Finance Lead - Treasury Financial Reporting

Location – London/Dublin 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. In Flutter Functions we work with colleagues across all our divisions and regions to deliver the Flutter Edge, our competitive advantage that powers our brands and divisions through Product, Tech, Expertise and Scale.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director of External Reporting and Technical Accounting, this role is a key part of the Group Reporting team. The Finance Lead – Treasury Financial Reporting oversees financial instruments under US GAAP and IFRS, including hedge accounting, and manages all treasury financial instrument reporting and controls – derivatives, hedge accounting, funding and external financial reporting. The role leads routine activities, ensures accuracy, compliance and an efficient control framework, and provides early identification and resolution of issues in support of senior leadership.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Group Treasurer, Group Director Tax and Director of External Reporting & Technical Accounting by advising on treasury accounting, financial reporting and controlling activities, assisting with funding and restructuring efforts, and formulating debt servicing strategies and policies, including transfer pricing considerations.
• Take charge of all accounting matters associated with the Group’s financing activities, overseeing all technical accounting issues, including hedge accounting and debt issuance in close partnership with the Head of External Reporting.
• Take a vital part in building in-house financial tools for a robust finance function and collaborative relationships with other departments.
• Lead change activities for treasury accounting, advancing risk identification and developing mitigation plans promptly.
• Supervise the preparation and assessment of all financial reports related to treasury, encompassing month‑end closures, quarterly and yearly reporting, and regulatory submissions on derivatives, hedge accounting, internal and external debt and financing cash flows.
• Support the Deputy Group Treasurer with budgeting of interest expense and income.
• Support the Tax advisory team in understanding the accounting for financing transactions to facilitate transfer pricing of internal loans.
• Offer perceptive analysis of budget versus actual treasury activities to senior management.
• Collaborate with an external service provider to assist with the record‑keeping and booking of Dutch special purpose financing entities, evaluating and ensuring accuracy and thoroughness.
• Supervise the hedge accounting process, guaranteeing adherence to US GAAP and reporting standards – categorisation, paperwork, effectiveness evaluation and disclosures.
• Partner with external contractor(s) to secure accurate and timely valuations and reporting, evaluating deliverables for completeness and precision.
• Develop and uphold a strong control structure for treasury financial reporting, ensuring SOX compliance and other regulations, addressing control gaps and managing treasury systems and their control environments.
• Streamline Treasury Finance operations through process improvement, role clarity and better inter‑team communication.
• Lead reporting on projects impacting treasury activities & SOX controls, incl. tax restructurings, new treasury instruments, group transactions and tech/process changes.
• Develop and maintain treasury reporting policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and nurture connections with essential collaborators in Group Finance and Global Finance.
• Support the Director of External Reporting & Technical Accounting as needed, with functional or other senior Flutter collaborators on matters related to strategic initiatives.
• Lead a small treasury financial reporting team, providing support and training, while evaluating team growth needs based on business changes.

How you’ll do it:

• Qualified Accountant with 7‑10+ years of progressive experience, preferably gained in a multi‑national / plc environment or a Big‑4 accounting firm.
• IFRS and US GAAP experience.
• Confident and assertive, capable of working effectively with high‑level collaborators.
• Demonstrated history crafting robust internal control structures (SOX or similar in highly regulated fields) and enhancing operational processes.
• Proven team leadership.
• Strong financial accounting experience with a solid understanding of current and relevant technical accounting issues.
• Strong financial systems experience – Oracle Financials would be an advantage.
• Excellent MS Office skills – particularly Excel.
• Effective communication across all levels, adjusting style to fit the audience with exceptional influencing, negotiating, organisational, analytical and interpersonal skill.
• Understanding of the different sectors within the Flutter group and the business reasoning for financial and tax restructuring endeavours, alongside the comprehensive commercial operational structure.
• Strong process, technical and analytical skills, constantly exploring and analysing future scenarios and possibilities to help Flutter respond to change and shape the future.
• Curious and creative; ability to think laterally and non‑linearly; courageous and tenacious.
• Motivational leader and team builder, able to establish and engage networks to get work done.

What’s in it for you:

• Bonus
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• £1,000 annual self‑development learning fund
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programmes

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 own an unparalleled portfolio of 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, 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.

Key Information:

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing
• Industries: Entertainment Providers