Financial Manager SA Ops (Services)

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Who We Are

We’re part of Super Group, the NYSE-listed digital gaming company behind some of the world’s leading Sports and iGaming brands.

At Betway, we’re driven by our shared vision to become the global leader in the online sports betting and casino industry. Our people are forward-thinking team-players who thrive on a collective diversity of skills and backgrounds. Founded in 2006, our teams in Guernsey, London, Malta, Germany, Portugal and Spain and are constantly expanding and evolving.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re on a thrilling journey of growth and innovation, and we need passionate, driven individuals to join us. At Betway, every day is action-packed, and we expect you to bring your A-game. In return, you’ll find a supportive environment where your skills can flourish and your career can soar.

Ready to become a game-changer? Supercharge your career with us and be part of something extraordinary.

Why we need you

We’re on a mission to create extraordinary experiences for our customers, and we believe that your unique skills, passion and superdrive will help us achieve our vision.

The Financial Manager SA Ops (Services) is responsible for the financial management of a number of African entities and reports into the Head of Finance SA Ops. The purpose of the role is to ensure that all results and the financial position of the relevant entities are accurately reported on. This role therefore ensures the smooth day-to-day running and oversight of the African team to ensure that all data is correctly posted, up to date and reconciled. The role requires the candidate to be highly numerate, well organised and deadline driven.

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of your role, your responsibilities will include:

• Monthly Management Reports
• Review of monthly management accounts including income statement and variance analysis and documentation of all commentary
• Review of all balance sheet and related monthly reconciliations
• Review of all Trial balances to ensure completeness of the accounts
• Approval of all journal entries in the accounting system
• Maintenance of Monthly Financial Reporting Index
• Review of open items reports to ensure that all open transactions are reconciled, documented and queries resolved timeously
• Review of monthly aging reports to ensure all creditors paid and customers collected timeously
• Prepare the Monthly reconciliation of accounting and gaming data to Group Reports
• Ensure all standardization of reporting and schedules across all entities
• Analytical Reporting
• Review all Monthly Product and Regional income statements
• Provide summaries of all highlights to the Senior Finance Manager for income statement, balance sheet and open items
• Review and resolve Country Manager queries
• Board Reporting and Minutes
• Preparation of financial data required for Board Reports
• Audits
• Work closely with the Statutory team in Co-ordinating of audits and attending to audit queries timeously
• Review of all team prepared internal and external audit reconciliations and clearing of all queries
• Tax Management and Compliance
• Review of all statutory calculations including Gaming tax, Gaming VAT, Indirect Taxes, Corporate Tax, annual returns, statutory reports etc. for all gaming entities
• Review of all statutory returns including income tax, annual returns, VAT, Indirect Taxes, In-country reports, etc. for all gaming entities
• Regulatory Requirements
• Manage onboarding of new Gaming entities, Regions and Products (all accounting and reporting), and that all Financial Regulatory requirements are met
• Ensure that the Project team is aware and understands all Finance and Gaming-related requirements
• Transfer Pricing Governance
• Ensure that all Intercompany and Intergroup billing complies with the Group’s Transfer Pricing policy
• Contract Management
• Internal billing and contract management
• Review Internal billing on a regular basis to ensure that it remains practical and relevant
• Ensure all contracts are up to date and on file and recorded on the contract matrix
• Obtain new contracts for new billing or changes required
• Ensure termination agreements are received, filed and recorded on the contract matrix
• Fund and Asset Management - Forecast
• Take ownership of annual forecasts
• Update and maintain rolling forecasts
• Review forecast variance analysis and obtain explanations
• Escalate any unusual variances
• Cash Flow
• Run weekly Open Item Reports for all entities, query long outstanding items and request feedback on why suppliers are not being paid or customers collected
• Review and approve weekly payments, ensuring that the correct amounts and suppliers are paid
• Release of payments on Online banking platforms
• Ensure timeous supplier and intergroup payments
• CAPEX
• Review of Fixed Asset Registers and ensure accounting is in accordance with Group policy
• Ensure short-term insurance contracts are adequately maintained and updated
• Ensure any internally generated assets have been capitalized in the accounting records on the go live date and appropriate amortization has been applied
• Robust and Critical Systems and Controls: ERP
• Ensure that Navision, TM1 and other systems operate effectively and efficiently for responsible companies
• Investigate and recommend solutions to improve operational efficiencies in the team
• Liaise with BI to ensure that the transactional data received is relevant, accurate, complete and received on time
• Polies and Procedures
• Ensure that all accounting is in line with the Group’s accounting policies and procedures
• Draft process notes detailing how and why monthly tasks are performed to ensure business continuity
• Finance Staffing: Structure Maintenance
• Escalate and motivate any resource requirements to the Group Finance Manager
• KPI Management
• Day to day management of the financial accounting team
• Co-ordinate functions in the team to ensure that all team members are working effectively and able to deliver reporting on time
• Ensure best business practice is embedded across all processes and functions
• Undertake bi-annual team appraisals and performance development reviews
• Ensure team key deliverables are met on time and accurately
• Provide guidance, mentoring and support to all direct reports to ensure the team is working efficiently and coherently
• Bi-annual setting of team objectives
• Manage all stakeholder expectations appropriately and communicate any potential problems
• Adhoc
• Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time
• Area of responsibility
• Trial balance management of all entities

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You may be required to complete other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

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

Desirable Skills You’ve Got Up Your Sleeve

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

• In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends
• Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
• Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards

Our values are non-negotiables

Our culture is underpinned by core values that are linked to key behavioural competencies. Along with the below behavioural competencies, these are essential for all employees in order for you to embed in and drive our culture forward.

These competencies are:

• Adaptability
• Ownership and accountability
• Initiating action
• Resilience
• Team orientation
• Integrity
• Innovation

What You’ll Get Back

We offer a great variety of personal and professional benefits to help you thrive at Betway and Super Group. This includes:

• We’re dedicated to your supergrowth. Our comprehensive learning and development programmes give you a range of resources and opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career.
• Your hard work and achievements won’t go unnoticed. Our innovative Performance Tool ensures you receive regular, constructive feedback, helping you to continuously improve and reach your full potential.
• Our Employee Assistance programme offers a variety of benefits which you and your family can benefit from.

Be part of that Superclass feeling.

At Super Group, diversity is part of our DNA. With teams across 17 countries, 85 nationalities, and 30 languages, we take equal opportunities seriously, championing a supportive, inclusive and empowering environment wherever you are in the Group.

It’s all about putting your experience first and ensuring honesty and fairness in all we do.

Here, your growth is supported and your contributions valued.

Game on!

• Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.
• Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

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