Senior Finance Operations Associate

FanDuel; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

FanDuel is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Operations Associate in New York City to oversee compliance with finance-related regulations, ensuring adherence to tax and operational standards. This hybrid role involves building relationships with regulators, improving processes, and contributing to compliance strategies while fostering a culture of innovation.

Benefits

401k with up to 5% match

Generous paid time off

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Fitness benefits

Pet insurance

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional tax and/or compliance-related experience in a highly regulated industry.
• Strong desire to learn new finance and regulatory compliance areas.
• Excellent organizational skills and time/project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with regulatory compliance obligations and audits.
• Build strong relationships with external regulators.
• Identify opportunities to expand the use of AI and automation.

Skills

Analytical

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Data Visualization tools

Job description

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We’re looking for an experienced compliance professional to join FanDuel’s newly created Finance Operations function. This role will report to the Senior Finance Operations Manager in a hybrid role that will be based out of our New York City office. In this role, the Senior Finance Operations Associate will assist with satisfying all finance-related regulatory compliance obligations such as regulatory gaming tax matters, customer tax reporting and withholding matters, regulatory operational finance audits, and gaming regulator and partner relationship management. While specific experience with tax and finance related matters would be useful, a compliance professional with a desire to pursue professional growth in these areas would still be well positioned to succeed in this role.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Own key elements of the wagering, gaming, daily fantasy sports, and other regulatory tax compliance and assist with other regulatory compliance matters
• Assist with the information reporting and withholding processes (i.e., Form 1099, 1042, and W-2G reporting) with a focus on improving the customer experience
• Play a key role in building strong working relationships with external regulators and partners while expanding integrations with various internal stakeholders
• Build/refine multifaceted workpapers and financial models
• Assist tax subject matter experts with a variety of regulatory, product, data, and technology initiatives
• Assist with tax notice resolution and tax controversy matters
• Liaise with international, federal, state, and local tax and regulatory authorities
• Collaborate, identify, and implement potential internal process improvements across the entire Finance organization and its wider sphere of influence
• Assist with the planning, documentation, and implementation of business controls with specific focus on the SOX control environment
• Contribute to a wide variety of tax and regulatory planning projects pertaining to all FanDuel products and business functions
• Identify opportunities to create and expand the use of AI, automation and other technologies throughout the entire Finance organization and work closely with the various Finance Technology teams to scope and deploy these technologies
• Assist with strategic workstreams that sit at the Executive Leadership level of the Finance organization

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2-4 years of professional tax and/or compliance-related experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., banking, telecom, pharma, etc.)
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrable commitment to cross-functional collaboration in pursuit of common company goals
• Data driven with the ability to bring strong analytical rigor to decision-making with a focus on getting to the right answer
• Strong desire to learn about new areas of finance and regulatory compliance (via internal trainings and continuing professional education courses)
• Creating and analyzing complex computation and reporting solutions, with the ability to clearly articulate findings to stakeholders in visual, verbal and written formats
• Excellent organizational skills and time/project management skills
• Must aspire to continually improve verbal and written communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• What would make our next teammate an all-star:
  • Experience with technology, gaming, legal, sports, and/or media industry matters
  • Experience with information reporting (i.e., Form 1099, 1042, W-2G, etc.) in any context
  • Experience with public company reporting and SOX controls
  • Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools to provide insights to stakeholder groups
  • Utilizing data languages and data analytic tools to reduce hours and optimize processes
  • Strong Excel skills with a desire to continually maintain and improve those skills

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards . *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable salary range for this position is $103,000 - $145,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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