Reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Manager will take ownership of the balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow for multiple entities within a high-performing finance function. This person will be responsible for preparing management accounts, ensuring accurate and timely reporting and robust data integrity of the underlying accounting records.
Key Responsibilities / Duties:
Month End Accounting
Working with the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely accounting records across multiple entities, brands and cost centres
P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and KPI reporting with commentary on variances
Ensuring Balance Sheet Reconciliations maintained to a high standard, including:
Fixed Asset Register
Clearing Control Accounts
Accruals/Prepayments
Monitoring and clearing intercompany balances
Capturing and reconciling the player balance cycle
Commercial Finance
Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cashflow forecasts
Support Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
Regulatory Reporting/Submissions
Liaising with BI and Compliance teams to provide regulatory reports to various jurisdictions by relevant deadlines
Ensuring that all regulatory related transactions and balances are accurately calculated and reflected in the accounting records
Systems, Controls and Other
Maintain the accounting system, recommend improvements and test changes
Ownership of the Chart of Accounts
Processing the postings to consolidated companies
Regular review of AP aged analysis with Treasury/AP team with commentary on outliers
Contribute to projects and implementations across the finance department and the wider business as required
Person Specification, Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or qualified by experience.
Strong technical accounting knowledge.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
A proactive approach: you should be motivated to take the initiative to make improvements.
Strong understanding of financial principles and an ability to explain these to non-finance stakeholders.
Attention to detail and tenacity to see tasks and projects through to a conclusion.
Experience of leading a team and in dealing with senior members of the finance and wider management team.
Strong knowledge of accounting software and/or ERP systems.
Experience of a fast-paced department and proven ability to adapt to change.
Previous experience within the online gaming industry is highly desirable