Financial Control & Automation Analyst

We are looking for a technically-minded finance professional to join our Corporate FP&A team. Your mission is to build the digital infrastructure that automates the month-end reporting cycle, consolidates our financial logic, and eliminates manual data processing. You will act as a link between our high-speed commercial growth and our financial accuracy requirements. You’ll start by developing a deep understanding of our existing processes and reporting rhythms, with the goal of streamlining and automating the processes.

Responsibilities

Build the digital infrastructure that automates the month-end reporting cycle, consolidates financial logic, and eliminates manual data processing; Act as a link between high-speed commercial growth and financial accuracy requirements; Eliminate manual processing by identifying and streamlining repetitive manual activities across the month-end cycle, including accruals, revenue-share calculations, cost reconciliations, and reporting processes; Use tools like Power Automate, Python, Power BI or Abacum to automate data flows between ERP, Jira, and reporting layers; Support improvement of approval and control processes by embedding financial logic and governance into systems and workflows; Improve the consolidated month-end cycle by building diagnostic tools that flag variances in real-time; Help build automated audit agents that cross-reference contract data with actual spend to identify leakages or accrual risks; Support and manage month-end close activities across operating expenditure, including preparation and review of invoices, accruals, and related system entries; Serve as the primary technical contact for external auditors and the Global Controller; Define and enforce data contracts between Accounting and FP&A; Support and strengthen SOX controls and audit processes by improving reliability, traceability, and consistency of financial data and reporting workflows

Requirements

Proficiency in SQL (Redshift/BigQuery) or a proven ability to learn technical data structures quickly; Ability to pull and join your own data and build own visualizations in Power BI without a ticket; Automation mindset: experience with (or a strong desire, proven ability to learn) n8n, Python, or other workflow automation tools; System savvy: experience with modern FP&A platforms (Abacum, Pigment, or Anaplan) and ERP environments; Advanced Excel: still required, primarily for prototyping logic before moving it into an automated system; 1-3 years of experience in Financial Control, FP&A, or Finance Operations; Business/Finance/Other appropriate degree; A systems-thinking approach: see the company as a series of connected data flows rather than a collection of separate spreadsheets; Ownership mentality: take pride in permanently retiring manual processes

Nice to have

Background in a high-growth tech, sports data/betting environment is a significant plus