Director, Finance - Product Development & Technology

Are you ready to join a top-tier team at Aristocrat, where innovation meets outstanding talent? As the Director, Finance - Product Development & Technology, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and strategic decision-making within our Interactive team. You will support our Chief Operating Officer and senior leaders, optimizing global investments and ensuring flawless execution of financial planning and analysis. This is an exceptional opportunity to craft the financial landscape of a leading company and compete at a global level!

• Partner with the COO Aristocrat Interactive and her technology leadership team to provide data-led insights and profitability projections.
• Own financial planning and analysis for the technology teams, delivering creative solutions for resource and investment prioritization.
• Facilitate investment decision-making processes, developing arguments and embedding global standard processes.
• Prepare and monitor the Aristocrat Interactive global annual budget, 5-year long-range plan, and reforecasts, with a focus on headcount decisions and multi-currency analysis.
• Lead projects to craft processes for attributing spend to specific programs, collaborating with technology leaders to understand time allocation.
• Align D&D investments with Corporate Policy for Capitalization of Intangible R&D, working with accounting teams for appropriate planning and booking.
• Produce executive-level analysis on return on investments, monitoring spend evolution as teams integrate.
• Collaborate with Indirect Procurement on consultant, software, and hardware contracts.
• Provide thought-leadership and challenge decisions to drive financial and strategic excellence.
• Partner with the Finance enterprise reporting center of excellence for simplified and standardized financial reporting.
• Actively participate in the leadership of the broader Finance function, supporting our culture vision and transformation journey.
• Provide commercial business support for M&A activity and strategic projects related to Product & Technology spend.

• 10+ years of experience in large, multi-layered corporate finance environments, with a focus on the technology industry or technology-led companies.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field (Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred).
• Proven interpersonal skills and adept at building relationships to engage and influence customers across various levels.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced global organization, managing multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Energized by building and maintaining collaborator relationships across global locations.
• Collaborative leader with excellent delegation skills.
• Outstanding communication and influencing abilities.
• Familiarity with technology industry trends and challenges.
• Flexibility to work with collaborators worldwide across different time zones and occasional travel needs.

Company Summary

About Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a leading gaming content creation company powered by technology to deliver industry-leading casino games together with mobile games and online real money games, collectively entertaining millions of players worldwide, every day. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 8,500 people across the globe are united by our company mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

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