Hybrid Senior Finance Manager

at Flutter Entertainment

• Job title: Senior Finance Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Flutter, Oracle
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dublin, Ireland

About the role

• Senior Finance Manager driving finance function enhancement through Project Polaris for Flutter Entertainment. Overseeing intercompany reporting, internal controls, and team leadership in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities

• Management of a team of highly capable qualified accountants and their own underlying reports, with responsibility for team and individual development; improving skillset and promoting best practice, together with a proactive culture that supports and anticipates change.
• Work in conjunction with the transfer pricing team and tax teams on the accounting for Intercompany arrangements.
• Project management of the Operational Transfer Pricing (OTP) review controls (Key SOX control).
• Working closely with the Transfer Pricing team and numerous Flutter divisions to ensure entities’ closing EBIT position is in line with expectations and explain any deviations.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of internal controls.
• Work with internal controls team and the external auditors to ensure compliance with SOX requirements and provide evidence and walkthroughs when needed.
• Review and approve monthly journal postings to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with SOX scoping requirements, covering internal and external debt postings, interest, FX, monthly recharges and transfer pricing for certain divisions.
• Handle projects related to finance transformation as required.
• As part of the ongoing Polaris project, work with the systems teams, Deloitte, and other collaborators to align on design and implementation of new finance systems, such as intercompany workbench and ARCS.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key team members, both those within Intercompany and statutory reporting and those within the Global Finance organisation more broadly such as Treasury and Tax, external auditors, different Flutter brands and divisions and regulators.
• Review the financial packs for assigned departments to a high level of analysis with relevant commentary on variances.
• Other ad-hoc projects including support on the onboarding and integration of further businesses as the Division pursues inorganic growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant with 6-8+ years of progressive experience, preferably gained in a multi-national / plc environment or a Big-4 accounting firm
• Experience in Statutory Reporting essential
• US GAAP and IFRS experience
• Able to work effectively with senior collaborators
• Proven experience in crafting and maintaining a strong internal control environment (SOX or equivalent) and in developing/implementing reporting & operational improvements
• Strong financial accounting experience with a solid understanding of current/relevant technical accounting issues
• Strong Financial Systems experience – Oracle and Hyperion would be an advantage
• Excellent MS Office skills, in a fast-paced environment
• A highly motivated, organized, professional, great teammate
• Strong process, technical, and analytical skills, combined with commercial competence and good interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills: the ability to accurately and briefly identify key issues and communicate them broadly
• High energy and drive, and flexible enough to work in an entrepreneurial, dynamic, and changing environment and the resilience to challenge/be challenged
• Assertive and confident, collaborating effectively with senior collaborators
• Excellent communicator; deals effectively with financial and non-financial people, passionate about building and maintaining excellent working relationships across the business
• An ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure of tight reporting deadlines
• An interest in operational improvement and automation
• Experience with accounting for Transfer Pricing agreements, ideally within a large corporation.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programs
• Electric car scheme
• Gym membership
• Discounts
• Vouchers
• And much more!