Finance Gaming Systems Controller

Description:

The role is intentionally positioned as a senior professional counterpart to the Finance Gaming Systems Controller. It does not hold formal Financial Controller or regulatory accountability, but provides senior Finance Systems leadership, influence and delivery assurance across complex, high-impact change. 

Team/Department Description:

The Finance department ensures the business is financially sound, has robust accounting and reporting processes, and delivers financial targets including profitability and returns to Good Causes
The Finance Gaming Systems team is immensely important as it oversees the regulatory adherence to the reporting and financial monitoring requirements of Licence Condition 16, Trust Deed and Regulatory Handbook
The team supports colleagues across the Finance function, ensuring the core gaming systems, GEM Suite (retail), SGPAM (digital), IVS/FRS, ReconNET and related BI reporting from PLATO, for the Finance team are consistently maintained and developed:
o Participate in the development and then delivery of the finance systems roadmap.
o Acts as the interface between the finance function and the IT/technology teams alongside Systems colleague and specifically for SG, Elsym and ancillary gaming systems
o Managing demand for system and data changes as a support and project control function
o Driving and project managing enhancement projects across the finance systems to improve controls, efficiency, and effectiveness
This role operates across both change delivery and business-as-usual domains, providing continuity, clarity and leadership across the gaming systems portfolio
What you'll be doing 

Act as the senior Finance lead supporting the Head of Finance Gaming Systems in delivery of the end-to-end Gaming Systems change roadmap. 
Own Finance leadership of SGPAM, including plaer lifecycle design, settlement models, exception handling and assurance of financial outcomes. 
Lead the design, governance and delivery of enhanced digital payment methodologies, with a focus on removing friction from the player journey and supporting continued growth into new payment platform delivery, e.g. Apple Pay and Google Pay adoption. 
Act as the key finance representative for the Finance-related change request lifecycle across SG systems, including intake, impact assessment, prioritisation and delivery oversight. 
Ensure financial, accounting, control and business-readiness impacts of system change are fully assessed and embedded into solution design
Support senior stakeholder management across Finance, Technology, Product, Operations and external suppliers, representing Finance interests in design forums and delivery governance. 
Provide senior Finance Systems leadership for payment service integrations and operations, supporting relationship management with Bottomline, HSBC and Worldpay. 
Lead Finance engagement for system releases, upgrades and enhancements, including UAT planning, execution, sign-off and transition into BAU
Maintain oversight of risks, dependencies and control impacts arising from concurrent change activity across multiple platforms
Fulfil a senior Finance Systems Accountant remit, ensuring reconciliation, accounting integrity, balance sheet assurance and audit readiness are designed into gaming, claims and payment flows. 
Manage stakeholder expectations while ensuring systems and processes remain efficient, effective, and aligned with operational objectives
Support Finance teams to ensure accurate, value adding retailer reporting is delivered and maintained within BI platforms
Support internal/external audit with evidence, control documentation, and walkthroughs
Document and prioritise Finance system enhancements and fixes
Liaise between Finance and Technology for requirements, testing,deployment
Lead UAT cycles and validate new features
Lead UAT cycles including test planning, script creation, execution, and signoff. 
Manage defects using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps and ensure timely resolution. 
Ensure adherence to SDLC and Agile delivery practices
Develop dashboards, KPIs, and reporting models using BI platform
Contribute to assessment of new technologies and system capabilities utilizing process mapping tools e.g., Visio and Requirements capture techniques e.g. use cases, user stories
 
What experience we're looking for 

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, or equivalent senior experience in Finance Systems and change leadership roles. 
Extensive experience delivering Finance-led technology change within complex, regulated or high-volume transaction environments. 
Strong understanding of gaming systems, payment execution, claims processing and end-to-end financial data flows
Proven ability to lead through influence, governance and stakeholder management rather than direct line management. 
Experience working with multi-platform estates and third-party providers, including payment service providers and banks. 
Ability to translate complex technical and delivery topics into clear financial, operational and risk-based insights for senior stakeholders