At a Glance
- Tasks: Support finance operations and ensure smooth financial processes for a charity making a difference.
- Company: Join the Saints Foundation, part of Southampton Football Club, dedicated to community support.
- Benefits: Enjoy match tickets, health initiatives, generous holiday, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with excellent growth potential and a commitment to equality.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in your community while kickstarting your finance career.
- Qualifications: AAT Level 3 or equivalent experience in finance with strong attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Be part of our journey...
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- Type: 12 Months Fixed
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Check: DBS Basic Saints Foundation is the charity of Southampton Football Club.
We support people in need throughout Southampton, providing life-changing opportunities to help our communities thrive.
What is the role?
We are looking for a proactive and detail oriented Finance Officer to support the day-to-day operation of our finance function.
Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, programme delivery and support services, you will play a vital role in ensuring our financial processes run smoothly, transactions are accurately recorded, and financial information is available to support effective decision-making.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career within a successful charity that makes a genuine difference across Southampton and the surrounding communities.
What will you be doing?
- Process and reconcile income from donations, grants and fundraising activities.
- Support Gift Aid administration.
- Help monitor restricted funds to ensure income and expenditure are accurately allocated to projects and funding streams.
- Maintain the sales ledger.
- Raise invoices.
- Monitor outstanding debts and work with colleagues to recover overdue balances.
- Manage purchase ledger activities, processing supplier invoices, ensuring appropriate authorisation processes are followed, preparing payment runs and resolving supplier queries.
- Reconcile bank transactions, corporate credit cards and balance sheet accounts.
- Support month-end processes, management reporting and audit preparation.
- Investigate financial queries, prepare reconciliations and ensure compliance with charity policies, procedures and internal controls.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping us develop efficient finance systems, reporting processes and ways of working.
Is this you?
- AAT Level 3 qualification or equivalent finance and accounting experience.
- Previous experience working in a finance, accounts or bookkeeping role, with confidence supporting day-to-day finance operations.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, reliable work.
- Strong IT skills, including experience using Excel and finance systems to manage financial records and data effectively.
- The ability to communicate clearly and build positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, funders and other stakeholders.
- A proactive, solution-focused approach, with the confidence to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
- A willingness to learn, develop your finance knowledge and contribute to the continuous improvement of finance processes and systems.
How this benefits you...
- Access to 2 free match tickets for every home league game.
- Access to our staff Health & Wellbeing initiatives (Mental & Physical Health).
- Discounted Southampton Football Club merchandise.
- 25 days’ holiday per year excluding bank holidays plus your birthday off each year.
- Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Worldwide Travel Insurance for you and your family.
- Learning & Development opportunities - supporting you to develop your potential and achieve in your career.
- Free onsite parking.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Collaborative & inclusive working culture.
About Us POTENTIAL INTO EXCELLENCE
Southampton Football Club is part of St.
Mary's Football Group, which also includes the affiliated registered charity – the Saints Foundation.
We look for people with integrity, compassion and support for those around them; people who take pride in what they do with an honest approach, who embrace a challenge while also being accountable for their decisions; people who have the energy and passion to bring an innovative approach to their role and strive to be different from the rest; people with the aspiration to lead the way and become an example to others.
Within the walls of St.
Mary's Stadium, Staplewood Campus, the Bath Academy and our other sites and development centres across the South of England, you’ll be given the platform to work in a vibrant, intelligent and challenging environment with the potential to develop and become the best at what you do.
We don’t stand still, we are constantly moving forward.
Southampton Football Club promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We have the Disability Confident Award, which we pride ourselves on with regard to the commitment to employing disabled people and judging people on their abilities alone.
The post holder will demonstrate a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, supporting the organisation’s strategic aims to remove barriers and address inequality.
You will play an active role in promoting an inclusive, discrimination‑free environment that ensures fair access to opportunities and resources.
This includes fostering a culture of dignity, respect, and belonging where everyone is empowered to contribute, perform, and reach their full potential.
Southampton Football Club is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Southampton Football Club recognises that the safety and protection of those children and young people in day to day contact with the Club is paramount.
We are committed to creating a safe culture for all.
As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.
Southampton Football Club is committed to protecting the privacy and security of every applicant’s personal information.
Please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice and Group Privacy & Data Protection Policy on our main careers page for further information.
The closing date for this role is 27 August 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if a high volume of applicants are received.
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Finance Officer (Saints Foundation) in Southampton employer: Southampton Football Club
Saints Foundation, the charity of Southampton Football Club, is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a positive social impact in the community. Located at St Mary’s Stadium, we offer a collaborative and inclusive work culture, comprehensive health and wellbeing initiatives, and numerous professional development opportunities, all while providing meaningful employment that directly contributes to improving the lives of individuals across Southampton. Join us to be part of a passionate team that values integrity, compassion, and innovation, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally.
