Group Reporting Specialist - Communicate Recruitment Solutions LTD : Job Details

ACA Qualified Accountant – Leading Sporting Group | London | Hybrid

Are you an ACA-qualified accountant from a top-tier practice looking to step into industry with a dynamic and globally recognized sporting organization? This is your opportunity to join a prestigious group at the heart of London’s sporting scene, combining your technical expertise with a passion for performance, growth, and excellence.

The Role

We are looking to work with a driven and commercially minded ACA-qualified Accountant to join our finance team. Reporting to senior leadership, you will play a key role in shaping the financial strategy and supporting decision-making across a multi-entity, fast-paced organisation. This is a hybrid position (3 days office / 2 days remote) offering both challenge and flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to the Board and senior stakeholders
• Lead on statutory reporting, consolidated accounts, and compliance with IFRS/UK GAAP
• Oversee audit processes, managing relationships with external auditors and advisors
• Develop and maintain robust financial controls across multiple business units
• Deliver insightful analysis of financial performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and trends to support commercial decision-making
• Partner with operational, commercial, and sporting teams to provide financial input into contracts, sponsorships, and new initiatives
• Drive the budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
• Monitor cashflow and working capital, producing forward-looking forecasts to support investment planning
• Evaluate business cases for new projects, events, and partnerships, providing financial modelling and recommendations
• Support system improvements and automation projects to enhance reporting efficiency
• Mentor junior finance staff and contribute to building a high-performing finance function

About You

• ACA-qualified (Big 4 or top 10 practice background preferred)
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid grounding in audit, reporting, and controls
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, high-performance environment
• Passion for sport and/or media is advantageous but not essential

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary bonus
• Hybrid working (Central London HQ)
• Opportunity to join a high-profile organization with an ambitious growth agenda
• Exceptional career progression within a world-class environment

This is a rare chance to make your mark in the sporting industry while leveraging your ACA training. If you are ambitious, technically strong, and excited by the opportunity to contribute to a prestigious sporting group, we want to hear from you.