Finance Business Partner - MCFC & MCWFC Operations

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Finance Business Partner – MCFC & MCWFC Operations, Manchester

Client:

City Football Group

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

Job Description:

Closing date for applications: 30th June 2024

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 thirteen clubs across the world. City Football Group also invests in other football-related businesses and serves as a global commercial platform for our partners, 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 impacts through our operations and programmes that bring about meaningful, lasting change.

This role will provide professional financial business partner support to the MCFC and MCWFC operational teams. A key element of the role is to fully understand the relative business areas—what is important to them, and how finance can help and drive value creation. You will lead the finance relationship with these areas of the business, including the collection, reporting, and analysis of the financials.

Your Impact

• Support MCFC & MCWFC operations with key financial processes, such as annual budgeting and forecasting
• Perform insightful financial analysis to facilitate effective decision-making by the senior leaders of MCFC & MCWFC operations.
• Be a key member of the team working to support the MCFC & MCWFC operations to meet budgets and the LRP plans, including corrective action planning when needed
• Develop and maintain strong trusting relationships with key stakeholder groups to influence and challenge outcomes and help improve decision-making supported by data
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with other functional areas important for this role, such as the Legal Department, Tax, etc.

What we are looking for

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA accountant with a relevant university degree
• Experience of the financial workings of operations, ideally within a sports environment
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with clear examples of development
• Experience with financial support to operational areas inside a professional football club

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