

    The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 19 May 2024 . We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

    Strictly no agencies please.

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