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Accounts/Office Management Intern

Job Title Accounts/Office Management Intern

Team: Operations

Location: SI HQ, Here East, London

Reporting to: Studio Operations Manager

Position Overview

Sports Interactive has a new 1-year internship for an Accounts/Office Management role at our amazing new office at Here East, Stratford. This role will suit an organised, numeric individual looking at working in a busy 240+ person studio on one of the world’s most famous entertainment football products!

We’re seeking someone who is a good communicator, enjoys working with numbers and is highly adaptable. Those with a helpful disposition and who are willing to try new things will do particularly well in our ambitious growing studio.

We are an equal opportunities employer who welcomes a diverse team and enjoys working in the community we serve. If you’re looking for an office job with a difference, you’ll be hard placed to find a better place than Sports Interactive.

Please note that this role is office based and is open only to candidates as part of a UK-based further or higher education course (sandwich year). Any applicants not meeting this criteria will not be accepted.

The successful candidate will be expected to start in early August 2022 on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted. We get hundreds of internship applications, take the time to tell us why you would love to work at Sports Interactive.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the smooth running of our amazing studio building and our large number of remote workers
• Assist the accounts payable function
• Help with creation of purchase orders and expense claims
• Run month-end reports & help provide forecasts for the team
• Create interesting new ways to present our financial information
• Engage with team members to capture project allocation data
• Perform administrative tasks as needed
• Help with the organisation & scheduling of meetings
• Be the first line of contact for the landlord’s front of house team
• Liaise with building management
• Take an active role in organising studio events and activities
• Support our variety of internal teams on delivering their projects

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Organised and reliable
• Proactive “can do” attitude
• Personable manner
• Student definition (ie. sandwich/placement year student in full-time higher education)
• Interest in numbers – ie. accounting, statistics, data modelling, etc.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential
• Interest or experience in Football Manager, football, gaming and technology is not required but please tell us if you are!

Studio Overview

Sports Interactive (SI) is an ambitious development studio creating immersive sports management simulations. Since 1994, we’ve captivated a global pool of players with our iconic, BAFTA award-winning game, Football Manager. We’re a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA having caught their attention in 2006 with our continuous critical and commercial success.We’re a tenacious community, coming together at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London. Always expanding, the SI team takes on the gaming genre through a diverse array of disciplines. But no matter how big we dream, we keep our approach (and your schedule) flexible, creating a relaxed atmosphere where collaboration can thrive.

Further information on the company and its games is available at www.sigames.com .

Working Here

We approach everything with passion, whether that’s making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day.

We like our talent tenacious, so you can expect to surround yourself with other ambitious individuals bringing their A-game to many different disciplines. We know collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best, and encourage our people to fiercely realise their own personal potential.

We believe everyone matters, no matter which part of the business you’re in. Above all else, we’re a team. A team with a down-to-earth dynamic, that works and plays together. We have fun doing what we do; one of the many reasons we’re one of the best places to work in the UK games business (Gameindustry.biz 2021 Large studio category).

And if you want a work/life balance, we’re behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that’s not all you’ve got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment where work can be more than just a job.

Our flexible working culture gives team members the responsibility to optimise their workloads, with in-office, hybrid and remote working options. We proudly boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Inclusivity Matters We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Our studio has disabled access and facilities.

SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.

This job description is an accurate reflection of the duties and responsibilities of the post as at the time of writing but will be changed from time to time as the job is a career development job which will be adjusted according to the progress of the job holder. It does not form part of the contract of employment.