Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner - St. George's Park National Football Centre, St George's Park We are seeking a collaborative and highly numerate Finance Business Partner with strong stakeholder‑management skills, to be based at the National Football Centre, St George's Park. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and delivering timely, insightful internal reporting. You will act as key liaison for the St George's Park divisions, building effective relationships across the business, while providing expert financial guidance to support informed decision-making. What will you be doing? Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, as part of the SGP Finance team based at St George's Park, the key responsibilities include: Preparation of monthly management accounts and management reporting Deliver accurate financial planning for St George's Park department (annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, strategic long‑range plans) Develop and maintain strong working relationships with budget holders, being a trusted advisor who can both challenge and support Work with the SGP teams and third‑party suppliers to ensure costs and revenues are well tracked, the numbers are clearly understood, and risks and opportunities are managed Ownership of the capex financial planning and tracking across all divisions based at SGP Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to assist with decision making and investment Continuous improvement of financial controls & reporting To provide support to the internal and external audit processes, including funding bodies as appropriate Executes 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. 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. What are we looking for? Essential for the role: Knowledge Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) / by experience 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) Technical Skills 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: Experience Working in the sports industry Technical Skills Previous experience of Proactis (Purchase Order Software), Great Plains (Accounting Software), Anaplan and Smartsheet What's in it for you? 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. Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr