Commercial Finance Manager

2 weeks ago


Watford, United Kingdom Allwyn UK Full time

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.  We have been officially awarded the Fourth Licence (10 year licence) to operate the National Lottery starting 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.

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.

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:

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to work across multiple workstreams and support senior leaders across the wider business make data-driven decision making to maximise returns to Good Causes. 

Role Responsibilities:
  • Finance accountability across one of Product/Channel/Marketing performance, business partnering the Senior Leadership team ensuring they deliver on their business objectives.
  • Commentary for weekly and monthly trading performance, providing insightful analysis and highlighting risks and opportunities for inclusion in Exec and Board updates.
  • Finance lead for business cases for the functional area of support ensuring Revenue and cost assumptions are captured, well articulated and maximising EBITDA.
  • Supporting to ‘deliver the new’ working on new initiatives and modelling assumptions for new projects and areas of business growth to support ambitious growth plans.
  • Business Partner Senior leaders within the organisation to ensure they are clear on the targets, support to identify risks and opportunities and ensure these are well articulated.
  • Finance lead across broader finance ensuring where initiatives overlap, colleagues work efficiently together to optimise and ensure accurate reported on
  • Work with the Finance Product and Marketing Heads and the wider business to lead the budget and quarterly reforecast process, ensuring clear summaries for delivery to internal and external stakeholders.
  • To provide financial support and guidance to your business partners on a wide range of ad hoc queries
  • Being a trusted Finance Business partner in the delivery of business cases for New Products, developments to Retail/Digital estate and Marketing strategy, ensuring business objectives are met.
  • Line management of 1 colleague (qualified or studying towards qualification)

Requirements

  • Qualified accountant
  • Advanced Excel Modelling and PowerPoint skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong commercial awareness and ability to apply this to decision making and recommendations.
  • Ability to work independently, and create own priorities and manage upwards accordingly.
  • Presentation skills and experience influencing business stakeholders
  • People Management experience required.
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Displays excellent attention to detail.
  • Understanding of Lottery/Gaming industry beneficial.

Benefits

  • 34 days paid leave (This includes bank holidays)
  • 2 x Life Days
  • 4 x Salary of Life Insurance
  • Pension: We’ll contribute 8.5%
  • BUPA
  • £500 wellness allowance
  • Income Protection


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