Finance Manager

Ancient Gaming

Finance Manager

• Remote
• HR and Finance

Lead finance operations, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow; partner with leadership on strategy, optimise costs, analyse performance, and drive automation and process improvements.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly capable Finance Manager with approximately 10+ years of experience who is far more than a traditional accountant. This individual will be a trusted partner to the leadership team, providing robust financial control while also driving commercial performance, strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, automation, and business growth.

The successful candidate will be a self-sufficient, proactive, and commercially minded finance professional who can identify opportunities, solve problems, challenge assumptions, and generate ideas that improve both profitability and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead all core finance operations for selected entities, including management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial controls, audit support, and statutory compliance
• Act as a strategic business partner to the leadership team, providing financial insight, commercial analysis, and decision support across the organisation
• Identify, evaluate, and implement cost‑saving initiatives across departments, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and improved operating margins
• Proactively analyse revenue drivers, customer profitability and business performance to identify opportunities for revenue growth and improved profitability
• Build and maintain financial models, business cases, scenario planning, and investment analyses to support strategic initiatives and key business decisions
• Drive process improvement and automation projects, leveraging AI and modern finance technologies to reduce manual effort, improve reporting quality, and increase team productivity
• Develop KPI dashboards and performance reporting frameworks that provide actionable insights to management and support data‑driven decision‑making
• Lead finance and cross‑functional projects end‑to‑end (concept to implementation), including process automation, systems improvements and reporting upgrades, to improve business performance and operational effectiveness

Required Experience

• Proven finance professional with 7+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, commercial finance, or related disciplines
• Experience in iGaming, online gaming, fintech, payments or another highly transactional industry
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred
• Highly self‑sufficient and capable of operating independently with minimal supervision in a fast‑paced environment
• Commercially focused, with a strong understanding of how businesses generate revenue, manage costs, and create shareholder value
• Naturally strategic and intellectually curious, constantly looking for opportunities to improve performance and drive growth
• Proactive rather than reactive, with a track record of identifying issues and implementing solutions before being asked
• Highly analytical and detail‑oriented with excellent problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills. Strong understanding of business intelligence, data analytics, and KPI reporting
• Technologically savvy, with strong knowledge of AI tools, automation platforms, and modern finance technology
• Comfortable challenging existing processes and introducing new ways of working that improve efficiency and outcomes
• A strong communicator who can influence stakeholders across all levels of the business
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Entrepreneurial in mindset, willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute wherever required
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability
• Exposure to international and multi‑entity businesses

What Success Looks Like

• Finance operates efficiently with strong controls and accurate reporting
• Management receives timely, insightful analysis that improves decision‑making
• Meaningful cost savings are identified and delivered
• Revenue and profitability opportunities are proactively surfaced and actioned
• Automation and AI initiatives materially improve productivity and scalability
• The finance function is viewed as a strategic partner to the wider business rather than simply a reporting function