Financial Accountant - DigiOutsource

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Financial Accountant to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and reconciling gaming-related financial data, performing month-end closing activities, and ensuring the accuracy of all financial records related to gaming operations.

This will help us excel at delivering financial information timeously to senior management and shareholders of the organisation, to assist with their decision-making processes to stay ahead of the game.

What you’ll be doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include:

Gaming Data & Balance Sheet Reconciliation

• Review that all gaming data is accurately posted by product, region, game/event, brand and platform.
• Reconcile gaming data with third-party sources, such as gaming server reports, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Match and reconcile all balance sheet accounts, ensuring proper alignment between records and financial statements.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies and anomalies in the data promptly.

Month-End Closing and Reconciliation

• Prepare month-end files and reconciliations, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately reflected.
• Ensure the timely completion of month-end close processes.
• Ensure FloQast reconciliations and checklist assigned are timeously completed and accurate.

Gaming Tax & VAT Calculations

• Perform gaming tax and VAT calculations by region, ensuring compliance with regional tax regulations.
• Provide clear documentation and ensure timely submission of required tax filings.

Usage Fees, Rebates, and Invoicing

• Calculate usage fees and rebates related to gaming operations and raise accruals and invoices in a timely and accurate manner.

Accruals and Prepayments

• Ensure all accruals and prepayments are accounted for and complete.
• Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of prepayments and accruals across periods.

Intercompany and Intergroup Billing

• Handle posting of intercompany and intergroup billing, ensuring proper allocation and reconciliation of all related transactions.

Regional and Brand Split Posting

• Post and track regional and brand-specific splits for revenue and expenses, ensuring proper allocation of financial results.
• Ensure dimension splits are complete, accurate and relevant for each entity under remit.

Foreign Exchange Management

• Perform monthly foreign exchange revaluation for foreign currency balances in the balance sheet to ensure accurate reporting of foreign currency transactions.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare month-end statutory, brand, and regional income statements and balance sheets, including relevant commentary on key financial movements and variances.
• Manage the trial balance and ensure that all financial data aligns with the general ledger.

Forecasting/Budgeting

• Assist Senior Finance Manager with forecasts and budgeting for relevant entities under remit.

Open Item Reporting

• Review weekly and monthly open item reports, tracking long-outstanding items and ensuring they are followed up promptly.
• Ensure all vendors are up to date and manage ageing with the Assistant Accountant.

Audit Preparation and Support

• Prepare quarterly, half-yearly, and annual financial audit files and support audit queries.
• Prepare schedules and documentation required for both operational and regulatory audits, ensuring that all required information is available for review.

Internal Controls and Process Documentation

• Assist in drafting process notes and internal control procedures to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of business operations.
• Ensure that accounting practices align with company policies and industry best practices.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Work closely with the treasury manager, reconciliation specialists, statutory team, and other financial accountants to ensure smooth financial operations.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration between teams to meet key deliverables and resolve issues quickly.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate effectively with managers, team members, and external stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of financial issues and status.
• Provide regular updates and manage expectations effectively, ensuring that any potential problems or delays are escalated as needed.

Essential skills you’ll bring to the table

The necessary skills that we require for this role include:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams, with a focus on achieving shared goals
• Expertise in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with a track record of delivering on time and within scope
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high standards of quality in all outputs
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities, maintaining effectiveness in dynamic situations
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Experience with SOX Compliance and/or Internal controls
• Advanced Excel experience
• 3 - 5 years Accounting Experience

Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Navision or Business Central 
• Experience in FloQast (Month end reconciliation tool) 
• Experience in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1/Cognos