GamblingCareers.com ยท 21 hours ago
Vice President, Finance - Product Development and Design and Development Portfolio Management
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$267K/yr - $495K/yr
15+ years expGamblingCareers.com is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and they are seeking a Vice President of Finance to oversee financial capital allocation for the design and development portfolio. This role involves partnering with key executives to optimize global D&D spend, leading financial planning and analysis, and supporting the development of investment strategies.
Casino
No H1B
Responsibilities
Business partners with the Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer (both US-based), as well as the CFOs for each of our three businesses (Gaming, Interactive, and Product Madness), in decision support with the vision to enable the business to optimize global D&D portfolio spend. Provides data-led insights supporting the nature of the spend and the profitability projections linked to capital allocation decisions
Facilitates and supports the processes and analysis required for investment decision-making for global D&D spend, including developing cases to support investment choices in line with Aristocrat's investment frameworks. This will initially require crafting and embedding global standard processes. Works cross-functionally to resolve when key assumptions have changed, and further leadership dialogue is needed, and conducts periodic pulse checks on the results of investments
Will collaborate with SVP Product Strategy and EVP Enterprise Program Management to ensure the product ideas are connected from opportunity identification, through prioritization, cases, and program execution
Owns the FP&A team that supports global D&D spends in the Product function, and coordinates standard processes across each of our respective commercial business divisions (Gaming, Interactive, and Product Madness) and Product Technology to ensure spend is run, understood, and reported across all reporting cycles, including identification and management of financial risks and opportunities. Close collaboration with the VP Finance, Product Technology will be important to build detailed connections
Supports and drives personal and professional development of the extended D&D Finance team. Direct reports will include a Senior Finance Director, Product FP&A, and a Finance Director for D&D Portfolio Planning, and an extended team of six additional individuals. Provides direction and mentorship to ensure quality in execution and strong business partnerships across the organisation
Supported by the FP&A team, ownership for the preparation of the D&D global annual budget, forecasts during the year, and monitoring spend vs expectations, with analysis across multiple business divisions and currencies
Produce regular executive-level analysis on return on investments and visibility of the portfolio spend
Provide thought leadership to drive and challenge continuous improvement
Partner with the Finance enterprise reporting center of quality to enable financial reporting to meet the needs of the D&D function
Together with the team, leads various projects, including the development of processes where allocation of existing spend is attributed to specific programs of work. Annually, gain an understanding of where time is spent through collaboration with D&D leaders. Develop a taxonomy and develop simple allocations of cost
This role may require commercial business support for M&A activity and strategic projects as it relates to Product & Technology spend
As a senior member of the Group Finance team, and actively participate in the leadership of the broader function supporting our Finance culture vision and transformation journey
Qualification
Required
CA/CPA qualified, MBA, or equivalent experience preferred
15+ years of large, multifaceted corporate finance environment, with 8+ years in leadership positions
Thrives in a global, fast-paced organisation
Motivated by building, maintaining, and leading multiple relationships across global locations
Excellent eye for business, with the ability to lead discussions with executives to acquire key decisions
Strong change leadership skills
Collaborative people leader with the ability to delegate effectively
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills
Critical thinker willing to challenge the status quo
Understanding of Finance Systems and capabilities of insight tools
This position will be based in Las Vegas but needs to be flexible to work with internal and external customers in various global time zones, with some travel required to meet team and customers
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off
401(k) plan with employer matching
Company
GamblingCareers.com
GamblingCareers.com is the leading job board for the iGaming and Online Gambling industry, dedicated to bridging the gap between talented job seekers and top employers in the sector.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase