ThompsonCook - the most respected accounting search firm in Australia.

Melbourne

Level 6, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000

0427 465 934

Sydney

Level 3, 50 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000

0429 927 270

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Job description

FP&A Manager | Gaming and Digital Entertainment | $200,000

Job title : Finance Manager & Controller Location : Sydney

  • High growth business | Gaming and digital entertainment
  • Newly created role | Build the FP&A function
  • $180k – $220k + Super | Fully remote | ABN contractors welcome

The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join a genuinely exciting, technology driven SaaS business operating in the global online gaming space. Backed by serious growth ambition and a culture that lives and breathes data, the business has been operating in the sector for several years and is currently experiencing a period of significant growth.

Utilising Ai this newly created FP&A Manager role gives you the chance to shape reporting, forecasting and analysis practices from the ground up, and become a genuinely influential voice across the business.

The Challenge
Reporting to the Head of Financial Performance and joining a very high calibre team, your responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing monthly financial performance reporting, dashboards and analysis for leadership
  • Owning the budgeting and quarterly re-forecasting cycle end-to-end
  • Investigating variances against budget and forecast, and translating findings into clear commercial commentary
  • Building and maintaining financial models for forecasting, scenario planning and decision-making
  • Supporting high-volume customer incentive and rewards analysis
  • Partnering with Accounting and Data & Analytics to strengthen data integrity and reporting quality
  • Leveraging AI tools to query data, model pricing scenarios and accelerate reporting and analysis
  • Identifying and driving automation opportunities across recurring reporting processes

The Expertise
This opportunity will suit a finance professional with:

  • 8+ years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance, investment banking, private equity or management accounting
  • Strong technical grounding in financial statements, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
  • Advanced Excel skills, with genuine enthusiasm for embedding AI into financial analysis and reporting
  • A commercial mindset and curiosity
  • The communication skills to translate complex analysis into clear insights for finance and non-finance stakeholders
  • Comfort operating autonomously in a fast-moving, high-growth environment

The Next Step
This role is open to fully remote candidates across Australia, and is well suited to an experienced professional operating under an ABN on a contract basis, or seeking a permanent position.

If you would like further details on the client, the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please contact Henry Clunies-Ross for a confidential discussion on 0477 359 020 or alternatively please apply per the link below.
 
About ThompsonCook
At ThompsonCook, we build long-term relationships with Australia’s leading accounting and finance professionals. We specialise exclusively in Accounting & Finance recruitment across Melbourne and Sydney, partnering with organisations ranging from high-growth private businesses to some of Australia’s best-known organisations.
We recruit across:

  • Chief Financial Officers, Treasury, Tax & Audit Leaders
  • Finance Managers & Financial Controllers
  • Financial & Management Accountants
  • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Payroll

We provide both permanent and contract recruitment solutions, helping our clients secure the very best finance talent in the market.

ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting | Focused on Melbourne & Sydney

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ThompsonCook - the most respected accounting search firm in Australia.

Melbourne

Level 6, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000

0427 465 934

Sydney

Level 3, 50 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000

0429 927 270