SENIOR FINANCIAL CONTROLLER (LIEGE - BELGIUM)

GAMING1; Luik; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working model

Competitive compensation package

International environment

Résumé du poste

Gaming1 is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to ensure high-quality group consolidation and reporting, driving initiatives to professionalize the finance function, including AI projects and fast closing.

You will lead intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments and the annual IFRS notes, while coaching a medior finance controller and collaborating with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Group Finance environments, with a good understanding of consolidation and financial reporting complexities.
• Solid IFRS knowledge - or a high-potential profile keen to grow it - with exposure to consolidation topics (PPA, financial instruments, leases) and audited financial statements.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership - able to structure topics, drive them forward and deliver with autonomy.
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels, from junior profiles to senior management.
• Sharp critical thinking, with the ability to challenge assumptions, analyze situations in depth and propose relevant, value-driven alternatives.
• High standards of quality, precision and reliability, ensuring robust and accurate deliverables.
• Strong focus on process optimization and digitalization, with the ability to redesign existing processes to make them more efficient and less manual.
• Efficiency-driven, constantly identifying and eliminating low value-added activities to maximize impact.

Responsabilités

• Own and lead the end-to-end production of Group consolidation (IFRS and BE-GAAP) - scope validation, intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments, ownership of the consolidation tools.
• Lead the production of Group reporting package (BS / CFS / P&L / Net Debt and other key indicators) and lead improvement initiatives (e.g.: working capital or cash optimization).
• Drive technical accounting topics (PPA, Impairments, IFRS developments, ...)
• Lead the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements, including IFRS notes and Group Cash Flow Statement (CFS), ensuring accuracy, compliance and audit readiness.
• Improve the efficiency and reliability of closing and reporting processes by reducing lead times, structuring documentation and enhancing consolidation procedures.
• Leverage Automation and AI tools to streamline processes, reporting and analysis, and challenge how things are done today.
• Analysis and insights
• Deliver in-depth analyses to support strategic decisions (e.g.: impact of acquisition or expansion projects, …)
• Monitor and challenge the financial performance of subsidiaries, tracking key indicators and flagging deviations.
• Project and Team Leadership
• Play a key role in cross-functional Finance transformation to strengthen the Finance organization and support value creation across the Group;
• Coach and develop a medior Finance controller (you will be direct report).

Connaissances

IFRS knowledge

Consolidation

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Automation & AI tools

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Description du poste

With 30 years of history, today Gaming1 is one of the international leaders in both land-based and online games of chance (casino games, sports betting and poker). Its evolution at the heart of innovation is accompanied by a diversification and specialization of positions, with the creation of new cutting-edge jobs.

Gaming1's finance department is made up of a team of around 30 people dedicated to accounting, purchasing, and financial planning and analysis. As part of their professional development and international growth strategy, our Finance team is looking for a Senior Financial Controller.

YOUR ROLE

You will ensure high-quality group consolidation and reporting, while driving key initiatives to professionalize the finance function (reporting optimization, AI projects, fast closing, IFRS, M&A, etc.) and deliver in-depth financial insights.

• Own and lead the end-to-end production of Group consolidation (IFRS and BE-GAAP) - scope validation, intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments, ownership of the consolidation tools.
• Lead the production of Group reporting package (BS / CFS / P&L / Net Debt and other key indicators) and lead improvement initiatives (e.g.: working capital or cash optimization).
• Drive technical accounting topics (PPA, Impairments, IFRS developments, ...)
• Lead the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements, including IFRS notes and Group Cash Flow Statement (CFS), ensuring accuracy, compliance and audit readiness.
• Improve the efficiency and reliability of closing and reporting processes by reducing lead times, structuring documentation and enhancing consolidation procedures.
• Leverage Automation and AI tools to streamline processes, reporting and analysis, and challenge how things are done today.
• Analysis and insights
• Deliver in-depth analyses to support strategic decisions (e.g.: impact of acquisition or expansion projects, …)
• Monitor and challenge the financial performance of subsidiaries, tracking key indicators and flagging deviations.
• Project and Team Leadership
• Play a key role in cross-functional Finance transformation to strengthen the Finance organization and support value creation across the Group;
• Coach and develop a medior Finance controller (you will be direct report).

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience in Group Finance environments, with a good understanding of consolidation and financial reporting complexities
• Solid IFRS knowledge - or a high-potential profile keen to grow it - with exposure to consolidation topics (PPA, financial instruments, leases) and audited financial statements
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership - able to structure topics, drive them forward and deliver with autonomy
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels, from junior profiles to senior management
• Sharp critical thinking, with the ability to challenge assumptions, analyze situations in depth and propose relevant, value-driven alternatives
• High standards of quality, precision and reliability, ensuring robust and accurate deliverables
• Strong focus on process optimization and digitalization, with the ability to redesign existing processes to make them more efficient and less manual
• Efficiency-driven, constantly identifying and eliminating low value-added activities to maximize impact

What We Offer

As well as enjoying a unique experience – centered around our values of Pleasure, Team Spirit, Performance, Boldness and Integrity – alongside 1.600 colleagues worldwide, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the international development of a fast-growing family company.

Joining Gaming1 means becoming part of a human and entrepreneurial adventure where people are empowered to make an impact, grow and succeed together.

We offer:

• the opportunity to work on ambitious international projects within a solid and growing group
• a collaborative and high-performing work environment
• leadership based on trust, autonomy, talent and shared values
• continuous learning and career development opportunities through training and internal mobility
• a competitive salary and benefits package aligned with the local market
• a hybrid working model, with the possibility to work remotely up to 50% of your working time
• an international and collaborative environment where people come first