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About the Role

The SOX Senior Manager serves as the primary liaison between the GFC team, UKI finance team, central Internal Controls team, and external auditors. This role fosters teamwork, risk identification, and prompt remediation of control deficiencies, supporting the ICFR pillar within the global finance transformation program and contributing to other pillars through ICFR insights. It is crucial for maintaining the SOX compliance program in line with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop positive relationships with the Internal Control team and serve as the main connection among the Internal Controls team, UKI finance team, and GFC to enhance control environment reliability and efficiency.
Manage collaborators across Control Owners, Internal Controls, and External Auditors to deliver key components of the ICFR project plan according to the testing schedule.
Identify, evaluate, and communicate financial reporting risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities across the UKI.
Provide practical insights and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the UKI’s ICFR approach.
Manage internal control deficiencies in a timely manner, delivering strategic remediation suggestions and maintaining regular communication on remediation status.
Act as a key point of coordination with external auditors on UKI SOX and ICFR matters.
Support the GFC and UKI finance teams in all control aspects of the external audit.
Monitor timely actioning of internal/external evidence requests, support evidence providers with queries, and escalate issues as necessary.
Support the preparation of periodic status updates on SOX compliance, deficiency remediation, and key ICFR activities for relevant governance forums.
Deliver tailored SOX training sessions and ongoing mentor support for collaborators.
Support collaborators in maintaining high-quality process and control documentation.
Utilize the SOX Framework Change Management process to propose, review, and approve control environment changes.

Requirements

Demonstrate strong project management and organizational skills to handle the delivery of multiple workstreams to short-term and long-term deadlines.
Exhibit strong coordination and collaborator management skills, aligning internal and external partners to support delivery of key activities.
Apply excellent communication skills to clearly explain the status of work and the risks that could lead to timetable or cost challenges.
Apply strong ICFR skills, covering central ICFR policies, ICFR prioritization, key and non-key controls frameworks, ICFR testing approaches, business certifications, deficiency tracking and reporting, the formal evaluation of deficiencies, and information used in controls.
Leverage knowledge and skills to harness IT contributions to ICFR, including IT general controls and IT automated controls.
Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment in a management role empowered to deliver change.
Possess qualifications as an accountant with PCAOB audit experience and post-qualification experience in a professional services or industry role.
Showcase experience of delivering ICFR activities across at least one whole financial year cycle.
Navigate material weakness or significant deficiency remediation successfully.
Some experience with finance transformation efforts, such as GRC implementations, ERP deployments, global process owner models, or technology support of the ICFR annual cycle.
Experience with US GAAP is beneficial, but not required.
Experience in betting, gaming, or online entertainment sectors is beneficial, but not required.

Skills

SOX compliance
ICFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting)
Project management
Organizational skills
Coordination
Collaborator management
Communication skills
Risk assessment
Control testing
Deficiency tracking and reporting
IT general controls
IT automated controls
Finance transformation
GRC implementation
ERP deployment
US GAAP (beneficial)
Betting/gaming/online entertainment sector experience (beneficial)

Location

London
Dublin
Leeds

Work Type

12 Month FTC
Flexible ways of working – home or office

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Post-qualification experience in a professional services or industry role
Experience delivering ICFR activities across at least one whole financial year cycle
Some experience with finance transformation efforts

Education Level

Accountant qualifications

Benefits

£1,000 learning fund
Yearly bonus
Pension contribution scheme
Private healthcare
Access to thousands of Udemy courses
Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme
16 hours of paid volunteering time per year

About the Company

Flutter is a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming, holding market-leading positions in the US and globally.
Our brand portfolio includes FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, and PokerStars.
We aim to disrupt the sector and build a better future for our customers, colleagues, and communities through our collective power, the Flutter Edge.
Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful.
They prioritize team success, embrace collaboration, and strive to make a difference.
We are the #1 Top Workplace in the area.

Equal Opportunity

We’re an inclusive employer, encouraging people from all backgrounds to apply.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.
If you are an internal candidate, please note that this opportunity will be processed in accordance with our internal secondment process. Further details will be provided by Talent Acquisition upon application.