Group Financial Director, Finance & Accounting

Group Financial Director, Finance & Accounting

Location:

London, England, United Kingdom

LIV Golf is a global golf league founded in 2021, featuring 13 teams competing for Individual and Team titles across premier courses worldwide. The league is headquartered in New York and London, with events in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Africa, and broadcasts reaching nearly 900 million households.

The Financial Director will be a senior member of the finance leadership team, responsible for leading all accounting and tax functions, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance, and acting as a strategic partner to the CFO and executive team. This role will design, build, and lead the accounting and tax operations to support rapid growth and scalability.

• Lead and oversee the accounting operations.
• Implement training, tools, and systems to drive efficiency and accuracy across the organization.
• Develop and optimise key financial procedures.
• Own the preparation of consolidated financial statements and management reports.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS accounting standards.
• Manage annual audits and liaise with external auditors.
• Execute the organization’s global tax strategy, ensuring compliance with multi-jurisdictional regulations and optimising group tax efficiency.
• Oversee complex tax planning, transfer pricing, and cross-border structuring in partnership with external advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Anticipate and respond to international regulatory changes, assessing their strategic and financial impact on the business.
• Provide senior counsel on the tax implications of global expansion, new events, and commercial transactions.
• Provide global leadership and oversight of statutory audits across all international entities, ensuring alignment with IFRS and local reporting standards.
• Strengthen governance and internal control frameworks to safeguard financial integrity and compliance across regions.
• Partner with external auditors and regional finance leaders to deliver transparent, high-quality reporting to the CFO and Audit Committee.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and operational excellence across global finance operations.
• Ensure compliance with tax, audit, regulatory, licensing obligations relevant to media / sports / events.
• Identify and manage financial and operational risks: regulatory, fiscal, contract, insurance, foreign exchange etc.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop the accounting and tax teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Ensure cross-departmental collaboration and communication, including strong partnership with FP&A, to deliver monthly, quarterly and annual reports and commentary.
• Report to CFO; prepare Audit Committee reports, financial dashboards, investor updates.
• Work with external auditors, tax advisors, banking partners.
• Interact with Investor as needed to align reporting and best practices.

• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in finance and accounting, ideally within a global, high-growth or scale-up environment.
• Proven experience implementing and scaling finance systems and ERPs.
• Exposure to international operations, multi-currency, and FX management.
• Understanding of global tax issues and transfer pricing.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, internal controls, and compliance.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate financial concepts for non‑financial stakeholders.
• High integrity and strong ethical standards.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is a must.

• Big 4 experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in sports, media, events, or entertainment sectors.
• Familiarity with media rights, sponsorship, and broadcast contracts.

• Strategic yet Hands‑On:
  Prioritises execution but is able to shift seamlessly between strategy and detail.
• Action‑Oriented:
  Moves decisively and with urgency, prioritising progress and results over perfection.
• Commercially Focused:
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