Overview
The FA believes football has the power to unite communities, promote wellbeing, and inspire positive change. The apprenticeship programme offers an entry into a rewarding career at The FA and an excellent opportunity to develop skills and gain experience within a supportive, inclusive and diverse organisation. If you are looking to kickstart your career in finance within the exciting world of football, this is a hands-on role that supports some of the biggest moments in English football from behind the scenes, helping manage budgets, analyse data, and ensure great value for the beautiful game. You will gain real-world finance experience, work towards a recognised qualification, and receive mentoring and development from professionals who want to see you thrive. You will be employed on a two year fixed term contract and will study towards a Level 2 Accounts/Finance Assistant, or Level 3 Assistant Accountant qualification, depending on your current level of knowledge or qualifications. You will study with CMS Vocational Training. You will be contractually based at Wembley Stadium.
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 will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
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.
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 required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.
View details and apply via the FA Careers page. This process is conducted in partnership with another organisation to run a fair and anonymised recruitment process for this apprenticeship.
What will you be doing?
* Support the management accounting and business partnering of a specific area within the FA, with ownership and responsibility from early on.
* Assist with key finance processes such as month-end close, journaling, supporting the accounts payable team with end-to-end approval process, and balance sheet reconciliations.
* Administer the Management Accounting systems.
* Support Business Partners in the production of divisional reporting, the annual budgets and quarterly reforecasting.
* Provide ad-hoc reporting to the business to help spot trends, highlight opportunities to save money, and identify risks in financial data.
* Collaborate with other departments to understand how budgets support the wider business.
* Take part in cross-team projects to broaden knowledge of areas such as payroll or financial accounting.
* Use Excel to create, manage, and analyse financial information, and build confidence in these skills.
* Collaborate with others to deepen understanding of strategic finance, cost-saving strategies, and commercial planning.
* Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
* Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure high standards of health, safety, and wellbeing.
Eligibility and qualifications
* Live within England and have lived within the UK for the last 3 consecutive years.
* Must not be in full-time education at the start of your apprenticeship.
* Must be at least 16 years of age.
* If aged 16-18 you will need maths and English at grade 4/C or have the certification; if not, you will need to sit Functional Skills Level 2 as part of the programme.
* Must not hold a similar higher qualification in the same area of study, although an AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accountancy or Level 2 Bookkeeping, or equivalent, will be required to complete the Level 3 programme.
* A genuine interest in finance and a desire to build a long-term career in the field; good numeracy and written communication skills; experience of Excel; a proactive, can-do attitude; initiative and willingness to learn; good time management and resilience; commitment to complete the full apprenticeship and all study modules.
* Be prepared to work in a professional environment with real responsibilities.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
* Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium and regular internal events throughout the season.
* Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
* Free private medical cover.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Additional 'Thank You' days, volunteering days, and 25 days annual leave (full-time equivalent).
* Hybrid working model for greater flexibility.
* National Stadium at Wembley and the Elite Performance Centre at St. George’s Park as part of the organisation’s facilities.
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