Finance Operations Administrator

Code Wizards Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support towards CIMA/ACCA

Hybrid work style - Mon-Wed onsite in

Job summary

Code Wizards Group is seeking a part-qualified, hands-on Finance Operations Administrator to join our Operations team, reporting to the COO. You will own day-to-day accounting in Sage Intacct, from posting journals and maintaining integrations through to budgets, management reporting and analysis, while working with teams across Code Wizards to help them understand and act on their financial performance.

You should be organised, accurate and curious, with the confidence to talk finance with

Qualifications

• Fully-qualified or Part-qualified CIMA (preferred) or ACCA, and actively studying towards full qualification
• 2-3 years’ finance experience in a business environment, ideally within retail or gaming
• Hands-on experience of Sage Intacct (or Sage Intacct Essentials), from budgets and journals through to reporting and cash flow
• Practical experience of Sage integrations and mapping, including troubleshooting data flows between systems
• Confident preparing and posting journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and building analysis models
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with and challenging non-finance colleagues

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journals in Sage Intacct, including accruals, prepayments, recharges, intercompany and month-end adjustments
• Support the month-end and year-end close, preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Maintain the chart of accounts, dimensions and entity structure across the Code Wizards Group companies
• Process and review supplier invoices, sales invoices, expenses and payments, keeping the purchase and sales ledgers accurate and up to date
• Support VAT returns, audit preparation and statutory reporting requirements
• Own the integration mapping between Sage Intacct and connected systems (e.g. CRM, payroll, banking and expenses)
• Investigate and resolve integration errors, mapping issues and data discrepancies
• Build and maintain budgets and forecasts in Sage Intacct, working with budget holders across the business
• Produce monthly management accounts and reports, including budget versus actual and variance analysis
• Provide project, client and departmental profitability analysis to support commercial decisions
• Develop and maintain Sage Intacct dashboards and custom reports
• Act as a finance point of contact for teams across Code Wizards, including Sales, Delivery, Engineering and HexWar Games, Studio Wizards, Multiplayer Wizards

Skills

Sage Intacct proficiency

Journal postings

Advanced Excel

Clear communication

Budgeting & forecasting

Management reporting

Education

CIMA or ACCA (part-qualified or in-progress)

Tools

Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct Essentials

Sage integrations

Salesforce

HubSpot

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Code Wizards Group is a world leader in backend and multiplayer infrastructure for the gaming industry. From high-scale AAA console and PC games to fast-paced mobile indie titles, we empower studios to bring multiplayer experiences to life.

In a period of growth, we are looking for a part-qualified, hands-on Finance Operations Administrator to join our Operations team, reporting to the COO.

This is a mid-level role for someone who enjoys being close to the numbers. You will own day-to-day accounting in Sage Intacct, from posting journals and maintaining integrations through to budgets, management reporting and analysis, while working alongside teams across Code Wizards to help them understand and act on their financial performance.

You should be organised, accurate and curious, with the confidence to talk finance with non-finance colleagues. You take pride in clean ledgers, well-mapped systems and reporting the business can rely on.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting and journals

• Prepare and post journals in Sage Intacct, including accruals, prepayments, recharges, intercompany and month-end adjustments
• Support the month-end and year-end close, preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Maintain the chart of accounts, dimensions and entity structure across the Code Wizards Group companies
• Process and review supplier invoices, sales invoices, expenses and payments, keeping the purchase and sales ledgers accurate and up to date
• Support VAT returns, audit preparation and statutory reporting requirements

Systems, integrations and mapping

• Own the integration mapping between Sage Intacct and connected systems (e.g. CRM, payroll, banking and expenses), ensuring data flows correctly to the right accounts and dimensions
• Investigate and resolve integration errors, mapping issues and data discrepancies
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve finance processes and controls

Budgets, reporting and analysis

• Build and maintain budgets and forecasts in Sage Intacct, working with budget holders across the business
• Produce monthly management accounts and reports, including budget versus actual and variance analysis
• Provide project, client and departmental profitability analysis to support commercial decisions
• Develop and maintain Sage Intacct dashboards and custom reports

Business partnering

• Act as a finance point of contact for teams across Code Wizards, including Sales, Delivery, Engineering and HexWar Games, Studio Wizards, Multiplayer Wizards
• Explain financial results in clear, practical terms and help budget holders understand cost drivers and spend
• Support the COO with ad hoc analysis, board materials and business cases

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Fully-qualified or Part-qualified CIMA (preferred) or ACCA, and actively studying towards full qualification
• 2-3 years’ finance experience in a business environment, ideally within retail or gaming
• Hands-on experience of Sage Intacct (or Sage Intacct Essentials), from budgets and journals through to reporting and cash flow
• Practical experience of Sage integrations and mapping, including troubleshooting data flows between systems
• Confident preparing and posting journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and building analysis models
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with and challenging non-finance colleagues

Desirable

• Experience in a multi-entity or international group, including intercompany and multi-currency accounting
• Experience of project-based or services businesses, including revenue recognition and time-based billing
• Exposure to process improvement, automation or a finance system implementation
• Familiarity with tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Power BI or similar

EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

• Full-time, hybrid working (Mon-Wedonsite in Theale)
• Study support towards your CIMA or ACCA qualification, including exam fees and study leave
• Reporting to the COO

Come and join a supportive and welcoming company culture where kindness, inclusion, and respect are central to everything we do.

We believe everyone brings unique value and encourage open expression, collaboration, and authenticity.

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