Finance & Strategy Leader for Growth & Optimization

Light and Wonder International, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder International, Inc. (Grover Gaming is part of Light & Wonder) seeks a senior finance leader to serve as the CFO's right hand and the financial center of gravity for the Grover Gaming business unit.

You will own the end-to-end financial planning and analysis, from annual plans to board-ready reporting, while partnering with the CEO and Strategy VP to accelerate growth. You will drive optimization initiatives across markets, build the analytics team, and ensure decision-rights with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with senior FP&A leadership.
• Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, or engineering; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of a complete planning cycle (budget, forecast, long range plan).
• Advanced financial modeling and data analysis skills, with working knowledge of GAAP and public company reporting requirements.
• Experience implementing AI automations to streamline processes and improve business decision making.
• Proven ability to influence and partner cross-functionally at the executive level.

Responsibilities

• Own the full planning cycle for the business unit: annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, long range plan, and monthly close reporting and analytics.
• Serve as trusted advisor and decision partner to the CEO, the VP of Strategy, and the broader leadership team.
• Translate operating drivers into financial outcomes and forward-looking guidance.
• Build and lead optimization initiatives that improve margin, capital efficiency, and process throughput, from idea through implementation and measured result.
• Bring financial rigor to content and hardware roadmap decisions, new market entry, and capital deployment.
• Develop the finance and analytics team, raising both technical depth and the standard of business partnership, consistent metric definitions, trusted data, automated reporting, and faster time to insight.
• Represent the business-unit results and outlook to corporate finance and executive leadership.

Job description

Light & Wonder International, Inc. (Grover Gaming is part of Light & Wonder) seeks a senior finance leader to serve as the CFO's right hand and the financial center of gravity for the Grover Gaming business unit.

You will own the end-to-end financial planning and analysis, from annual plans to board-ready reporting, while partnering with the CEO and Strategy VP to accelerate growth. You will drive optimization initiatives across markets, build the analytics team, and ensure decision-rights with