Finance Director

IO Interactive; Brighton; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Interactive, a multi-studio games company, is seeking a Finance Director to lead the Finance function across its global studios and act as CFO's trusted partner. Based at the Copenhagen Studio, you will drive automation of finance processes and provide strategic financial guidance to support sustained growth and governance.

You will mentor the Finance team, oversee budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, and partner with senior leadership to shape investments and headcount across projects and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior Finance leadership role.
• Strong background in Accounting, Financial Controlling and Business Controlling.
• Experience leading Finance teams in a complex international organisation.
• Experience partnering with executive stakeholders and senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day Finance organisation across IO Interactive's global studios.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning across all studios and entities.
• Oversee Accounting, Financial Controlling and Business Controlling activities.
• Support finance transformation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Commercial mindset

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CMA)

Tools

Unit4 ERP

Prophix

Job description

Join IO Interactive’s Finance team at our Copenhagen Studio as Finance Director and play a key role in shaping the financial direction of a multi-studio, multi-entity games company. You will lead the Finance function, drive the automation of the finance processes, and act as the CFO's trusted partner and second-in-command. Responsible for the day-to-day leadership of Finance while providing strategic, financial, and commercial guidance that supports IO Interactive's continued growth across all studios.

If you are a strategic finance leader who combines commercial understanding with strong technical expertise, we would love to meet you.

What you will do

Finance Leadership

• Lead the day-to-day Finance organisation across IO Interactive's global studios.
• Manage, drive, mentor, and develop Finance team members while building a high-performing and collaborative function.
• Drive the ongoing project of full automation of the finance process
• Act as the CFO's right-hand and trusted sparring partner on both operational and strategic matters.
• Ensure strong financial governance, controls, compliance, and scalable finance processes across the organisation.

Financial & Business Leadership

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning across all studios and entities.
• Provide strategic financial insight and recommendations to the CFO and senior leadership team.
• Translate financial and operational performance into clear actions and business recommendations.
• Support decision-making related to investments, headcount planning, studio growth and organisational development.
• Partner with Production, Commercial, Technology and Corporate leadership on financial performance and business priorities.
• Drive performance management through meaningful reporting, KPIs and financial analysis.

Controlling & Governance

• Upscale and improve Financial and Business controlling.
• Oversee Accounting, Financial Controlling and Business Controlling activities across the organisation.
• Ensure accurate management reporting and financial visibility across studios, projects and functions.
• Oversee external audits, statutory compliance, and financial risk management.
• Support finance transformation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Who you are

• Significant experience in a senior Finance leadership role.
• Strong background across Accounting, Financial Controlling and Business Controlling.
• Experience leading and driving Finance teams in a complex international organisation.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to influence strategic business decisions.
• Experience partnering with executive stakeholders and senior leadership teams.
• Excellent understanding of financial reporting, governance, planning, and performance management.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to operate as a trusted advisor.

We would love it if you had

• Experience working in the gaming industry.
• Previous experience in an audit firm earlier in your career.
• Experience supporting multi-studio, multi-entity, or international organisations.
• Experience with ERP transformations
• Experience with Unit4 or similar ERP systems.
• Experience with Prophix or similar systems.
• Accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA or equivalent.

Who we are:

IO Interactive is an independent video game development and publishing company with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, and Brighton. As the creative force behind some of the most talked-about multiplatform video games in the last decade, we are committed to creating unforgettable characters and experiences—powered by our award-winning, proprietary Glacier technology.

IOI is a studio that values in-person collaboration. Being together helps us focus our collective energy on our immediate goals. For us, being both in-office as well as connected across our studios helps us integrate our teams faster, strengthen relationships, and improve knowledge-sharing. We believe that the more time we spend together, the more quality and progress we achieve for our games and players.

We know that to achieve those goals, we need courage, talented people, and a great working environment—and we do our utmost to have all of that. Across our multiple studios, we’re working on several projects. Crucially, though, we’re all one team. We value the work and impact that each person brings to the table, and we actively encourage new ideas whilst listening to your insights along the way.

With more than 50 nationalities, we know that everyone is different, and we are proud to have a reputation for being a friendly workplace with highly talented people.