Senior Trust Reporting Accountant

At the heart of everything we do is our vision to change lives every day, and our mission to grow The National Lottery responsibly and champion its impact.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across the USA (Michigan and Illinois) and Europe, including Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus and Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, large scale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

The Senior Trust Reporting Accountant is responsible for supporting the delivery of Trust reporting, financial control, funds protection and assurance activities that underpin the protection of player funds and Allwyn's obligations under the Security Trust Deed, Licence and Funds Protection Policies.

Success in the role comes from delivering accurate and timely reporting, maintaining robust controls, supporting evidence-based assurance, identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to the wider success of the team.

Financial Control & Regulatory Reporting

• Prepare and review Trust accounting, journals and balance sheet reconciliations accurately and on time.
• Deliver assigned regulatory reporting to the Trustee and Gambling Commission.
• Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of the Trust Position Statement and supporting schedules.
• Ensure reporting outputs are supported by appropriate documentation, evidence and controls.
• Investigate and resolve reporting issues, reconciliations and exceptions as required.

Funds Protection & Assurance

• Lead assigned elements of the Funds Protection Policies and associated control framework, ensuring requirements remain current, clearly documented and effectively operated.
• Deliver assigned assurance and attestation activities, ensuring conclusions are supported by clear, complete and reliable evidence.
• Monitor control effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support the investigation and resolution of funds protection, reporting or control-related issues.
• Maintain documentation that supports compliance with Trust and regulatory requirements.

Governance & Audit Support

• Support the application and ongoing governance of the Security Trust Deed and associated requirements.
• Coordinate assigned internal and external audit activity, including evidence requests, responses and action tracking.
• Prepare papers, updates and evidence-based reporting for governance forums.
• Maintain oversight of assigned risks, issues and actions, ensuring ownership is clear and matters are progressed or escalated appropriately.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues across Finance, Legal and Regulation and with external assurance stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify and deliver improvements to reporting processes, controls and ways of working.
• Support the adoption of automation and system-based controls that improve reporting quality, efficiency and operational resilience.
• Develop management information and insight that support decision-making and provide visibility of risks, issues and performance.
• Work collaboratively across Trust & Finance Gaming Systems to support shared team outcomes.
• Build and share knowledge across reporting, assurance, governance and funds protection activities, strengthening capability and resilience across the wider team.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) required, however candidates nearing…