About the role

Key responsibilities

• Compile monthly stat reports for all operator and affiliate partners.
• Work with deals and commercial team to resolve commission conflicts and issue.
• Monitor affiliate revenues from various partnerships with gambling operators, including tracking commissions, bonuses, and revenue share models.
• Compare actual financial performance against budget/forecast, explaining variances and suggesting corrective measures.
• Conduct financial modelling and scenario analysis to predict how changes in affiliate deals, traffic sources, or industry regulations could impact financial performance.
• Ensure that financial operations comply with gambling regulations, anti-money laundering (AML) laws, and other industry-specific legal requirements.
• Monitor adherence to the terms of affiliate agreements, particularly regarding payments and revenue-share agreements.
• Work closely with the marketing team to control costs related to affiliate traffic acquisition, including PPC, SEO, and other marketing strategies.
• Manage financial risks, such as currency fluctuations (as gambling affiliates often deal with international operators) and payment delays or non-payment by gambling operators.
• Oversee financial systems to detect fraudulent activity related to affiliate payments, such as fake player registrations or artificial traffic generation.
• Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
• Prepare reports for the internal management structure.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for both the trading and local holding company.
• Managed the financial interaction with customers, suppliers, tax authorities and external auditors.
• Work collaboratively with all internal teams to ensure finance effectively executes all responsibilities appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Accurately forecast costs for the year, updating each month with business developments.
• Prepared yearly budgets with co-ordination of all relevant departments.
• Prepared annual financial statements and year end audit process.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.
• Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities.
• Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.
• Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations.
• Suggest updates and improvements for accounting systems, including payroll and invoicing.

The ideal candidate

• ACA/ACCA, equivalent qualification or qualified by experience.
• 3+ years of experience in a finance / accounting focussed role.
• The ability to prioritise multiple concurrent workstreams and meet all reporting requirements is crucial.
• Accuracy and attention to detail, whilst using common sense and initiative to provide working solutions to finance and business needs.
• The ability to manage and oversee all day to day accounting operations of the company including all operational finance and payment matters.
• The ability to manage a remote team and foster a positive working environment.
• Experience of taking ownership and accountability for all relevant reporting needs.
• The ability to establish and grow strong working relationships with employees across all levels, teams and departments.
• Experience of preparing monthly financial packs with full analysis of expenditure.
• Proficient use of MS products: Excel, Word, Outlook and other relevant software.
• Experience with Sage.
• Experience of PO and expense approval systems, BI reporting and analysis tools.