IC IT Audit Senior Manager

Role Summary

An exciting opportunity exists to join Flutters Internal Controls Assurance team. We are seeking to hire a talented Internal Controls Senior Manager to join the team. The ideal candidates will have experience working in a Business Controls function for a major multinational company or audit firm. The Flutter Internal Controls team is a key part of our governance framework and an important component of the second line of defense. A key Group-wide function, it is responsible for promoting high standards of internal controls to reduce financial risk, delivering the annual internal controls testing plan, and providing guidance to the business on what robust controls look like. The roles involve providing an independent opinion on the design adequacy of the control framework and providing objective assurance to confirm that the controls are operating as expected.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Audit Planning & Execution:

• Planning and execution of internal controls testing plan under the guidance of Business Controls Assurance Lead in accordance with defined quality standards and deadlines.
• Liaising with external auditors as required.

Team Management:

• Managing the team of Analyst, Senior Auditors and Audit Managers, ensuring their work is completed on time and supporting with any queries.
• Performing review of the testing performed by the team and providing guidance as required.
• Identification of skill gaps within the team and running formal/ informal trainings to upskill the team members.

Stakeholder Management:

• Identifying and communicating Business control deficiencies to management along with monitoring of managements responses as well as implementation of agreed remediation plans.
• Continuously communicating with Internal Controls Senior Management on the progress to plan.
• Working with the Internal Controls Lead, internal controls colleagues including transformation and Finance / Business Heads, to improve internal control environment.
• Collaborate with the teams of other key internal stakeholders who have ownership of the processes to be tested, to deliver the Internal Controls plan and address concerns they may have.

EXCEL IN THIS ROLE YOU NEED TO HAVE

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CPA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• PCAOB audit experience of 10 to 12 years and experience in a professional services or industry role.
• Experience delivering ICFR activities day-to-day, across at least one whole financial year cycle.
• Experience of navigating material weakness or significant deficiency of remediation is advantageous, but not essential.
• 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 advantageous, but not essential.
• Experience of betting, gaming or online entertainment businesses is advantageous, but not essential.
• Experience of Oracle ERP and related Oracle systems is advantageous, but not essential.
• Delivering the Internal Controls testing and assessments on time.
• Achieving an unqualified ICFR opinion from the external auditors for the year ended 31 December 2025.
• Maintaining an unqualified ICFR opinion from the external auditors across the period of finance transformation, most significantly in 2026 and 2027.
• Building the foundations for a culture where ICFR is seen as a critical part of the Groups external financial reporting, and where roles contributing to ICFR are seen to be excellent progression opportunities into more senior finance roles.
• Good project management and organisation skills, to be able to manage the delivery of one or several workstreams to short-term and long-term deadlines.
• Good management skills, for directing the day-to-day activities of the internal and external support.
• Strong verbal and written 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 Business processes, is essential.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment in a management role that is empowered to deliver change.