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Senior Finance & Accounting Consultant
Damco Solutions Inc
🇺🇸 United States
Remote
Senior
1 month ago
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1 month ago
| Job Title | Senior Finance & Accounting Consultant |
| Experience Required | Minimum 5–7 Years |
| Industry | Sports Clubs & Sports Organizations |
The right candidate will help build practical, scalable solutions that will encompass accounting, compliance, FP&A, and complex F&A challenges with the help of client's proprietary AI solution based on customized ERP within the sports industry. Key Responsibilities
- Build robust accounting processes aligned with IFRS / GAAP and sports-specific regulatory requirements (league financial rules, fair play regulations, governing body reporting).
- Establish controls for month-end close, consolidations, and multi-entity reconciliations.
- Design and implement FP&A frameworks for sports club operations such as budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and revenue modelling across ticketing, sponsorship, broadcasting, and commercial streams.
- Develop management reporting tools that deliver timely, decision-ready financial insights to leadership.
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex F&A issues such as transfer fee amortization, player contract accounting, deferred income, and audit queries.
- Provide technical accounting opinions and structured solutions for high-stakes or ambiguous transactions.
- Manage and align expectations of senior stakeholders — C-suite, Board, investors, and external parties — through clear financial narratives and executive-quality reporting.
- Translate finance complexity into plain language for non-finance decision-makers.
Must-Have Requirements
- Minimum 5–7 years in Finance & Accounting with meaningful experience in sports clubs or sports organizations.
- Experience with professional sports leagues, clubs, or governing bodies (e.g., Premier League, NFL, NBA, La Liga, IPL, or national federations).
- Proven exposure to senior leadership — Board presentations, C-suite advisory, or equivalent strategic finance roles.
- Hands-on experience with sports-specific F&A complexities: transfer windows, salary caps, kit/sponsorship accounting, or stadium financials.
- Strong command of IFRS and/or US GAAP.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce concise, board-level outputs.
Preferred Requirements
- Familiarity with sports financial regulations — UEFA Financial Sustainability Rules, salary cap frameworks, or equivalent.
- Professional qualifications: CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, or equivalent.
- Prior experience in a Big 4 or specialist sports finance advisory practice.
- Proficiency in ERP/FP&A tools (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar).
- Exposure to multi-currency consolidations and international tax structures in sports organizations.
Core Competencies
| Technical & Analytical • Complex accounting & financial modelling • IFRS / GAAP expertise • Regulatory & compliance knowledge • Data-driven decision making |
Leadership & Communication • Executive stakeholder management • Board-level reporting & presentations • Influencing without authority • Cross-functional collaboration |
Engagement structure
- Engagement duration is 4-6 weeks with potential extension depending on the success of the solution.
- Day-to-day reporting to the Solutions Team with ultimate responsibility of solution delivery to head of business unit.
- Extensive working with multi shore teams and occasionally with external clients.
Senior Finance & Accounting Consultant · Damco Solutions Inc