Director- Business Finance

What will you be doing?

• Lead the Business Finance function, managing its learning and development needs. Ensure that both the FP&A and Business Partnering teams are delivering a high quality of service to the business and are focusing their efforts on the most valuable areas.
• Lead on key finance transformation initiatives, including integration of financial systems, processes and reporting as part of our wider group integration – ensuring alignment, consistency, and scalability.
• Champion a performance-led culture by making financial performance a core part of everyday business conversations. Drive performance and cost optimisation across the business.
• Identify risks and opportunities early, and provide strategic recommendations to optimize value.
• Lead the Business Unit's planning, budgeting and forecasting cycles and business case development. Ensure these processes are completed in line with Group timelines and vision, and the long-term strategy. Challenge senior leaders, and flag any areas of concern or unfavourable trends that should be considered.
• Have a strong knowledge of market expectations and understanding of levers that FDJ United has to bridge gaps vs external guidance. Work closely with Group Finance, Performance teams and Investor relations on all external reporting, support with the equity story and help anticipate difficult questions from the market.
• Work with the Strategy team to develop, review and challenge the OBG strategy and financial planning.
• Work closely with the Financial Control and Reporting teams to ensure that the monthly accounting is completed to a high quality and on a timely basis and look at the bigger picture to identify where things can be improved in the process.
• Work closely with Data teams to ensure business has access to accurate data in a format that satisfies their requirements.

What have you done?

• Strong technical accounting ability
• Ability to translate complex data into a format that is understood by non-Finance stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the gambling industry.
• Ability to interpret complex financial data and pick out the key points.
• Strong leadership capabilities as well as a team player with a focus on collaboration
• Comfortable presenting to executive management and/or Board.
• Experience leading teams consisting of individuals with several years post qualified experience.
• Customer service orientation
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to negotiate and influence senior management.
• Comfortable managing upwards as well as downwards.
• Displays excellent attention to detail
• Easily carries a complex business conversation / shows business acumen
• Is calm and poised. Asks the right questions and is an excellent listener

Who we're looking for (Position Requirements)

• Seasoned and experienced finance leader with proven experience influencing business outcomes at a senior level.
• Significant experience in a comparable role.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant preferred but not essential.
• Some exposure to technology, leisure or media sectors is likely to be helpful, but it is not specifically required to have any background in the gambling sector.

We believe talent knows no boundaries. Our hiring process focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential to contribute to our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate each candidate based on merit, regardless of personal characteristics as the age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or disability.