Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
Location – London/Leeds/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. Here in Flutter Functions we work with colleagues across all our divisions and regions to deliver something we call the Flutter Edge.  It’s our competitive advantage, our ‘secret sauce’ which plays a key part in our ongoing success and powers our brands and divisions, through Product, Tech, Expertise and Scale.

In Flutter Finance we pride ourselves in providing global expertise to ensure Flutter is financially healthy. Utilizing our Flutter Edge to turbo-charge our capabilities.

With this role, you will gain unique insight and knowledge in respect of the overall group as well as having direct exposure to senior management.

This important role is a key contact for the Group’s overseas offices playing an important role in the month end close and also the delivery of financial information across the group. The role will also play a major part in ensuring that all intercompany charges and balances are recorded in line with the Group’s transfer pricing policy and various other management agreements.

What You’ll Do

• Support all Group management reporting processes, including the monthly management accounts close and intercompany process.
• Prepare intercompany reporting and improve processes around intercompany.
• Collaborate with tax, treasury, and legal departments to ensure completeness of loan pricing.
• Liaise with divisional finance teams to ensure clear communication and agreement regarding monthly recharges and costs.
• Produce and deliver monthly reports for intercompany, tax, treasury, and divisional reporting.
• Continuously develop reports to meet senior collaborator requirements.
• Improve the monthly close process and related outputs, working with different finance teams.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts for Flutter Entertainment plc’s subsidiaries to tight deadlines in accordance with IFRS and FRS 101.
• Work with tax to ensure completeness of transfer pricing and cross charges across each of the Group entities.
• Research and conclude on technical accounting issues impacting the Group.

How You’ll Do It

• Qualified accountant with strong academic credentials (e.g., honors degree) and experience gained in industry or practice, preferably in a plc/multi-national environment, 0-2 years PQE.
• Solid experience managing delivery of internal and external reporting.
• Experience in a plc environment and Oracle and Hyperion financial systems is desirable.
• Experience working in a SOX regulated environment or highly regulated industry.
• Proficiency in US GAAP and IFRS.
• Treasury accounting knowledge is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working in the finance department of a multinational environment with multiple cultures and ways of working.
• A highly motivated, organized, professional standout colleague with strong process, technical, and analytical skills combined with commercial competence and good interpersonal skills.
• Experience in statutory reporting.
• Strong presentation and communication skills: the ability to accurately and briefly identify key issues and communicate them broadly.
• High energy and drive, flexible enough to work in an entrepreneurial, dynamic, and changing environment, and the resilience to challenge/be challenged.
• Ability to plan ahead and work independently.
• Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a fast-paced environment.
• Assertive and confident, collaborating effectively with senior collaborators.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure of tight reporting deadlines.
• Excellent time management and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• An interest in process improvement and automation.

What’s in it for you
We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you:

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programs
• Electric car scheme, gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more!

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 have an unparalleled portfolio of the most 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, through which 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.