About Flutter Entertainment
Flutter Entertainment is a global leader in sports betting, gaming, and entertainment, with annual revenues of $11.7 Bn and a customer base of over 12 million players (in 2023) driven by a portfolio of iconic brands, including Paddy Power, Betfair, FanDuel, PokerStars and Sportsbet. As a pioneering force in the industry, Flutter is at the forefront of technological innovation, offering seamless digital experiences to millions of customers worldwide. With a commitment to responsible gaming and a focus on customer-first strategies, Flutter leverages its scale, diverse offerings, and data-driven insights to deliver entertainment while ensuring the highest safety and compliance standards. Its dynamic approach to global growth has positioned Flutter as a dominant player in established and emerging markets, pushing the boundaries of the entertainment experience. Listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Flutter was recently included in TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024 in the 'Pioneers' section. Our ambition is to transform global gaming and betting to deliver long-term growth and a positive, sustainable future for our sector. Together, we are Changing the Game
About Flutter Entertainment India
Our office, located in the heart of Hi-Tech City in Hyderabad, is the Global Capability Center for Flutter Entertainment. Now home to 700+ talented colleagues, we are driving the future of entertainment across critical areas like Technology, Infosec, Procurement, Customer, and HR Operations. We are committed to crafting impactful solutions for all our brands and divisions to power Flutter's incredible growth and global impact. Our portfolio of world-class brands, global scale, and challenger mindset presents a powerful combination. We have ambitious growth plans and goals for the future and the global and local scale to achieve them
Role Summary
An exciting opportunity exists to join Flutter’s Internal Controls Team in our new Shared Capability Centre in Hyderabad. We are seeking to hire talented Internal Controls Auditors to join the team. The ideal candidates will have experience working in a SCC function for a major multinational company. The Flutter Internal Controls team is a key part of our governance framework and an important component of the ‘second line of defence’. A key Group-wide function, it is responsible for promoting high standards of internal controls in order 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. The role may require a small amount of travel, up to a maximum of 10%.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning, preparation and completion of the assigned Internal Controls plan in accordance with defined quality standards and deadlines
- Identifying, and where applicable, helping to implement Internal Controls
- Setting and promoting high standards of work and ensuring high standard quality documentation and test scripts are delivered on a consistent and timely basis
- Communicating and reporting deficiency findings to management
- Monitoring management’s responses and implementation of agreed remediation plans
- Ensuring effective business changes are introduced as a result of deficiency findings
- Continuously communicating with Internal Controls Senior Management on the progress to plan
- Liaising with external auditors as required
- Working with the Head of Internal Controls, internal controls colleagues and Finance / Business Heads, to improve internal control
- Building strong professional relationships with peers and management in the business
Skills & Experience
- Fully / part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Strong academic record with degree in Finance, Business, or related field
- 2+ years working in a similar environment with a proven track record in internal controls
- Strong knowledge of auditing principles and standards
- Knowledge and experience of SOX type controls is preferable, but not essential
- Ability to identify issues and associated risks, and provide practical solutions to a wide range of Internal Controls issues
- Experience of working with controls including implementation and monitoring whilst reporting any assurance performance to stakeholders.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience in a SCC function for a major multinational company and / or sports betting industry would be a distinct advantage
- Strong stakeholder relationship management skills and adept at working across timezones and cultures in a SCC
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong analytical and technical skills
- Highly motivated, proactive and able to work on own initiative
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environment
- Great team player
- Ability to influence change at all levels of management
- Ability to develop and establish strong positive working relationships with the business
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality results Ability to communicate (both written and verbal) to all levels of management and write meaningful reports and presentations
