Group Financial Accountant

About FAT Karting League

FAT Karting League is disrupting the pathway from karting to F1, and you’ll be part of the team turning a transformative idea into a worldwide movement. FAT Karting League has taken the UK & US by storm with our electric karting series, a community driven sports brand breaking down barriers to entry, removing 95% of the traditional costs, and redefining racing culture for a new generation.

With plans to expand to 50+ markets in the next five years, we’re moving fast and looking for a Group Financial Accountant who shares our ambition.

Role Summary

This isn’t a traditional accounting role. Finance at FAT Karting League is being built as a data and automation-first engine - scalable, global, and designed for high volume and high speed. As Group Financial Accountant, you will sit at the core of this engine: executing the month-end process, preparing entity financials, managing the bookkeeping function, and building the operational accounting foundations for a multi-entity global group.

You’ll be hands‑on with the numbers, but equally focused on process design, controls, accuracy, and automation. This role blends technical accounting discipline with systems thinking - perfect for someone who wants to help reinvent what a finance function looks like in a fast‑scaling, tech-enabled sports organisation.

• Prepare month‑end journals (accruals, prepayments, deferred revenue, payroll, intercompany).
• Produce first‑draft entity‑level management accounts across multiple UK and US entities.
• Own and maintain all balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting schedules.
• Ensure month‑end tasks follow the close timetable and internal control framework.
• Support the Head of Finance with group consolidation schedules and elimination support.

• Perform revenue recognition checks across ticketing, events, POS and online sales channels.
• Reconcile high‑volume sales feeds (Stripe, ticketing platforms, POS systems).
• Maintain deferred revenue, refund, discount and promotional schedules.
• Validate event‑related costs and prepare first‑pass event margin reporting.

• Prepare audit‑ready working papers and PBC schedules for UK and US entities.
• Support statutory accounting and corporation tax filings.
• Assist with LLC/partnership accounting (capital accounts, allocations, K‑1 support).
• Maintain fixed asset registers, lease schedules, and associated technical accounting files.

• Line‑manage and develop the bookkeeping team, ensuring consistently high‑quality output.
• Review transactional processing performed by the bookkeeping team and offshore resources.
• Identify areas for automation and workflow redesign to eliminate manual work.
• Work with the CFO, Head of Finance and Software Engineers to design scalable, data‑driven financial processes for a multi‑entity, multi‑market organisation.

• Part‑qualified or newly qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience with multi‑entity accounting or high‑growth businesses.
• Strong technical knowledge of revenue recognition, tax compliance, and intercompany accounting.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software (Xero and/or Sage Intacct are preferable) and strong Excel skills. Experience in ERP implementation is a plus but not required.
• Exceptional organisational skills with high attention to detail.

• Data‑driven mindset – approaches accounting as an information system, not just compliance, and thrives on turning raw data into clear insight.
• Tech‑curious and automation‑focused – looks for opportunities to eliminate manual work through tools, integrations, and process design.
• Builder’s mentality – sees the finance function as a product to be codified, scaled, and continuously improved, not just maintained. Comfortable designing and enforcing processes that are robust, auditable, and repeatable across a growing group.
• Change agent – thrives in an environment where the finance team is evolving into a tech‑enabled operation, and is excited to shape that journey.

Join us at a pivotal moment of growth,…