Accountant

Role Overview

These are your key tasks:

• Manage end-to-end financial operations for multiple FIFA subsidiaries,
• Accounts Payable, including invoice processing, payment runs and account reconciliations across multiple countries and currencies,
• Manage statutory reporting, including financial statements, VAT/GST, corporate tax and withholding tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, in collaboration with external advisors,
• Perform monthly and year-end closing activities, including posting journal entries, accruals and reconciliations (balance sheet, bank, payroll, intercompany),
• Support the year-end external audit, internal audits and project-related audits,
• Contribute to finance transformation initiatives, including SAP implementations, expense tools rollout and corporate card programmes.

Requirements

**We work hard at FIFA.**We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.******And we respect our values. Always.****For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.****The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in accounting or a similar role,
• Experience in a multinational / international environment,
• Proven exposure to tax, statutory reporting and intercompany accounting**Experience in finance transformation or system implementations is an advantage,
• Strong SAP experience,
• High proficiency in Excel,
• Experience with banking and treasury platforms,
• Expense management platforms, Power BI and AI‑driven tools are a plus (Yokoy/Perk),
• Ability to manage multiple entities and priorities in a fast-paced environment,
• Hands-on, proactive and solution-oriented mindset,
• Able to work across the full range of finance activities in complex international environments,
• Business apprenticeship, or degree in Accounting/Finance, or professional certification,
• Proficient in English,
• Knowledge of another FIFA language (French, German, Spanish) is an asset.

Benefits

**The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.******Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

• Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
• Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
• Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
• Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
• Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
• Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
• Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
• Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
• Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.