Job Vacancies at Chelsea Football Club

The Role

Looking to start your career in finance? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, supportive finance team and gain hands-on experience across a wide range of accounts payable activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing invoices, credit notes, and expenses accurately and on time.
• Matching purchase orders and goods received notes to invoices, raising and resolving discrepancies.
• Supporting weekly and monthly payment runs (BACS).
•      Reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries.
• Reviewing aged creditor reports and unmatched purchase orders.
• Communicating with suppliers and internal teams.
• Supporting audits by preparing reconciliations for key suppliers.
• Carrying out general housekeeping and ad hoc finance tasks.

What You’ll Bring

• Some experience in Accounts Payable or a strong interest in starting a career in finance.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word.
• A positive attitude, strong organisation skills, and great attention to detail.
• A team player who is enthusiastic, reliable, and keen to learn.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the business.

In return: (Benefits)

• 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) After three years’ service, AL days increase to 28.
• Pension Contribution (5%)
• Life Assurance (4 x base salary)
• Private healthcare through Vitality
• C2W (Cycle to Work scheme)
• Chelsea Ticket Membership Program – enables employees to purchase tickets for home games 49 days prior to the match
• Free staff lunches at Stamford Bridge (Mon-Fri)
• Discount on club and club-affiliated products (Megastore, Nike 25% discount, Stadium Tours, onsite bar/restaurant etc)
• Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health first aiders and a strong well-being community

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The Role

We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Administrator to support the smooth, accurate, and efficient running of our Accounts Payable function. Working closely with the AP Manager, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining high-quality financial data, ensuring timely payments, and delivering a professional service to both internal teams and external suppliers.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced finance environment and wants to develop their career within a well-organised and collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the central AP mailbox, ensuring invoices and queries are reviewed, prioritised, and resolved promptly.
• Set up and maintain supplier records, including bank details, tax information, and verification checks to ensure compliance and prevent fraud.
• Support staff expense system setup, ensuring correct coding, approval workflows, and policy alignment.
•        Assist with invoice processing, matching, coding, and approval workflows.
• Support weekly and monthly payment runs, ensuring suppliers and employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Help resolve invoice and expense discrepancies by liaising with suppliers and internal departments.
• Support month-end activities, reconciliations, and reporting tasks.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the AP function.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in an Accounts Payable or finance administration role.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with ERP/accounting systems and Microsoft Office tools.

In return: (Benefits)

• 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) After three years’ service, AL days increase to 28.
• Pension Contribution (5%)
• Life Assurance (4 x base salary)
• Private healthcare through Vitality
• C2W (Cycle to Work scheme)
• Chelsea Ticket Membership Program – enables employees to purchase tickets for home games 49 days prior to the match
• Free staff lunches at Stamford Bridge (Mon-Fri)
• Discount on club and club-affiliated products (Megastore, Nike 25% discount, Stadium Tours, onsite bar/restaurant etc)
• Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health first aiders and a strong well-being community

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The Role

As the Revenue Accountant you will be reporting to the Revenue Controller, you’ll work closely with Management Accounts and Treasury colleagues to support daily revenue processing, month-end close, and continuous improvement of revenue controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately processing high-volume daily revenue transactions across ticketing, memberships, hospitality, retail, and matchday operations.
• Performing daily and monthly reconciliations between ticketing systems and the general ledger, resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Monitoring and reconciling digital and cashless payment channels to ensure timely settlement.
• Partnering with operational teams to validate matchday takings and strengthen revenue controls.
• Preparing robust balance sheet reconciliations and monthly revenue schedules.
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes, including journals, analysis, reporting, and audit preparation.
• Contributing to cash flow management and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working collaboratively within a close-knit team to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Supporting ad hoc projects as required.

What You’ll Bring

• Have a accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Has excellent attention to detail and experience managing large volumes of transactional data.
• Has strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Understands financial controls and revenue recognition.
• Has experience with integrated accounting and ticketing/EPOS systems (venue or stadium experience is a plus, but not essential).
• Is confident working with senior stakeholders and able to challenge constructively.
• Is a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and drives continuous improvement.
• Is an enthusiastic team player with a hands-on, collaborative approach.
• Handles sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Experience in sport, entertainment, or event-led organisations is desirable — but not required.

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Main Responsibilities:
An accounts receivables assistant will provide all aspects of accounts receivables work for Chelsea FC Plc and Chelsea FC Foundation. Including:

• Processing Invoice/Credit Notes for all entities in a timely manner.
• Processing bank/cash/cheque receipts through the finance system.
• Performing full debt collection process, including
  • Generating statements
  • Collecting debt via email and telephone
  • Generating legal notices
• Compiling aged debtor’s analysis
• Ensuring customer due-diligence is performed on new credit term requests
• Communicate with both customers and internal personnel
• Any other ad hoc duties as required by the senior members of the finance department.
• Maintaining a comprehensive list of communications when chasing debts for each customer.
• Liaising with internal legal department to proceed with legal action for bad debts.
• Review aged debtors with Internal Stakeholders and AR & Treasury Manager.
• Maintaining a schedule of periodic invoicing across the group to ensure that deadlines for raising and receiving payments are met.
• Digital invoice filing
• Flexible duties to cover in peak period other team member responsibilities
• Balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliation and AR/General Ledger reconciliations
• Actively participate in the development and updating of finance processes, policies and internal control procedures.

Measures of Performance:

• Achieving all deadlines in a timely manner
• Monitoring the ageing profile of the debtors
• Achieving the standards required by the auditors
• Accurate and timely distribution of cashflow reports and bank reconciliation.
• Ensuring monthly deadline for AP/AR and GL ledger closes are met.
• Individual performance indicators and objectives will be identified for continuous improvement

Personal Specification:

Skills:

• Proficient in using accountancy software; experience of using Microsoft Dynamics GP would be an advantage. Additional experience on software: CRM Dynamics/Oracle Opera would be helpful.
• Computer literate (sound knowledge of Excel, Word, and Microsoft outlook)
• A good team player with an excellent interpersonal and communication skills- able to build relations with people at all levels
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload under pressure while maintaining
  high work ethics and standard

Qualifications & Experience:

• A combination of relevant experience in accounting preferred
• Strong understanding of accounting standards and process.
• Experience on Microsoft Dynamics GP (ERP)
• Demonstrated experience on bank reconciliation is preferred.
• Solid experience within a high volume of cashless transactions
• Should be enthusiastic and keen to learn.
• Capable of working independently, but also able to be part of a team
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar AR position
• High degree of honesty and trustworthiness
• CRB check is essential.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365 products (strong excel experience is essential)

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Key Responsibilities include:

• To deliver safe, inclusive and high quality coaching sessions on a daily basis across all Clubs coaching activities ensuring participants have the best Chelsea experience. These to include, but not limited to all In and Out of School activity, Player Development Programme sessions and the various programmes delivered during the school holidays and weekends.
• To deliver on activity to support, develop, engage and enhance relationships with local youth football clubs/schools/organisations/businesses, leisure centres/local authority/The Club.
• To deliver on any activity deemed appropriate and reasonable by the Line Manager.
• To support the wider team by networking and sharing relevant information and opportunities to further enhance the out-reach delivery programme while ensuring financial stability and growth.
• To carry out duties relevant to legislation and the Clubs policies and procedures. 
• To undertake any Club activity that maybe required in addition to the role. 

What you will bring to the role;

• A minimum of the new FA Introduction to Football Coaching qualification. (FA Level 1 is the equivalent qualification) working towards a UEFA C-License.
• In date FA Safeguarding Children course & the FA Introduction to First Aid in Football certificate.
• Clean driving licence

What we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata)
• Pension Contribution (Perm & FT Employees 5%) 
• Private Health Insurance through Vitality 
• Life Assurance (4 x base salary)