Senior Finance Business Partner; Retail

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…

We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to lead on end-to-end Retail profitability providing clear and concise recommendations to optimise and enhance our Retail Estate while reporting benefits through relevant Financial KPIs

• Business Partner to the Retail Revenue and Field Directors and their Direct Reports.
• Commercial Finance leadership across the Retail end to end P&L
• Detailed understanding of controllable costs and contracts as well as budget ownership
• Build Profitability framework across over 40k shops to Include:
• Understanding profitability by various segments
• Identify and prioritise highest value opportunities
• Understand operational levers to drive value including people, investment & incentives.
• Challenges existing ways of working to unlock financials benefits
• Build prioritised pipeline with relevant stakeholders of activities for Optimisation strategy
• Provide profitability & sensitivity scenarios
• Work with the analytical teams to develop benefit tracking measurement post implementation of any recommendations. Clear KPI framework to be established
• Upskill the business to understand the Commercial drivers of profitability by channel and work alongside senior leadership to drive change
• Support the Head of Finance with ad hoc commercial requests as required

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with previous experience in Commercial Finance as well as partnering Senior Stakeholders
• Ability to lead cross functional work streams and influence outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal, communication & presentation skills and able to articulate financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Commercial awareness and ability to apply this to decision making and recommendations
• Strong financial modelling required enhanced with the ability to actively translate this into actions & insight
• Previous experience of driving improvements to underlying profitability.
• Self-starter with a keen attention to detail and independent thinking

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 which is all supported by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.

Giving back – Did you know that playing the lottery generates around £30m a week for charities and good causes in the UK? Our aim is to have doubled this number by the end of the first 10-year license.

Sustainability – Our aim is to become a net zero national lottery. We have 2030 targets to decarbonise our operations and energy. We’ve already transitioned to renewable energy providers, made our London and Watford offices zero gas, and ensured our fleet consists of low-emission vehicles. In…