Director of FP&A

About the Position

We are looking for a Director of FP&A to join our Aristocrat Interactive team in London. This key finance leader will be 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 organization.

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.
  • 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.

Requirements

• 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).

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: £87,309 - £162,146 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and recognize your contribution.
• Opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.
• Potential for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

About the Company

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a global entertainment and gaming content creation company powered by technology. Our three reporting segments comprise regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), Social Casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). We offer a diverse range of products and services, including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, online real money games, including iLottery, as well as free-to-play mobile games, that serve customers and entertain millions of players worldwide every day.

Join our team of ~7,400 people across the globe, united by our mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.