Who We Are
Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.
We offer world‑class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.
We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.
There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.
Role Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Football Finance Manager will sit at the heart of the Club’s football operations. This role will be embedded within the Football Department, working closely with the Sporting Director, Director of Football Operations and the wider performance team across both Men’s and Women’s Football Operations (incl. Academy).
The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial modelling, analysis, and governance of all player‑related transactions, supporting budgeting and forecasts and contributing to key external regulatory reporting including Premier League, WSL and UEFA financial regulations.
This role partners closely with football leadership and cross‑functional teams to provide financial insight, modelling and governance, ensuring regulatory compliance, strong budget control, and support for strategic football investments.
This is a rare opportunity to influence the Club’s most high‑profile decisions, partnering directly with the Sporting Director, Director of Football Operations and senior football leadership to ensure Tottenham Hotspur competes with clarity, discipline and strategic edge in an increasingly complex financial landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain robust financial models for player acquisitions, disposals, loans, contract renewals and squad planning scenarios, analysing the long‑term financial impacts of player trading strategies (incl. amortisation/impairment, loan deals and contract structures)
- Proactively playing a role in the long‑term strategic planning of football transactions and operations
- Support Director of Football Operations and recruitment teams with real‑time financial insight
- Act as subject‑matter expert on all UEFA, PL, FA, WSL financial regulations and lead assessment of impact of potential changes
- Preparation of submissions in accordance with Premier League, FA, WSL and UEFA financial regulations and modelling of future compliance
- Ownership of player accounting and maintenance of supporting schedules
- In conjunction with Football department, track and forecast contingent payments and receipts associated with player transfers
- Actively manage player receivables and payables data, including assessing opportunities for accelerations and deferrals
- Act as Finance Business Partner for Men’s First Team department, including completion of timely and accurate management accounts and analysis of variance to budget
- Ensure a consistent “source of truth” for player transaction information across multiple departments (Finance, Football Admin, Football Operations)
- Provide day‑to‑day financial operations support to football department, including proactively addressing process change where necessary
- Work with Legal department to maintain appropriate insurance strategies in relation to players
- Ad hoc support to football and finance leadership
Person Specification
What you will bring
- Multi‑year experience of working in a fast‑paced accounting environment, ideally with a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Experience of working under pressure in a deadline driven environment with concurrent multiple workstreams
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and strong attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365
- Confidence in both written and verbal communication
- Experience of working in the football industry and a thorough understanding of the process of player transactions (desirable)
- Knowledge of key football industry regulations (UEFA, PL, WSL, FA) (desirable)
Personal Attributes
- Highly motivated individual with an interest in the workings of the football industry
- Collaborative and proactive, with strong relationship‑building skills.
- Adaptable, resilient, and solutions‑focused in fast‑paced environments.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities with clarity and focus.
- Confident communicator, able to translate complex technical matters to non‑technical audiences.
Safeguarding & Recruitment Statement
Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. The Club follows a Safer Recruitment process for all roles. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to proportionate background, social media, DBS and reference checks as required.
We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
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