The Business Optimisation team, part of the wider Operations division within Grassroots Football, plays a key role in supporting County FAs with their day to day organisational needs by identifying opportunities to centralise processes, streamline operations, reduce costs and drive greater consistency. We are now seeking a proactive and commercially minded professional to join the team on a six month fixed-term contract, with potential extension to twelve months, to support the team with the design and setup of a new centralised Finance function that Counties may choose to adopt. This role will define the scope of the service, shape clear KPIs, understand and manage the financial model, oversee County onboarding and ensure full visibility of performance once the service is live. The role will explore and deliver opportunities to enhance how financial activities are shared, centralised, digitalised or otherwise optimised to deliver tangible improvements in customer service, efficiency, risk management, simplification and standardisation. You will help create a robust internal controls environment for participating County FAs while ensuring the services delivered are effective, efficient and represent clear value for money. Please provide a cover letter with your application, outlining your interest in the opportunity and how you meet the criteria. In particular, we would like you to include examples of how you have regionalised/centralised/outsourced to improve standards and r