About the Role
Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Club is seeking an experienced and hands-on Finance/Accounts Manager to take ownership of the Club’s finance function. Reporting to senior management, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of all financial information, whilst maintaining strong financial controls across the business. This role will be based at the rugby club.
This is a key role within the club, requiring a proactive finance professional with experience in hospitality, leisure, sport, or similar customer-facing environments where cash handling, deferred income and revenue reconciliation are critical.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Control & Reporting
- Maintain full responsibility for the finance function, ensuring accurate and timely financial records.
- Ensure all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled and supported at all times.
- Prepare and deliver monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
- Maintain robust financial controls and processes to safeguard club assets and ensure financial accuracy.
Revenue & Income Reconciliation
- Reconcile all revenue streams, ensuring income from tills, cash receipts, card payments and other sales channels is accurately recorded and accounted for.
- Monitor and reconcile hospitality, matchday and retail revenues.
- Ensure season ticket income is correctly accounted for, including the accurate treatment of deferred revenue.
- Ensure hospitality box and corporate hospitality income is correctly recognised and deferred where appropriate.
Working Capital Management
- Manage and reconcile the sales ledger, ensuring debtor balances are accurate and collections are maintained effectively.
- Manage and reconcile the purchase ledger, ensuring supplier accounts are up to date and accurately maintained.
- Monitor cash flow and support effective working capital management.
Payroll Administration
- Take responsibility for gathering and validating payroll information, including hours worked, starters, leavers and other payroll-related data.
- Liaise with the external payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
Team Management
- Lead, develop and support a small finance team.
- Ensure finance processes are followed consistently and efficiently.
- Promote a culture of accuracy, accountability and continuous improvement.
Pay: From £42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
