Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Job Title – Finance Manager - Global Intercompany & Statutory Reporting
Location – London/Dublin/Leeds/IOM
Hybrid  - 2 days per week (Dublin only)

Permanent

Flutter consists of two commercial divisions (FanDuel and International) and our central Flutter Functions; COO, Finance & Legal. Here in Flutter Functions we work with colleagues across all our divisions and regions to deliver something we call the Flutter Edge.  It’s our competitive advantage, our ‘secret sauce’ which plays a key part in our ongoing success and powers our brands and divisions, through Product, Tech, Expertise and Scale.

In Flutter Finance we pride ourselves in providing global expertise to ensure Flutter is financially healthy. Utilising our Flutter Edge to turbo-charge our capabilities.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Intercompany & Statutory Reporting you will be part of a team responsible for intercompany and local GAAP accounting, annual local financial statements compilation and filing annual statutory audit, and supporting merger & acquisition integration and deregistration. You will work closely with Group Reporting, Tax, Company Secretarial, FP&A, Divisional Finance teams as well as Legal and external auditors. You must demonstrate leadership skills, good business judgment and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and have strong project management skills.

What you’ll do

• Project manage the Group intercompany Operational Transfer Pricing (OTP) reconciliation and reporting requirements for quarterly submissions. Working closely with the Group Transfer Pricing team, Group Tax team and numerous Flutter divisions to ensure entities’ closing reported intercompany recharges are complete and summarised accurately.
• Work with tax ensure completeness of transfer pricing and cross charges across each of the Group entities.
• Support the improvement of internal controls. Work with internal controls team and the external auditors to ensure compliance with SOx requirements and provide process notes or walkthroughs where needed, particularly with respect to transfer pricing requirements that fall under Group Intercompany.
• Manage projects related to finance transformation as required. As part of the ongoing Polaris project, work with the systems teams, Deloitte, and other stakeholders to align on design and implementation of Intercompany systems, such as ARCS reconciliation tool.
• Work with VAT to ensure compliance with VAT requirements.
• Work closely with Group Reporting to meet month-end financial close requirements and ensure intercompany balances and transactions eliminate across the Group. 
• Provide financial support and advice to the division’s operational business units and FP&A regarding intercompany recharges, where applicable.
• Oversee the preparation of statutory financial reporting for the Group’s legal entities as required by local jurisdictions, liaising with various teams across the Group, including local finance teams, Tax, Legal, Company Secretarial etc.
• Design efficient processes and procedure enhancements for all aspects of intercompany (utilising essential systems including Oracle, Alteryx, AGIS and in-house AI tools).
• Ensure any legal entity reporting adjustments are properly tracked, supported and reflected in the accounting recording system (Oracle), as applicable.
• Support Tax on tax accounting and external tax audits or investigation.
• Work closely with Tax and Company Secretarial to liquidate and deregister dormant companies.
• Continuously improve the monthly close process and related outputs, working with different finance teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, both those within Intercompany and statutory reporting and those within the Global Finance organisation more broadly such as Treasury and Tax, different Flutter brands and divisions.
• Research and conclude on technical accounting issues relating to intercompany which impact the Group.
• People management – responsible for the management and training of Financial Accountants and other junior members of the team.
• Assist senior managers and directors in the oversight of resourcing. Technical understanding over work prepared by analysts in the team, providing support, advise and first level review when required.

Experience required:

• Qualified Accountant with 5+ years of experience, preferably gained in a multi-national / plc environment or a Big-4 accounting firm.
• Experience of preparing/reviewing statutory financial statements under multiple accounting standards, preferable IFRS and US GAAP experience.
• US GAAP and IFRS knowledge.
• Experience automating processes and evaluating process design.
• Assertive and confident, able to operate credibly with the most senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience in designing and maintaining a strong internal control environment (SOX or equivalent) and in developing/implementing reporting & operating process improvements
• Strong financial accounting experience with a solid understanding of current/relevant technical accounting issues
• Strong Financial Systems experience – Oracle and Hyperion would be preferable
• Excellent MS Office skills, in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience with accounting for Transfer Pricing agreements, ideally within a large corporation.

How you’ll do it

• Excellent Communicator and influencer: Effective in all types of communication; adjusts communication style to fit the audience; consistently communicates the mission, vision and values to encourage, energise and empower others throughout Flutter; ensures others understand how their efforts positively impact the bigger picture; creates an environment that encourages effective communication and the sharing of diverse perspectives. 
• Commercial: Understanding of the different functions within the Flutter group. Remains up to date with key developments within the group and the wider gambling industry. 
• Big Problem solver:  strong process, technical and analytical skills, constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help Flutter respond to change and shape the future. 
• Innovator: Curious and creative; ability to think laterally and non-linearly; courageous and tenacious 
• Wins Together: Motivational leader and team builder, gains trust and support of others, able to establish and engage networks to get stuff done. 

What’s in it for you
We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you:

• Bonus
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programs

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming, with a market leading position in the US and across the world.

We have an unparalleled portfolio of the most innovative, diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

With our global scale and challenger attitude, through which we excite and entertain our customers, in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power, the Flutter Edge, we aim to disrupt the sector, learning from the past to create a better future for our customers, colleagues and communities.

We’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.