Finance Business Partner; Digital

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.

We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now – let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for…

A commercially focused Finance Business Partner responsible for supporting strategic decision-making and performance measurement within the Digital Channel through financial insight and analysis.

This role will sit within the Commercial Planning and Trading team and partner with Digital Director and other stakeholders across Digital function.

• Business partnering with senior stakeholders in the Digital team, providing financial insight and appropriate challenge to support decision making
• Take the lead on budgeting, forecasting and monthly financial analysis for key expenditure, including identification of risks and opportunities to improve value and efficiency
• Supporting strategic projects and initiatives across Digital, through business case appraisals scenario analysis and post-investment reviews
• Work closely with Digital teams to understand and monitor how key levers and initiatives translate into commercial outcomes (including CRM, Media, Merchandising, Technology)
• Work closely with Digital & Tech teams to understand how web and app optimisation improve customer journeys and Revenue
• Translate complex financial and commercial data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Support on developing KPI framework to measure success of new initiatives; ensuring accountability and visibility of performance within BAU business reporting
• Ensuring performance drivers and development of targets are fully understood and clearly articulated to stakeholders
• Working closely with other Finance stakeholders to ensure Digital roadmap is aligned with overall business objectives, alongside identification of any risks or opportunities to commercial targets

• Qualified accountant –CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent
• Strong commercial finance/business partnering experience
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret large amounts of data
• Experience with developing business-case appraisals including ROI/investment analysis
• Develop reporting framework to track initiatives and post implementation reviews
• Ownership of Budgeting and forecasting requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management including ability to influence and provide appropriate challenge across multiple levels in organisation
• Commercial awareness and ability to apply this to decision making and recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Pro‑active mindset, an independent thinker who seeks out opportunities for process improvement and efficiency
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving/transformation environment

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’re constantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to market to enjoy…