Smarkets
Betting/Gaming
FinanceManager
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“Finance Manager at Smarkets. Skills: Financial controlling, Financial reports accuracy, Robust controls maintenance, Finance function strategic goals support. Anchor the day-to-day financial operations. Deeply engaging in financial controlling”
What You'll Achieve.
Timely and accurate financial information to run the business day-to-day; Satisfy regulators; Stand up to investor scrutiny; Ensure accuracy of financial reports; Maintain robust controls; Effectively support the finance function's strategic goals; Ensure compliance with IFRS and relevant standards; Drive balance sheet integrity; Deliver a board-ready management pack explaining key performance drivers; Architect new, audit-ready automated processes
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
ACCA/ACA qualified, Degree in Accounting or related field, Experience in a regulated industry, Proven hands-on experience in a small finance team, Preparing financial accounts compliant with IFRS and UK GAAP
Nice to Have
Experience in betting/gaming, Good understanding of financial regulations
What You'll Do.
Anchor the day-to-day financial operations
Deeply engaging in financial controlling
Overseeing the preparation of monthly management accounts
Serving as a critical business partner to the wider organisation
Manage one direct report
Ensure the accuracy of financial reports
Maintain robust controls
Effectively support the finance function's strategic goals
and audit of annual financial statements
Ensure compliance with IFRS and relevant standards
Oversee day-to-day financial operations
Including monthly and annual financial close and group consolidated management accounts
Manage and develop the Accounts Assistant direct report
Monitor financial performance against budget
Providing variance analysis and strategic insights to leadership
Ensure timely submission of UK/Maltese VAT returns
Drive balance sheet integrity
Maintain internal controls
Act as the go-to expert for technical financial queries
Assist with new ERP implementation
Initiate continuous process streamlining
Maintain relationships with auditors
and external stakeholders
clean month-end close
Deliver a board-ready management pack explaining key performance drivers
Author technical IFRS accounting papers for stakeholders and auditors
audit-ready automated processes
integrating AI and documenting controls
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Serve as a critical business partner to the wider organisation; Work closely with multidisciplinary teams; Collaborate
Communication Scope
Effective communicator capable of conveying complex financial data to both finance and non-finance teams
Process & Methodology
Assist with new ERP implementation, Initiate continuous process streamlining
Full Job Description
Who are we? Smarkets: Predicting the Future of Betting Smarkets runs one of the world’s most sophisticated prediction markets, handling over £29 billion in volume since 2010 and engaging 200,000+ traders globally. We’re a technology company that happens to revolutionise betting - from sports to political markets, to delivering the sharpest prices and the fairest odds. Our stack is designed for scale, reliability, and speed: Linux, Kafka, Postgres, Kubernetes, with Python 3, C++17, and React powering our platform. We build infrastructure that institutions trust while keeping trading accessible to everyone. Our edge? We’ve thrived through every market cycle, competitor, and industry revolution. At the heart of our success are our people. We create a high-performance environment where exceptional talent can thrive, blending deep business experience with a commercial mindset to drive strategic growth. If you’re ready to help shape the future of prediction markets with cutting-edge technology and a customer-first philosophy, Smarkets is where you belong. The Team The Finance Team is responsible for making sure Smarkets has timely and accurate financial information to run the business day-to-day, to satisfy regulators, and to stand up to investor scrutiny. Smarkets operates a high-volume betting exchange across multiple jurisdictions and licences, which puts finance at the intersection of accounting, regulation and commercial decision-making. - Financial Reporting & Control: Month-end close, statutory accounts, external audit, and controls framework for a regulated business. - FP&A & Business Partnering: Budgeting, forecasting, and commercial decision support across all cost centres. - Finance Systems & Transformation: Implementing our new ERP, automating data flows, and leveraging AI to build scalable, future-proof systems. In a typical week, a Finance Manager at Smarkets will: - Execute a fast, clean month-end close and deliver a board-ready management pack explaining k
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