Projects & Change Controls Transformation Senior Manager

Projects & Change Controls Transformation Senior Manager
Location London/ Dublin
Hybrid - 2 days per week (Dublin only)

About

Flutter consists of two commercial divisions (FanDuel and International) and our central Flutter Functions; COO Finance & Legal. Here in Flutter Functions we work with colleagues across all our divisions and regions to deliver something we call the Flutter Edge. Its our competitive advantage our secret sauce which plays a key part in our ongoing success and powers our brands and divisions through Product Tech Expertise and Scale.

In Flutter Finance we pride ourselves in providing global expertise to ensure Flutter is financially healthy. Utilising our Flutter Edge to turbo-charge our capabilities.

What youll do

At Flutter we are embarking on an ambitious global finance transformation programme over the next three years. This finance transformation programme includes an ICFR pillar as we look to ensure we are well-controlled as a finance organisation in a balanced manner. Senior Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the transformation is well controlled and delivered according to Flutters policies around change programmes. This requires that the relevant programme and change controls both business and IT are operated as and when required providing a clear audit trail of how the transformational changes have been delivered in a well-controlled manner. The role also has a broader remit to ensure that other finance-impacting projects have appropriate change and programme controls in place ensuring that all relevant finance stakeholders are engaged at the right time. The role report directly to the Head of IT Controls Transformation

The ICFR pillar includes the delivery of:

• Transformation of the ICFR annual cycle

• Transformation of how ICFR are crafted implemented and operated across the global organisation

• ICFR support for the wider transformation being delivered through the finance transformation programme which cover data systems people organisation design and global process owners.

• Project management and oversight for the implementation of deficiency remediation for the purposes of SOX 404 (a) and (b) reporting.

The ICFR pillar covers business and IT processes both at the group and within divisions. Our current staffing model is to use external resources (e.g. from a Big 4 firm). The roles performed by external resources are being converted into 3 year full-time contractors if the roles will last for the duration of the finance transformation programme or permanent employees if we identify new ongoing requirements that will continue beyond the end of the finance transformation programme.

As the finance transformation programme concludes its work on our people and organisation structure this role may convert into a business as usual role or there will be an opportunity to apply for other roles.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Lead the day to day oversight of project and change controls for transformation as well as taking ownership for the embedding change controls. Develop balanced processes that will naturally embed into future finance-impacting projects by refining existing processes and crafting new processes if required. You may also be asked to lead the day to day delivery of some other short-term or long-term transformation elements of the ICFR project plan.

• Manage to deliver ICFR project plan according to the planned costs and timetable.

• Report on the status of change controls highlighting clear areas where improvements need to be delivered in order for the finance transformation programme to be compliant.

• Represent the Internal Controls Transformation project team in stakeholder discussions on the topic of programme and change controls with the broader transformation programme

• Highlight potential challenges or revisions necessary to scope timetable resources or dependencies to the Head of IT Controls Transformation. Advise Director and the leaders on challenges.

• Identify improvement opportunities for example process changes or the automation of a particular control.

• If vital prepare briefing documents for the Groups external auditors on the elements of the ICFR project plan that you are managing. Perform a quality review of the documentation prepared by internal or external support showing the effective operation ensuring that the documentation is ready for internal and external testing.

• Collaborate with the teams of other key internal stakeholders who have ownership in some or all of the ICFR project plan the finance transformation programme and other finance-impacting projects to deliver the vital transformation and address concerns they may have. This is likely to include teams reporting to Divisional CFOs and Divisional CIOs and other senior members of the Group Functions such as Tax and Treasury.

How youll do it

• Strong project management and organisation skills in order to be able to handle the delivery of one or several workstreams to short-term and long-term deadlines.

• Good leadership skills for advising the day-to-day activities of the internal and external support.

• Strong communication skills to be able to clearly articulate the status of work and the risks that may cause timetable or cost challenges.

• Good ICFR skills covering general IT controls especially those relevant to large scale project and change management controls is crucial.

• Some knowledge and skills to of business process controls would also be advantageous.

• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment in a management role that is empowered to deliver change.

Qualifications & Experience

• PCAOB audit experience and post-qualification experience in a professional services or industry role

• Experience of delivering ICFR activities day-to-day across at least one whole financial year cycle

• Experience of navigating material weakness or significant deficiency remediation is advantageous but not crucial.

• Some experience of significant finance transformation activities in ICFR or with ICFR impacts such as a GRC implementation global process owner deployment an ERP implementation or technology enablement of the annual ICFR cycle is recommended

• Being a qualified accountant is good to have.

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market leading position in the US and across the world.

We have an unparalleled portfolio of the most innovative diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel Sky Betting & Gaming Sportsbet PokerStars Paddy Power Sisal tombola Betfair MaxBet Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

With our global scale and challenger attitude through which we excite and entertain our customers in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power the Flutter Edge we aim to disrupt the sector learning from the past to create a better future for our customers colleagues and communities.

Were working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you dont 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 well see how we can accommodate them.