Client Funds Reconciliations Team Lead

Flutter; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company is seeking a Client Funds Reconciliations Team Lead to oversee a team responsible for managing customer funds and ensuring accurate reconciliations. This role requires strong finance and accounting knowledge, team leadership skills, and the ability to drive personal development within the team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, excel in team management, and possess proficiency in tools like Excel and automated reconciliation software. This position offers a flexible working environment and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Self-development learning fund

Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead a team and drive personal development.
• Strong educational background to degree level.
• Experience in using SQL or similar data tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Client Funds Reconciliations team and manage analysts.
• Deliver timely and accurate monthly reconciliations.
• Liaise with stakeholders to resolve reconciliation issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Finance and accounting principles

Proactive work approach

SQL or similar data tools

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Excel

Automated reconciliation tool

Job description

Client Funds Reconciliations Team Lead

Location London / Dublin

Hybrid - 2 days per week (Dublin only)

Permanent

About

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. Its 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. Utilising our Flutter Edge to turbo-charge our capabilities.

What you’ll do

Role Overview / Purpose :

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Client Funds Reconciliations team which is responsible for efficient control and management of customer cash the safeguarding of which is an integral part of Flutters strategy.

The role would be responsible for leading a team of Reconciliations Analysts to accurately identify and reconcile all customer account balance impacting transactions. Included as part of this is the daily reconciliation of all client deposit and withdrawals transfer of funds to / from products and promotional credits issued.

The position will also involve closing the processor and bank reconciliations at month end helping to ensure that the team delivers to the deadlines required.

In addition there will be opportunities to work on key projects to integrate and align ways of working across the Flutter Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of a team of analysts and driving their personal development.
• Management of the Reconciliation Analysts rota to deliver the daily weekly and monthly objectives of the team.
• Review and sign off the Daily Outstanding Reports assigning actions as necessary.
• Delivery of completed month end recs in line with month end timelines.
• Supervising the reconciliation process of weekly card invoices.
• Producing Daily Player Liability Reporting and requesting bank transfers to ensure compliance with local regulations.
• First point of escalation for the rest of the team regarding problem reconciliations and other daily issues as and when they occur.
• Support on delivery of projects impacting Client Funds reconciliations.
• Liaise with various stakeholders including Finance Treasury Operations and external processors to resolve reconciliation issues and discrepancies.
• Effective and timely communication with the Senior Client Funds Manager including reporting of any material financial exceptions and liabilities as they arise.
• Managing relationships across geographical locations with many key stakeholders being situated in the US Dublin Cluj the Isle of Man and Leeds.
• Awareness of the financial control framework identifying and highlighting any potential risks.

How you’ll do it

• Proven ability to lead a team.
• Strong educational background to degree level.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn combined with a proactive approach to work and a desire to progress.
• Proficient in use of standard IT packages (especially Excel).
• Working knowledge of an automated reconciliation tool.
• Experience of using SQL or similar data tools would be advantageous.
• Professional combined with good time management organisational and multi-tasking skills.
• High level of attention to detail and trustworthiness due to sensitive nature of customer information.
• Proactivity and innovation capacity to take the initiative to identify improvements in process and assist management in implementation.
• Articulate with the ability to communicate both within the team and to members of the wider business in a concise manner.
• Flexible enjoying a frequently changing and fast paced environment.

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 ma k e it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you :

• Bonus s cheme
• Uncapped h oliday a llowance
• Enhanced p ension s cheme
• Private healthcare
• Life a ssurance
• Income p rotection
• 1000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Enhanced p arental l eave

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.

Were 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 dont 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 well see how we can accommodate them.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1