Finance Business Partner

Entain; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Business Partner, where your expertise will shape financial strategies and foster strong relationships across divisions. In this dynamic role, you will prepare budgets, forecasts, and insightful reports that guide key business decisions. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll collaborate closely with stakeholders to enhance financial performance and drive cost-saving initiatives. This innovative firm values your contributions and offers a competitive salary alongside comprehensive benefits. If you're ready to make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

ShareSave scheme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with experience in a multi-divisional global business.
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence senior stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets and forecasts, liaising with stakeholders for submissions.
• Produce monthly management accounting results and provide business insights.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Problem-Solving

Communication

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner for a 6 month FTC to be responsible for building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with key business stakeholders and their teams.

You’ll be supporting the Director of Business Partnering & business functions on financial matters; influencing decision making and improving the understanding of business performance.

You'll be producing and reporting on financial information in a timely and accurate way, delivering high quality insight to effectively support key strategic decisions.

Main Responsibilities:

Prepare budgets and forecasts considering relevant activity data, cost pressures and business developments and liaise with stakeholders to agree budgetary submissions

Meet regularly with budget holders to assess financial performance and to provide financial management information, analysis and advice.

Work closely with the Financial Control team to ensure an accurate and efficient monthly accounting close process

Produce monthly divisional management accounting results for relevant cost centres ensuring reconciliation to core systems to ensure data Integrity

Provide business insight to support decision making

Continuously improve the granularity and accuracy financial reporting to aid the business decision making

Assess financial impact and identify opportunities for cost saving and process improvement. Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of business strategy.

Occasional:

Liaise with and assist other staff within Finance to ensure that statutory and audit requirements are met.

Support the Director of Business Partnering and the wider Finance function with other ad hoc tasks as and when required.

Ensure that the impact of new systems, processes and initiatives are appropriately considered and incorporated into the existing reporting and controls environmen

Qualifications

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) with relevant experience in a multi-divisional global business.

Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate and influence effectively with senior stakeholders

Experience of budgeting, planning and forecasting across multiple divisions and currencies.

Experience in using financial reporting tools such as Oracle

Experienced In using both Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Well-organised with ability to deal with multiples projects and priorities

Able to work independently, efficiently and accurately in a time sensitive environment

Strategic mindset with strong commercial and organisational acumen

Some experience of transactional and procurement processes (AP, Cash)

Experience of working in a regulatory environment

Behaviours:

Proactive and tenacious with a history of achievement

Trustworthy and able to use discretion in a highly confidential environment

Resilient self-starter with a can-do attitude

Influential – confidence & maturity to challenge peers

Able to cope with ambiguity and champion change

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

• Private medical insurance
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme
• 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.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.