Financial Accountant

Organisation: Norwich City Football Club
Salary: Competitive, plus Company Benefits
Location: Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 10 November 2025
Job Description: Norwich City Football Club is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to play a key role in delivering timely, accurate financial reporting across the Club’s operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to apply their expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment - and contribute behind the scenes at a club with rich heritage and ambition.

If you're proactive, analytical, and ready for a varied role in football finance, we want to hear from you.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform monthly consolidation and completion of financial statements and support Reporting function with preparation of management accounts, ultimately contributing to production of executive finance report.
• Play key roles in both statutory audit and interim reporting, with ownership of the preparation of audit file, liaison with external auditors and tax advisors and delivery of our annual report and interim accounts.
• Assist in the preparation of workings and submission files for league reporting compliance.
• Contribute to the budget process, ensuring a smooth flow of information to achieve a timely and high-quality final budget.
• Ensure the integrity of internal reporting, including review and sign-off of balance sheet reconciliations and review of departmental performance summaries, produced by Reporting team.
• Lead on external compliance reporting, including submission of VAT returns and ONS surveys.
• To act in a manner that supports the Club’s Values of Growth, Integrity, Belonging, Resilience, Pride and Commitment.

Qualifications and experience:

• A qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA)
• Strong analytical and financial reporting skills
• Proactive approach with excellent attention to detail
• Effective communicator and team player
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Successful candidates will benefit from a comprehensive range of club benefits. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Complimentary matchday ticket for home fixtures
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced family friendly leave policies
• Pension Scheme with Royal London
• Access to Reward Gateway recognition and discount platform
• Enhanced CPD opportunities and structured professional development pathways.
• The opportunity to get involved in wider club initiatives through a variety of Working Groups.
• A range of wellbeing support, including 24/7 access to a GP for employees and their dependents, as well as access to gyms and exercise classes at both Carrow Road & Avant Training Centre.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now to become our Financial Accountant.

Closing date: Monday, 10th November 2025

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

Norwich City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024) guidance, we may conduct online searches as part of our due diligence processes on shortlisted candidates.
How to apply: https://careers.canaries.co.uk/Apply/QXBf6120wbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSAtIFJlZ3VsYXRlZCBBY3Rpdml0eXw0MXw3ODUyMTF8MXx8RmFsc2V8MTU5OXw0Mzk1NTg3fDA%3d?i=wcrI8LZwM6s%3d