ON THE BALL?

To support our Finance Division, FIFA is looking to recruit a flexible and service-oriented person with the ability to work in a cross-divisional team as an: Event Controller.

Your duties:

• Supporting the Tournament & Events division, the other divisions involved in tournaments, and the FIFA Subsidiaries in the establishment of their budget and forecasts across all tournaments and events
• Participating in the review of the assumptions on a yearly, quarterly and ad hoc basis
• Ensuring that all FIFA Finance requirements are met
• Checking the proper booking of invoices of the FIFA expenditures related to tournaments and events
• Preparing and maintaining financial reporting for budget owners, project leaders and management on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Analysing the actual costs of the tournaments and events against the budgets of the FIFA divisions and the FIFA subsidiaries
• Implementing a clear data management and keeping track of all budget information related to previous, ongoing and future tournaments
• Participating in the setup of all controlling and budgeting tools
• Training and assisting all tournaments and events users on the relevant procedures and tools
• Performing ad hoc analyses and tasks as requested by the Head of Event Controlling, or senior management

Our requirements

• University degree or equivalent business education
• Three to five years of experience in financial function (ideally controlling)
• Previous experience in an event organization (organizing major sport events or other similar projects) is an asset
• Experience in procurement and budgeting processes favourable
• Fluent in English, knowledge of any of the other three FIFA languages (German, French or Spanish) an asset
• Very good MS Office skills, expert in MS Excel and good knowledge of SAP
• Very good analytical skills
• Ability to work well independently and with discretion where necessary
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Reliable team-player
• Identification with FIFA and Football in general

You can expect a highly motivated and helpful team working in a dynamic multicultural environment. If you have the necessary qualifications and are keen to work for an international organisation, please submit your application in English (motivation letter, CV, diplomas and reference letters).