Head of Finance - Birkenhead, United Kingdom - Tranmere Rovers FC

Description

Tranmere Rovers is a professional football club with the strategic intention to achieve on-field success without being reliant on continued external investment.

This ambition is being realised by changing the business model from that of a traditional football club and building balance sheet resilience.

The business generates c£6m turnover and involves a breadth of revenue streams including retail, education and international alongside the traditional football and matchday operations including hospitality.

The Club is well connected to its local community and is recognised as an anchor institution on the Wirral as a consequence of the expansion of its community footprint in recent years.

The role involves the oversight and management of the charitable arm; reporting directly to the Trustees.

This position requires the willingness to take a hands-on approach to understanding the business at a transactional level while also being commercially astute and contributing to the strategic direction as a key member of the Senior Management Team.

The role also requires the capability to act autonomously in leading the Finance function with a pro-active approach to ensuring compliance, improving processes and driving budget holder performance.

An essential requirement will be the ability to drive cost control and cashflow management in a resource constrained environment.

A high level of IT proficiency is imperative in order to deliver against the requirements of the role, with the Finance function having been improved through increased automation and the implementation of sophisticated systems.

The role offers the scope for significant career development with direct reporting to ownership, great exposure to finance operations across a number of business streams and the opportunity to add value commercially.

In summary, the role offers a unique oversight of changing the traditional business model of a professional football club as it seeks to fulfil its potential and progress to a self-sustainable Championship Club.

Job Title
Head of Finance & Company Secretary


Department
Finance


Based at:

Prenton Park


Reports to:

Executive Chairman


Responsible for:

Accounts Team


Hours of work:

40 Hours pw


Salary:

£45,000-£50,000


Contracted status:

Full Time


Job role:

To take overall responsibility for the finance and accounting functions at Tranmere Rovers Football Club and its subsidiaries & Tranmere Rovers in the Community.

Reporting directly to the Executive Chairman and developing the existing working relationships with other Senior Executives and Non Executives.

Provide leadership to the Board's Finance and Accounting strategy, to optimise the company's financial performance and support the football club's strategy; changing the business model from that of a traditional football club.

Take overall control of the company's accounting function.

Contribute fully to the development of company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers


Duties and responsibilities

Overall responsibility for:

• Preparation of timely and accurate financial information:
• Preparation of the Financial Statements, prepare year-end audit file and taxation packs in line with agreed timetable
• Preparation and production of monthly management accounts across 15 departments and summary dashboards to key stakeholders.
• Preparation of 13 week rolling CFF and manage cashflow with reference to the reconciled bank position
• Preparation of annual budgets in accordance with the Club's budgeting process and related budgetary control
• Preparation of annual CAPEX budget
• Preparation of relevant football industry reports e.g. SCMP reporting
• ONS reporting
• Relevant taxation returns: VAT, CT, PAYE and other payroll returns
• Other reports required by counter parties e.g. Bank
• Preparation of strategic communications:
• AGM presentation
• Bank 6 monthly reviews and quarterly management accounts
• Preparation of Board Meeting Packs and communication with investors e.g. Investor Narrative
• Other major stakeholder communications
• Improvement and compliance with internal controls
• Cash handling from receipt to bank
• Reduction of physical cash handling across the business
• Purchase order to payment processes and budgetary control
• Sales to bank process including credit control and merchant processing
• Oversight and management of contract register and ensuring appropriateness of terms & conditions in procurement
• Stock control including the accuracy of stock transfer and stock count reconciliations
• Timely and accurate recording of payroll with particular emphasis on casual labour
• Commercial analysis of ad hoc projects including forecasting and sensitivity analysis.
• Company secretarial duties
• Maintaining the shareholder reg