Junior Accountant in London

The Sports Consultancy is an independent sports advisory working with clients around the world. Our head office is based in London with locations in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.

We provide expert advisory services across a range of areas including commercial strategy and optimisation, host procurement, economic and social impact measurement, and venue feasibility and business planning.

This role arises as part of a restructuring of the finance function and represents an excellent opportunity for someone early in their accounting career to gain broad exposure in a dynamic, fast-paced professional services environment. The role holder will report to the CFOO and will work as part of a small, close-knit finance team. Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the Senior Management Accountant, though we are looking for someone who is capable of managing their own workload and working with a degree of independence as they become established in the role.

Your roles & responsibilities:

• Processing supplier invoices and making payments
• Raising and issuing sales invoices to clients
• Credit control
• Bank reconciliations
• VAT reconciliation and preparation of VAT returns
• Processing staff expenses
• Accruals and journal entries
• Supporting month-end close and year-end accounts preparation
• Producing basic management information and business reporting
• Maintaining accurate records in accounting and practice management software
• Ad hoc finance tasks as required by the CFOO

Your skills and experience:

• AAT qualified, or ACA/ACCA/CIMA part-qualified
• A degree is not required; we are focused on professional qualifications and practical ability
• Experience in a finance or accounting role, whether in practice or industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Zohobooks or similar)
• Some exposure to practice management or project-based billing software is an advantage
• Comfortable working in a small team with a degree of self-direction
• Organised, methodical, and attentive to detail

Desirable:

• Familiarity with AI tools and a willingness to adopt new technology in day-to-day work
• An interest in sport and the sports business sector
• Exposure to multi-currency or international reporting (UK and Middle East)

Your behaviours and values:

• Energetic: Committed and driven
• Pioneering: Forward thinking and innovative
• Connected: We work collaboratively
• Progressive: Ambitious to develop
• Commercial: Commercial awareness
• Inclusive: Work together and support each other

Personal attributes:

• Enjoys working at pace against tight deadlines
• Enthusiasm, energy and willingness to meet challenging demands
• Self-motivated and a highly flexible approach to work
• Self-disciplined, with excellent attention to detail
• Committed to self-development
• A strong team player with good inter-personal skills

What we offer:

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays
• An additional day of birthday leave each year
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance
• Length of tenure bonus
• Annual performance bonus and salary review
• Travel season ticket loan of up to £2,000
• Hybrid working (typically a minimum of 3 days in the office)
• 1-week remote working overseas available
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

The Sports Consultancy is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.