Finance Business Partner
PlayTech is looking for a Finance Business Partner who can connect the dots between Finance, Product and Commercial teams. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning complex data into clear business insight, challenging assumptions and helping stakeholders understand what is driving performance.
The successful candidate will take ownership of a product area while collaborating closely across the wider team, with the space to improve processes, introduce better ways of working and become a trusted partner to the business.
- Act as a trusted financial partner to product, commercial and business stakeholders, bringing a clear financial perspective to operational decisions.
- Own the financial partnership for an assigned product area while collaborating across the wider Finance Business Partnering team and commercial matrix.
- Lead budgeting and monthly forecasting activities for your area, challenge assumptions and help build realistic, aligned projections and scenarios.
- Monitor P&L performance, CAPEX and key financial and operational metrics, including revenue, EBITDA and operating costs.
- Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, identifying trends, risks and opportunities and translating them into practical recommendations.
- Turn high-volume, complex datasets into concise management reports, visual presentations and clear strategic narratives.
- Handle ad-hoc financial and strategic analysis with sound judgement, ownership and appropriate guidance from the team.
- Partner with FP&A, Billing and Data teams to improve data accuracy, streamline processes and build more efficient tools and ways of working.
- Bring at least 3 years of relevant experience in FP&A, finance business partnering or another analytical finance function (required).
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Business, Mathematics or another relevant discipline (required).
- Have advanced Excel skills and can work independently with complex and large datasets (required).
- Can interpret financial performance, build scenarios and confidently challenge numbers or assumptions when something does not look right (required).
- Are comfortable working with ambiguity and using your own judgement rather than waiting for step-by-step direction (required).
- Combine strong analytical thinking with business acumen and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders (required).
- Communicate confidently in English and build effective working relationships across teams and seniority levels (required).
- Are adaptable, collaborative, self-motivated and ready to take responsibility for your work (required).
- Experience in financial planning and analytics within a global organisation, ideally in the technology sector (nice-to-have).
- Hands-on experience with Power BI, IBM Planning Analytics or AI-enabled tools (nice-to-have).
- Experience improving finance processes, automating reporting or introducing new analytical tools (nice-to-have).
- Previous exposure to a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, even if not completed (nice-to-have).
- Flexible and hybrid working after the probation period, with three days in the office and two days working from home.
- A competitive remuneration package including a 13th salary, annual bonus, paid leave, medical insurance and a provident fund with employer contribution.
- A diverse, collaborative office environment, company events and additional employee benefits.
Playtech plc is one of the world's largest gambling technology companies, providing software, platforms and content to online and land-based operators. Founded in 1999 and registered in the Isle of Man, it supplies casino, live casino, sportsbook, bingo and poker products, along with its IMS player-management platform. The company also runs B2C operations, most notably the Snaitech business in Italy. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Playtech employs thousands of people across offices worldwide.