Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Working Arrangements: On site

Closing Date For Applications: 16th January 2026

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.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer, undertaking all aspects of financial management, including supporting the CFO with corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecast preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures. Responsibilities will also include financial risk management and overseeing staff within the team

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Functional responsibilities

• Lead and manage the finance department

• Review of monthly cost centre reports, ensuring these are accurate and distributed within the agreed timeframe.

• Production and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring these are accurate and submitted within the relevant timeframe.

• Lead on developing a stronger control environment, challenging the team and suggesting solutions to ensure accuracy across all areas.

• Completion and submission of annual season ticket return within the relevant timeframe.

• Manage and forecast the short and long term cashflow requirements of the Club, reporting to the Board to ensure any cash requirements are known in advance

• Monitor and maintain the Club’s Profit & Sustainability position, providing the Chief Financial Officer with a clear view on potential opportunities and risks

• Lead on budgeting and forecasting for the current and future financial years

• Encourage a business partnering culture, ensuring the finance team live and breath within the business, providing challenge and support where appropriate

• Own relationships with external stakeholders for audit, insurance etc.

• Manage the interim and year-end audit process for all companies

• Ensure all league submissions required are completed accurately and on time

• Any other ad hoc tasks as and when required

Leadership and Management

• Leadership - Describe aims, encouraging people to meet them and showing a real belief in people by trusting them to deliver

• Communication - Communication of key issues to a wide audience, listening to suggestions, asking probing questions to ensure full understanding of messages

• Teamwork - Develop relationships with people quickly; work to build longer term individual, team and department relationships, creating trust and credibility

• Commercial acumen - Show a sound understanding of the financial and relationship management of your own area

• Customer focus - Ensure that internal and external customer satisfaction is always a high priority

• Planning and prioritising – Ensure tasks are completed by you and your team, always achieving high standard and results

• Commitment - Bounces back from setbacks maintaining enthusiasm even when obstacles are beyond personal control

• Managing change - Decide how best to implement changes for yourself and others, whilst achieving key tasks

• Persuading and influencing - persuades others through a well-structured and well-reasoned case

Management of Employees

• Manage, motivate and develop employees within the team to ensure that they are able to deliver their responsibilities

• Identify development areas and where appropriate provide mentorship, coaching and agree training plans as appropriate

• Record and manage absence procedures in accordance with company procedures as required, highlighting any concerns that need to be addressed.

• Participate in disciplinary, grievance and performance management processes in accordance with company procedures as required.

• Consider and report welfare and safety matters, taking into account instructions and guidelines issued.

• Ensure your team is trusted and works efficiently with other departments to guarantee the successful operation of the Club, attending meetings and providing support when necessary.

Forest For Everyone

At Nottingham Forest Football Club we are committed to creating an environment where differences are respected, individuality is celebrated, everyone feels valued, supported, and included. Our goal is to ensure every member of our team can be themselves, contribute fully, and reach their potential without barriers.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Wellbeing

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from talented people of all backgrounds regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We continue to develop policies and practices that promote equality, diversity, inclusion and mental wellbeing across our workforce. To help us measure progress and hold ourselves accountable, we ask all applicants to provide accurate diversity information during the recruitment process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, taking positive steps to attract, recruit, and support disabled people. As part of this commitment, we work hard to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, and accessible to everyone. We are committed to offering interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role and provide reasonable adjustments at every stage from the application process through to ongoing support in the workplace.

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. 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 or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club 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.

Health and Safety

At Nottingham Forest Football Club, we are committed to ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all employees. In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, you are required to take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions or omissions at work. You must also cooperate with the Club's health and safety policies and procedures. Should you identify any health and safety concerns, please report them promptly to your manager or a member of the Health and Safety/Facilities team.