our client is a global, multi-cultural company that’s all about entertainment. As such, they’ve evolved into a
focused, dynamic community that thrives on all things sporty, providing services to an internationally
renowned sports betting brand that has a huge presence in the Premier League and other top tier
leagues around the world.
Their expertise lies in marketing, customer service and technology. They deliver product digitally (online
and mobile) and they market through-the-line (TV, print, outdoors, digital etc).

The company is looking for a financial Manager with at least 4 years team management experience and ideally experience in the rest of Africa.

B Com (Accounting) with completed Articles, CA(SA), CIMA or equivalent
• Accounting review experience.
• Minimum 3 years managerial experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience in Navision.
• Experience in reviewing AFS.
• Independent worker.
• Self-motivated and highly productive.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Highly dependable and dedicated.
• Strong levels of co-operation.
• Good levels of business acumen.
• Project management skills including the ability to meet all deadlines and the ability to
effectively manage the implementation of proposals/acquisitions.
• Good writing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Time management skills.The responsibilities include assurance that all transactions, reconciliations, and reporting are
accounted for accurately, completely and reported on timeously. The role requires the candidate to
be highly numerate, well organised and deadline driven.
Financial reporting:
1. Monthly management reports
? Review of monthly management accounts including income statement and variance
analysis, balance sheet and related reconciliations, intercompany billing calculations to
ensure appropriate billing across entities and in line with contracts (includes review of
prepayments and accruals to ensure all costs are billed).
? Review all Trial balances to ensure completeness of the accounts.
? Review of open items reports to ensure that all transactions are reconciled, and queries
resolved timeously, and all creditors paid timeously. Follow up with team on long
outstanding items. Ensure that notes are done.
? Prepare the Monthly reconciliation of accounting data to Group Reports.
? Ensure all standardization of reporting and schedules across all entities.
2. Analytical reporting
? Review all monthly income statements for related operating expenditure accounts.
? Provide summaries of all highlights to the Head of Finance for income statement, balance
sheet and open items. (e.g. Opex report, balance notes etc)
? Review and resolve queries raised.
Corporate Governance:
1. Board reporting and minutes
? Preparation of related financial data for Board Reports.
2. 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 & clearing of all queries
3. Tax management and compliance
? Review of all statutory calculations including Gaming tax, Gaming VAT, Corporate Tax,
annual returns, statutory reports etc. for all gaming entities.
? Review of all statutory returns including income tax, annual returns, VAT, In-country
reports, etc. for all gaming entities.
4. Regulatory requirements
? Manage onboarding of new entities, Regions and Products (all accounting and
reporting), and that all Regulatory requirements are being met. Ensure that the Project
team is aware and understands all Finance and Gaming-related requirements.
5. Transfer pricing governance
? Ensure that all Intercompany and Intergroup billing complies with the Group’s Transfer
Pricing policy.
6. Contracts 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.
Funds and Assets Management:
1. Forecasts and going concern
? Take ownership of annual forecasts.
? Update and maintain rolling forecasts.
? Review forecast variance analysis and obtain explanations.
? Escalate any unusual variances.
2. Cash flow
? Run weekly Open Item Reports for all entities, query long outstanding items and request
feedback on why invoices are not being paid.
? Review and approve weekly payments, ensuring that the correct amounts and suppliers
are paid.
? Ensure timeous supplier and intergroup payments.
3. CAPEX
? Ensure any systems development has been capitalized in the accounting records on the go
live date and appropriate amortization and been applied.
Robust and critical systems and controls:
1. 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.
2. Policies 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.
Financials staffing:
1. Structure maintenance
? Escalate and motivate any resource requirements to the Head of Finance.
2. KPI management
? Day to day management of the financial accounting team for Africa.
? 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 gaming 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 your team is
working efficiently and coherently.
? Bi-annual setting of team objectives.
? Manage all stakeholder expectations appropriately and communicate any potential
problems.
Ad hoc:
? Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time.
Areas of responsibility:
? Trial balance management of all entities