The EFL are looking to appoint a 'Club Financial Reporting Manager' in a bid to keep on top of its member clubs' financial activity.
The advertisement for the role comes less than a week after Leeds United's Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday were placed under EFL investigation for being charged with 'financial misconduct', something that the Owls have said they 'vigorously defend.'
But since the Owls were charged last Thursday, the EFL, who are responsible for looking after 71 member clubs, have now advertised a job role for somebody to keep a close eye on the financial activity of each club.
The successful candidate, according to the EFL, will be responsible for the monitoring and management of all club financial reporting in line with EFL regulations.
But it isn't just Wednesday who are understood to have been charged by the EFL because of the sale date of their Hillsborough stadium falling into the wrong financial year. Birmingham City and Derby County have also been under investigation from the EFL in the past.
Last season, Birmingham were docked nine Championship points for breaching profit and sustainability rules. The Blues were found to have lost nearly £48.8m between 2015 and 2018.
Derby, too, were under deep scrutiny from the EFL last month, with the governing body of Championship clubs taking a close look at the sale of their Pride Park stadium back in April, which saw the Rams sell the ground to owner Mel Morris for £80m, meaning the Rams were able to report a pre-tax profit of £14.6m for the financial year.
Right now, Leeds are not in breach of Financial Fair Play (FFP) but will need to watch themselves in the upcoming January transfer window, should they feel the need to strengthen their squad in an attempt to reach the Premier League this term.
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