Finance Manager

We are seeking a highly capable Finance Manager with approximately 10+ years of experience who is far more than a traditional accountant. This individual will be a trusted partner to the leadership team, providing robust financial control while also driving commercial performance, strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, automation, and business growth. The successful candidate will be a self-sufficient, proactive, and commercially minded finance professional who can identify opportunities, solve problems, challenge assumptions, and generate ideas that improve both profitability and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead all core finance operations for selected entities, including management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial controls, audit support, and statutory compliance.
• Act as a strategic business partner to the leadership team, providing financial insight, commercial analysis, and decision support across the organisation.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement cost-saving initiatives across departments, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and improved operating margins.
• Proactively analyse revenue drivers, customer profitability and business performance to identify opportunities for revenue growth and improved profitability.
• Build and maintain financial models, business cases, scenario planning, and investment analyses to support strategic initiatives and key business decisions.
• Drive process improvement and automation projects, leveraging AI and modern finance technologies to reduce manual effort, improve reporting quality, and increase team productivity.
• Develop KPI dashboards and performance reporting frameworks that provide actionable insights to management and support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead finance and cross-functional projects end-to-end (concept to implementation), including process automation, systems improvements and reporting upgrades, to improve business performance and operational effectiveness.

Required Experience

• Proven finance professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, commercial finance, or related disciplines.
• Experience in iGaming, online gaming, fintech, payments or another highly transactional industry.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Highly self-sufficient and capable of operating independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially focused, with a strong understanding of how businesses generate revenue, manage costs, and create shareholder value.
• Naturally strategic and intellectually curious, constantly looking for opportunities to improve performance and drive growth.
• Proactive rather than reactive, with a track record of identifying issues and implementing solutions before being asked.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of business intelligence, data analytics, and KPI reporting.
• Technologically savvy, with strong knowledge of AI tools, automation platforms, and modern finance technology.
• Comfortable challenging existing processes and introducing new ways of working that improve efficiency and outcomes.
• A strong communicator who can influence stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Entrepreneurial in mindset, willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute wherever required.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Exposure to international and multi-entity businesses.

What Success Looks Like

• Finance operates efficiently with strong controls and accurate reporting.
• Management receives timely, insightful analysis that improves decision-making.
• Meaningful cost savings are identified and delivered.
• Revenue and profitability opportunities are proactively surfaced and actioned.
• Automation and AI initiatives materially improve productivity and scalability.
• The finance function is viewed as a strategic partner to the wider business rather than simply a reporting function.