Finance Business Partner - Projects

Join our journey to create a new experience for The National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.

We are Allwyn UK part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic Austria Greece Cyprus & 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 largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

Well talk a bit more about us further down the page but for now lets talk about the role and who were looking for

A bit about the role

We are looking for an experienced and commercially-focused finance business partner to work with multiple functions and stakeholders to provide finance support to projects. As Allwyn transforms the National Lottery with the aim of doubling payments to good causes by the end of the licence we will be undertaking multiple transformational projects to help drive this focusing on revenue growth and operational efficiency. This role will play a key part in costing these projects and working with business teams to provide on-going finance support in operationalising them. The projects are both Capex and Opex in nature so the ability to understand the financial implications of this on the economic model of the National Lottery and bring this to life for non-finance teams is key to this role.

What youll be doing

• Working with stakeholders across the business to ensure projects are robustly costed and these costs understood by stakeholders and finance and then tracked and managed effectively within budget envelopes.
• Develop ongoing forecasts through project lifecycles.
• Act as a sounding board to project stakeholders using business acumen and commercial awareness to both counsel and constructively challenge to drive the best outcomes.
• Communicate appropriately within Finance so that other Finance Business Partners and Finance Management are appropriately consulted or informed about the projects.
• Provide financial and scenario modelling as assumptions or the environment changes.
• Develop reporting packs to track actual spend vs budget/forecast spend to go risks and opportunities etc.
• Provide financial support and guidance for queries of an ad-hoc nature.

What experience were looking for

• Qualified accountant
• Experience of working in project environments is a big plus strong understanding of Capex/Opex is a minimum
• Advanced Excel Modelling and PowerPoint skills
• Very comfortable working with large data sets
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to apply this to decision making and recommendations
• Collaborative and able to work cross-functionally with both finance and non-finance colleagues
• Ability to work independently create own priorities and manage upwards accordingly
• Presentation skills and experience influencing business stakeholders
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change frequently
• Displays excellent attention to detail
• Understanding of Lottery/Gaming industry beneficial
• Use of Enterprise Financial Systems such as forecasting and data visualisation tools. SAP/SAC/BPC a plus.

About us:

Weve developed ground-breaking technologies built player protection frameworks and have a proven track record of making lotteries better.

Innovation - We pride ourselves on it! Were constantly looking for new ways to excite our customers bringing new products to enjoy which is all underpinned 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 licence

Sustainability Our aim to be net zero by 2030 which would make us the first lottery provider globally to achieve this

Inclusion and accessibility We are making all parts of The National Lottery inclusive whether you play a game in a store or online.

If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process please contact a member of the talent team at and well be happy to help.

**Being the custodians of the National Lottery license is a big responsibility so all of our roles are subject to extensive background checks**

An inclusive reward offering with wellbeing at the centre

At Allwyn weve put together a range of inclusive benefits and policies to support our colleagues at every stage of their lives and careers.

Heres a list of some of the fantastic benefits we offer

• Company bonus scheme
• Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
• 26 days annual leave 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
• Complimentary Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• 500 wellness allowance
• Access to nutritional advisor and personal trainers
• Discounted Health Assessments
• Complimentary Financial coaching

Our benefits and policies reflect our commitment to wellbeing and inclusivity and are enhanced with features that benefit our colleagues (and their families). By offering a variety of benefits that support our colleagues we continue to create a place of work where people feel rewarded and can succeed.

A place of belonging

We want to create one of the UKs most inclusive organisations where people can bring the best of themselves to do their best work every day for the benefit of good causes.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination harassment or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs the job requirements and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age disability (visible or hidden) sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a Disability Confident Leader which means weve taken proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled colleagues and candidates. As part of this we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the job.