Director of FP&A - Aristocrat - #2142501

Role Summary

The Director of FP&A is a key finance leader within Aristocrat Interactive, responsible for enterprise-wide planning, performance management, and financial insight. Partnering closely with senior executives, this role helps shape business strategy, evaluate investment decisions, and drive accountability for financial performance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Vice President, FP&A, the Director owns the annual planning, forecasting, and reporting processes while building scalable analytics and decision-support capabilities that enable growth and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

Key Planning Cycles & Business Partnering

• Own the Long Range Plan, Annual Plan, rolling forecasts, and Risk & Opportunity processes.
• Partner with senior leaders to evaluate business performance, critical initiatives, investment opportunities, and resource allocation decisions.
• Support business initiatives including market expansion, M&A evaluation, investment cases, and strategic projects.

Financial Performance & Governance

• Own consolidated financial reporting and performance analysis for Aristocrat Interactive, providing clear and actionable insights to executive leadership, Group Finance, and Investor Relations.
• Drive weekly and monthly performance reviews, identifying emerging risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
• Ensure strong financial governance, planning processes, and alignment with Group policies, controls, and reporting standards.
• Partner across Finance to improve visibility, consistency, and accountability for financial performance.

Data, Analytics & Operational Improvement

• Develop scalable reporting, indicators, and dashboards that support effective decision-making across the organization.
• Leverage data and analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy, performance insights, and commercial outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement of planning, reporting, and financial management processes.
• Partner with Finance Systems, BI, and Enterprise Data teams to improve automation, data quality, and self-service reporting capabilities.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
• Cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, Operations, Product, Technology, and Commercial teams.
• Champion modern finance capabilities, including data literacy through the use of SQL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field required.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification desirable.

Experience & Expertise

• Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, corporate finance, or related finance leadership roles.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong experience leading planning, forecasting, management reporting, and performance management processes.
• Proven track record supporting senior executives within a global, matrix organization.
• Background in technology, digital, gaming, entertainment, software, or similarly fast-paced industries preferred.

Skills & Leadership

• Exceptional analytical, financial modelling, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions through data, insight, and commercial judgment.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
• Advanced proficiency with planning, reporting, and business intelligence tools (e.g., TM1, Anaplan, Power BI, D365, SQL).

Compensation Philosophy
We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.