IFRS Finance Manager

Join our journey to create a new experience for the National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.

About us:

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. In the UK we are the operator of the National Lottery with a 10 year license that started in February 2024.

We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

While the main contribution of the National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey to build a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

Role Purpose:

This role sits within the Financial Accounting team within Finance, reporting to the Reporting Financial Controller, who has a team of 6 accountants and 1 graduate trainee. The team reports into the Head of Financial Control. The Financial Accounting Team ensures the reporting integrity of our Group and Statutory accounts through robust accounting and controls.

Role Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Reporting Financial Controller, with primary responsibility for creating best-in-class robust accounting policies for Allwyn.
• Collaborate with and get buy-in from internal stakeholders across Finance to inform understanding enabling the delivery of the most appropriate accounting standards.
• Where you have identified a need to change accounting estimates, ensure that the Head of Financial Control, Finance Director and Commercial Finance Director are fully informed including communication of the financial impacts.
• Introduce a robust balance sheet reporting and monitoring process to include random sampling, reporting of risks and opportunities and updating the existing policy.
• Create a centralised accounting policies library that all finance colleagues can access.
• Be the go-to technical expert for all IFRS accounting queries.
• Deliver regular reports and updates to senior leaders on the progress and evolution of accounting policies including any financial impacts from changes to policies or accounting estimates.
• In relation to the above, support the commercial team by tracking and regular reporting of the impacts of adopting changes to accounting policies or estimates.
• Overseeing the production of accounting memos and providing high level technical accounting guidance, you will also challenge and align with auditors.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to Allwyn from an operational and reporting standard.
• Ensuring a robust control environment exists and drive continuous process improvements.
• Preparation of the annual Financial Statements under IFRS.

Key Skills and Experience:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or ACT qualified.
• Strong academics; University and A levels.
• At least 5 years PQE, ideally from a similar role.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to forge strong relationships across the business.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence to provide constructive challenge where necessary.
• Experience of using SAP desirable.
• High level of integrity and independence whilst also able to successfully partner with the business in meaningful ways through building trusting relationships and connections.
• Must be self-motivated and a self-starter.

Our goal is to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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