Michael Page Harlequins

 

Finance Manager

Twickenham

Closing Date: 01/12/16

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Position Type: Permanent

 

Harlequins Rugby Club are seeking to appoint a dynamic and ambitious Finance Manager to join their expanding team.  Rugby is becoming more and more commercial, not just leisure and sport - and thus the business off the pitch grows.

This will be a great opportunity for a newly qualified accountant to take their first step into industry and make a real difference to one of the UK's most famous sports teams.

Details about the Client

Founded in 1866 and based in Twickenham, Harlequins is a rugby club that is recognised around the world. Harlequins are currently ranked among the best Premiership rugby clubs in this country and Europe. The Club is a founding member of the RFU and boasts more presidents than any other club as well as a healthy dose of international players.

Success on the pitch demands even more success off it, so the Club is strengthening its Finance team and is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager.

Harlequins won the European Challenge cup in 2011 and the English Premiership the following year

Detailed Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for

  • Overseeing the production of the monthly management accounts for all group companies (including a charity) working to tight deadlines.
  • Completion of the monthly board pack and submission to the Finance Director.
  • Working capital management including the day to day management of cash flow.
  • Detailed monthly cash flow report comparing actuals to forecast and updating future sensitivities.
  • Posting the monthly payroll & pension journals ensuring its accuracy.
  • Monthly review of salary cap and playing payroll forecasts and meetings with Director of Rugby & Rugby Manager as necessary.
  • Management of all salary cap administration, including filing of contracts with Premiership Rugby, preparation of the annual declarations and certifications, maintaining salary cap reconciliations with the general ledger, and preparation of the year end salary cap audit file.
  • Coordinating with both sets of auditors on the salary cap and statutory audit site visits.
  • Submission of annual returns for all Harlequins group companies.
  • Ensure the ledger is up to date and accurate by overseeing the monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Managing and developing a team of three direct reports within Finance
  • Assisting in the preparation of the annual budget, 5 year rolling business plan and bi-monthly reforecast.
  • Review and submission of the group's quarterly VAT returns.
  • Preparation and submission of the quarterly bank covenant certificate.
  • Presenting the Harlequins Foundation financial results at the quarterly trustees meeting.
  • Updating our controls processes and procedures across the business including cash handling, stock control and internal cross charges.
  • Preparation of quarterly HMRC Gift Aid reports.
  • Bi-annual payment of withholding tax on bond subscribers to HMRC
  • Project managing the accounts system migration onto Access

Candidate's Profile

The successful candidate will ideally be

  • ACA / ACCA recently qualified with practice background
  • Strong technically with experience in creation and ongoing management of controls and processes
  • Excellent at time management and organisational skills with the ability to push themselves and others to work to fixed deadlines
  • Prior experience of Access preferable though not essential
  • Accounts system migration experience preferable though not essential
  • Strong Excel skills (advanced - excluding macros)
  • Professional and driven, demonstrating a keen intellectual curiosity
  • Good understanding of the rugby industry as a whole and a general interest in rugby is preferable
  • Strong financial literacy and attention to detail
  • Demonstrates an ability to translate financial information to non-financial colleagues
  • Inquisitive and forward thinking - Always challenging the current methods and actively looking at ways to do things more efficiently
  • Acts as a role model in embodying core club values and culture
  • Resilient and ability to adapt to changing business needs
  • Self-starter with the ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced environment

This person will commit to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; act with customers in mind; values importance of providing high-quality customer service

They will have Leadership skills and are able to create a climate in which people want to do their best; can access each person's strength and use them to get the best out of the individual. They will be able to promote confidence and optimistic attitude through inspiring and motivating the team.

The candidate will be able to show awareness of goals and standards. They can follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met.

They will also be able to take action to achieve goals beyond what is expected; drive to bring issues to a successful closure and be a real self-starter.

What's on offer

The successful Finance Manager will receive a basic salary of circa £50,000 plus benefits

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPGW13769800Z