Management Accountant

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Department: Finance

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Closing Date For Applications: 6th November 2026

About the Role:

The Management Accountant produces monthly cost centre reports, prepares departmental budgets and forecasts, reconciles the balance sheet and supports the Club’s cash and treasury management. The role leads on all financial matters for Nottingham Forest Women, looks after the Club’s expense and credit card system, and helps with regulatory submissions, month-end and the audit.

You will work closely with the finance team and managers across the Club and help improve how we report and control our numbers.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Access to high street and gym discounts.

• Discount within our Club shop.

• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Departmental reporting and budgets

• Produce accurate monthly cost centre reports to help managers make good decisions.

• Lead monthly meetings with department managers so they understand their monthly and full-year numbers.

• Work with cost centre managers to prepare their departmental budgets and forecasts.

• Write clear commentary explaining what has changed against budget, and why.

• Look at financial data to spot trends, risks and savings, and raise them early.

Cash and treasury

• Prepare the daily cash position across all Club bank accounts.

• Update the rolling cash flow forecast each week and explain any changes from the previous version.

• Prepare payment runs for approval, making sure every invoice is properly approved before it is paid.

• Review the daily bank reconciliations and make sure unmatched items are cleared quickly.

• Track loan and facility balances, interest and repayment dates, and help prepare lender reporting.

• Manage foreign currency payments and receipts, and keep bank mandates and signatory lists up to date.

• Report on money owed to the Club and agree on actions on overdue amounts.

Month-end and balance sheet

• Post month-end journals, accruals and prepayments for your areas.

• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and clearing any differences quickly.

Nottingham Forest Women

• Manage day-to-day finances under the Financial Controllers oversight.

• Prepare budgets, forecasts, monthly board packs, VAT returns and league financial submissions for review.

• Prepare payment runs for approval and maintain the player registrations schedule.

• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and prepare audit information.

• Act as the main finance contact for the Women’s Team, escalating significant matters to the Financial Controller.

Regulation, audit and controls

• Help prepare the Club’s regulatory submissions, such as Premier League financial returns, by providing accurate schedules and data on time.

• Keep up to date with football finance rules and accounting standards, so the Club stays compliant.

• Prepare audit schedules and work with the external auditors on the interim and year-end audits, for Nottingham Forest Women and the wider Club, so sign-off happens on time.

• Own the expenses and company credit card policy and review the claims and card spend processed by the Accounts Assistant.

• Help keep strong financial controls and suggest and make practical improvements to processes and reporting.

Working with others

• Work with other departments, such as commercial, retail, ticketing, HR and legal, to get the right information and keep reporting consistent.

• Use Excel, Jet Reports and AI tools such as Copilot to make reporting quicker and more accurate.

• Carry out any other ad hoc duties required

What are we looking for:

Essential

• CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified, or part-qualified and actively studying.

• Proven experience of cost centre reporting, budgeting, month-end and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Experience of cash flow forecasting and bank reconciliations.

• Strong Excel skills, and confident using AI tools such as Copilot to work more efficiently.

• A clear communicator, able to explain the numbers to people at all levels, in writing and in person.

• Able to manage several deadlines at once in a fast-moving environment.

• Able to handle confidential financial information with discretion.

Desirable

• Experience in professional sport, ideally football and women’s football.

• Experience of Business Central/Dynamics 365 and Jet Reports.

• Treasury experience, including loan facilities and foreign currency.

• Understanding of football finance rules and regulatory returns.

• Audit experience, either in practice or supporting audits in industry.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we Invite all applicants to provide diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.  We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.  If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the  Equality Act 2010 , you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the  Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below.  The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check. The level of check required will depend on the requirements of the role. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that they are required to disclose for the level of check applicable to the role, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended) and the DBS filtering rules. The results of any check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act proportionately in deciding whether to proceed with the appointment. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements of the role. Failure to satisfy the Club, FA’s and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment, in accordance with the Club's disciplinary procedures

Health and Safety

Nottingham Forest is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all employees, contractors, visitors, and guests. All employees are expected to comply with company health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments, use equipment and PPE correctly and report any hazards, accidents and near misses. Appropriate training will be provided to ensure everyone understands their health and safety responsibilities.