Finance Manager
Games Global is looking for a Finance Manager to join its Operational Finance team. This role plays a key part in supporting the financial management and reporting activities across the Group, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, and insightful financial information to key stakeholders.
The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing entity-level accounting and financial management for Group companies, taxation compliance, audit readiness, cash flow management, financial analysis, intercompany reconciliations, and Group governance processes. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the successful candidate helps ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and Group policies while contributing to the overall financial performance and strategic objectives of the business. This position forms part of the wider Financial Reporting team and provides key stakeholders with financial information and analysis relating to the overall performance of the Group, enabling informed decision-making and supporting business growth.
- Oversee and finalise monthly management accounts, including commentary and variance analysis.
- Manage cash flow reporting.
- Handle quarterly, interim, and year-end reporting.
- Manage regulatory and statutory reporting.
- Prepare ad hoc reports and analyses as required.
- Perform calculations relating to complex technical IFRS matters as required.
- Coordinate and review the collection and submission of Group reporting packs, ensuring accuracy and adherence to Group timelines.
- Review month-end reports and journals prepared by the team.
- Review all balance sheet reconciliations.
- Understand and adhere to all financial and accounting regulations and legislation.
- Review intercompany reconciliations between Group entities.
- Develop innovative analyses that measure financial and operational performance beyond standard financial statements.
- Provide guidance and direction in relation to regulatory accounting.
- Align jurisdiction-specific and local accounting policies with Group accounting policies and IFRS.
- Manage external and internal audit requirements and ensure readiness for audit purposes.
- Manage and support a team of finance professionals.
- Perform cash flow planning and analysis for entity dividend payouts.
- Maintain cash flow forecasts for entities.
- Review and release supplier payments.
- Maintain relationships with external partners, including banks, auditors, and regulatory agencies.
- Engage with company stakeholders, including executives and board members, to provide financial updates and insights.
- Provide insightful financial information to senior executives to support short-term and long-term decision-making.
- Develop financial models and reporting to meet business requirements and align with Group reporting standards.
- Contribute to the development and execution of the finance strategy.
- Compile and maintain the tax compliance tracker for all entities and manage the compliance status of all taxes.
- Provide relevant tax updates to the Group Tax team.
- Fully qualified CA(SA) or Honours Degree in Accounting (required)
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role (required)
- Relevant industry experience (required)
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, IFRS, financial regulations, and tax laws (required)
- Proficiency in financial software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Excel (required)
- Experience with Microsoft Navision (nice-to-have)
- Experience with Cognos TM1 (nice-to-have)
- Internal controls experience (nice-to-have)
- Excellent attention to detail (required)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (required)
- Proven ability to liaise and negotiate effectively with key stakeholders (required)
- Ability to understand, evaluate, and contribute to the improvement of core finance business processes (required)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate results within strict deadlines (required)
- Strong organisational skills with a proactive and continuous improvement mindset (required)
Games Global is a business-to-business supplier of online casino games and content, headquartered in Douglas, Isle of Man. Established in 2021, it acquired Microgaming's iGaming portfolio and Quickfire distribution business in 2022, giving it one of the largest slot-game catalogues in the industry - thousands of titles distributed to hundreds of operators. The company aggregates content from its own studios and a network of independent developers, supplying regulated markets worldwide. It was founded by former IGT and Lottomatica executive Walter Bugno.