Location The Den
Contract Type 24 month Apprenticeship, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Salary Competitive
ROLE OVERVIEW
Millwall Football Club are looking to recruit an organised and motivated apprentice to join the Finance Operations team on a two-year apprenticeship. The role reports to the Finance Operations Lead and covers both sides of transactional finance: paying suppliers and making sure the Club is paid. The Apprentice Finance Assistant will process supplier invoices, raise sales invoices for the Club’s revenue-generating areas, assist with the credit control process and match bank transactions. The role also provides cover across the team, which is essential to keeping the Club’s finance processes running smoothly. This is an excellent opportunity for someone starting a career in finance, with on-the-job training and full support to study towards an AAT qualification. The Club will cover all training costs and provide adequate paid time in the working week to complete the qualifications. No prior accounting qualifications or experience are required.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accounts payable
- Process routine, PO-matched supplier invoices accurately and on time, coding them to the correct cost centres.
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure purchase orders are raised correctly and support the preparation of payment runs.
- Invoicing and credit control
- Raise invoices for revenue-generating areas (including sponsorship, hospitality, conference & events and catering) promptly from billing instructions, and maintain the billing tracker.
- Send statements and payment reminders in line with the credit control procedure and report on aged debtors accurately and in a timely manner.
- Escalate overdue debts to the Finance Operations Lead and Head of Finance in line with the agreed escalation steps, keeping a clear record of all contact with customers.
- Bank, expenses and cover
- Match bank transactions daily and support the preparation of bank reconciliations.
- Process staff expenses, including through the Club’s expense management system.
- Provide cover for accounts payable and other team processes during absences, following documented procedures and helping to keep them up to date.
- Undertake other duties consistent with the role and the Club’s needs.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 (C) or above, or equivalent
- Strong accuracy and attention to detail
- Confident communicator, able to chase payments politely but firmly
- Willingness to learn and to study towards an apprenticeship, including an AAT qualification
- No previous finance experience is required.
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of Excel
Eligibility: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, must not be in full-time education, and must not already hold an AAT Level 2 (or higher) accounting qualification.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 29/11/2026
Millwall Football Club are fully committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discrimination. We will work to address areas of under-representation and disadvantage in all aspects of our operations, activities and services. In practice, this means that we will respect the needs of each and every individual regardless of their differences; and to this end we will deliver our operations, activities and services in such a way so as to ensure that no one is excluded. Millwall Football Club is a Disability Confident Committed employer (Level 1). If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
‘Millwall FC is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check through The FA DBS process. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information given.’
