Job title: Management Accountant & Finance Business Partner
Based at: Cheltenham Racecourse
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant & Finance Business Partner to join our team. This is a varied role where you’ll take ownership of producing reliable and accurate management accounts, while providing thoughtful analysis and meaningful insight that supports better business decisions.
About The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.
As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible
At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.
The Management Accountant & Finance Business Partner will
- Take ownership of the monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate reporting of income, costs and overall financial performance.
- Produce the monthly business performance pack, providing clear insight into key KPIs, trends and drivers of performance.
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets and regular forecasts, including financial analysis and modelling to support commercial and operational decisions.
- Partner with budget holders, helping them understand financial performance, manage budgets and identify opportunities to improve results.
- Run regular budget and forecasting reviews, providing constructive challenge and clear, actionable insight.
- Review and analyse performance, responding to ad hoc commercial and operational requests and turning financial data into meaningful business insight.
- Support business cases and investment decisions, including financial modelling and pre- and post-investment analysis.
- Continually look for ways to improve financial processes, reporting and analysis, while maintaining strong financial controls and reconciliation
About you
- Hands-on experience of monthly management accounts, month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
- A good understanding of management information and financial reporting.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
- Excellent attention to detail, with a practical approach to solving problems.
- The ability to prioritise your own workload and deliver to deadlines in a busy environment.
- A proactive, curious mindset, with a genuine desire to learn, develop and improve how things are done.
- A collaborative approach and the confidence to communicate with and build relationships across a range of stakeholders
What we offer in return
- All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
- An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
- A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
- 25 days annual leave
- Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers
- A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.
If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 26th October but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.
This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.
Management Accountant & Finance Business Partner in Cheltenham employer: The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture where customer service excellence is at the forefront. Located at Newmarket Racecourses, employees enjoy unique benefits such as free access to race days and music events, a generous pension scheme, and extensive learning opportunities, all while being part of a diverse team dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for racegoers and stakeholders alike.
