Strategic Finance Analyst & Business Partner

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 acrossthe USA (Michigan and Illinois) and Europe, including

Czech Republic, Austria, Greece,Cyprusand Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds togood causes, at Allwynwe 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 togood causes.

We’lltalk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now –let’stalk about the role and whowe’relooking for…

A bit about the role

We are looking for an experienced

Finance Analyst and Business Partnerto work across multiple work streams and support senior leaders across the wider businessmakedata-driven decision making to maximise returns to Good Causes.

Whatyou’llbe doing

• To build strong relationships acrossmain stakeholder groups,in particular within
  
  Finance and
  
  Regulatoryteams as well as business partner with thewider
  
  Financefunctionbudget holders,providing insightfulanalysis and presentations to effectively communicate with stakeholders

• Support key financial processes including month end close,monthly and quarterlyreporting, the annual budgetingprocessand quarterly forecasts.

• Subject matter expert and business partner for the finance function,maintaininga rolling forecastanddetailed understanding of cost drivers,risksand opportunities

• Delivery of key outputs including quarterly Performance Standards Reporting for the Gambling Commission,monthly management reporting for key metrics such as Good Causesand monthly budget holder and director packs

• Support Budgeting and Forecasting processes with detailed analysis and presentations tofacilitatebusiness decisions.

• Collaborate closely with the entire Commercial Finance and wider Finance function leaning into relevant teamstomost effectively drive projects forward

• Assist with ad-hoc queries

What experience we’relooking for

• Delivery of high-quality outputs to deadline, with analysis that supports confident decision-making and adds clear value to strategic and regulatory priorities.

Key

Skills and Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

• Highly numerate with the ability to analyse, model and interpret data, including large data sets.

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to articulate financial information to non-finance stakeholders

• Commercial awareness and ability to apply this to decision making and recommendations

• Experience with SAPand SACpreferred.

• Experience in a similar Commercial Finance role preferred.

• Advanced MS Excel skills (Lookups, Pivots, Data Visualisation) and data manipulation

• Experience with BI tools an advantage

• Self-starter with a keen attention to detail and independent thinking
  
  Ability to work collaboratively, working constructively with colleagues to solve problems

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to distil complexity, present clear recommendations andmaintainhigh standard sin fast-paced environments.

• Credibility and presence to work effectively with senior leaders, challenge constructively where appropriate, and influence outcomes through insight-led analysis.

• Proactive and driven, with the confidence to highlight risks and opportunities early, work independently at pace, and tailor messaging upwards to senior line management where needed.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity, using judgement to structure problems, define a practical path forward and keep stakeholders aligned as priorities evolve.

About us

At Allwyn, we are dedicated to changing lives and growing the National Lottery responsibly, championing its positive impact on people, places, and the planet.

• Innovation
  -We pride ourselves on it!
  
  We’reconstantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to market toenjoywhich is all supported by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.

• Giving back –Did you know that…