Accounts AssistantNottingham Forest

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Department: Finance, Procurement and Estates

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Closing Date For Applications: 6th November 2026

About the Role:

The Accounts Assistant looks after the Club’s day-to-day cash and banking transactions. The role covers daily bank reconciliations and postings, Ticket Office banking, allocating customer receipts and chasing overdue debts, the fixed asset register, and processing staff expense claims and company credit card spend.

You will prepare reconciliations for review by the Management Accountant, support the wider finance team at month-end and audit, and help keep the finance inbox and records in good order

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.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Cash and banking

• Reconcile all Club bank accounts daily, investigating and clearing reconciling items, for review by the Management Accountant.
• Post bank receipts, direct debits and other bank transactions on Business Central, making sure they are correctly coded and allocated.
• Reconcile the Ticket Office banking sheets daily, confirming all figures agree to cash received and resolving any queries.

Receivables

• Allocate cash received to customer accounts promptly and accurately.
• Chase overdue balances and escalate long-standing debts.

Fixed assets

• Maintain the Club’s fixed asset register, making sure new assets are captured and the correct depreciation policies applied.
• Prepare and post the monthly depreciation journal, making sure it agrees to the fixed asset register.

Balance sheet and audit

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for bank, floats, petty cash, sundry debtors, sundry creditors and fixed assets, for review by the Management Accountant.
• Provide supporting information for your areas to the interim and year-end audits within the timeframe set.

Expenses and credit cards

• Process staff expense claims and company credit card statements in the expense system, chasing any missing receipts.
• Flag any spend outside the expenses policy to the Management Accountant.

Finance administration

• Help manage the finance inbox, responding to routine enquiries and passing supplier invoice queries to the purchase ledger team.
• Keep electronic and physical finance records organised and retained in line with Club procedures.

General finance support

• Support the wider finance team with month-end and ad hoc projects as required.
• Suggest practical improvements to finance processes.
• Carry out any other ad hoc duties required.

What are we looking for:

Essential

• AAT qualified or part-qualified, or studying towards AAT, CIMA or ACCA.
• Previous experience in a finance or accounts role.
• Experience of bank and balance sheet reconciliations and cash allocation.
• Good Excel skills and competent with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail and able to manage high transaction volumes to daily deadlines.
• A clear communicator, confident dealing with customers and colleagues across the Club.
• Able to handle confidential financial information with discretion.

Desirable

• Experience of Business Central/Dynamics 365.
• Experience within the sports, leisure or events environment.

Personal attributes

• Proactive and organised, able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Professional, reliable and trustworthy.
• Positive and flexible approach to work.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.