Management Accountant

Company Description

We are Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionising the gambling space as we go.

We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands and, with a focus on sustainability and growth, we will transform our sector for our players, for ourselves and for the good of entertainment.

Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we're leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join Entain, it's your game. So let's win together.



Job Description

Purpose of Role  

Key responsibility will be to produce timely, accurate and insightful Management Accounting, and Reporting for Republic of Ireland and the Ladbrokes Coral Retail Division. Ensure a strong commercial understanding of the division so that all relevant process improvements and cost opportunities can be realised.  Balance Sheet knowledge is key to this role. 

Key Accountabilities 

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring these are delivered to a high quality meeting reporting deadlines. 
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly 
• Deliver insightful analysis and commentary on all key variances to budget/forecast/prior year to explain and drive performance 
• Ensure certain group reporting requirements are completed within required deadlines and to a high standard 
• Preparation of annual budgets - to create, review and upload annual budgets 
• Assist in collation of audit files and audit deliverables for Interim and year-end audit.  
• Ensuring that all queries from internal customers are dealt with effectively 
• Support ad-hoc analysis in conjunction with key stakeholders to understand key drivers and any financial impacts  
• Provide analytical support on key business decisions,  
• Build good working relationships with key contacts to understand the business and the business needs  
• Work with the wider Finance team regarding financial reporting requirements and improvements 

Qualifications

• Finance Qualification – Qualified / Part Qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) 
• Min 5 years experience in management accounting 
• Experience of planning, forecasting and delivery of insight through analysis  
• Strong level of Excel skills (v/h lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables, etc) 
• Experience with reporting and presentation of data  
• Ability to manage and manipulate large volumes of data  
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills  
• Demonstrable commercial awareness  
• Results driven, can work at fast pace whilst ensuring accuracy. 
• Has the ability to take ownership of an area and drive improvement 

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working (2 days a week in our London Stratford office)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional days for personal or professional development
• Healthcare support
• Great development opportunities
• Wellbeing support, and so much more.

And outside of this, you'll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes, join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.