Assistant Management Accountant
Closing Date of Applications - 12/08/25
Our Story
Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with total or partial ownership of twelve clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, whilst fulfilling our purpose of empowering better lives through football on a local and global scale, consistent with what “City” football has meant to people for over a century.
Our Winning Team
Our purpose is to empower better lives through football. We are proud of the role City Football Group clubs play in their localities, delivering positive economic, social and environmental impact through our operations and through programmes and activities that bring about meaningful, lasting change.
This is Your City
As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.
Purpose
This role will be on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis (Maternity Cover), you will be part of a team of Management Accountants, responsible for the preparation and delivery of the management accounts, whilst ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the financial data. This will be achieved by providing financial support to City Football Group’s business units, whilst striving to continuously improve the management accounts process and enhancing internal controls.
Your Impact
1. Preparation of management accounts: Preparation of monthly management accounts, commentaries and supporting analysis through accurate and timely delivery of reporting.
2. Management accounting support: Provide management accounting support to the wider finance department which includes financial analysis where necessary to help support decision making. Also to provide support during any audit processes.
3. Internal Controls: Continue to enhance internal control processes which include monthly balance sheet reconciliations, to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the General Ledger. This will also include continuous optimisation of the Group’s finance system.
4. Stakeholder management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders through regular catch ups and support where necessary.
5. Ad-hoc projects: Complete ad-hoc projects when required within the finance department.
What we are looking for
Essential
• Confident user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a fast-paced organisation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly and effectively
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to anticipate and understand a complex issue or problem and provide possible solutions
• Commercial awareness with an interest in business and an understanding of how an organisation operates and manages resources
Desirable
• CIMA, ACA or ACCA part qualified
• Proficient experience in the use of a Finance ERP
• Experience of working in sports industry.
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