At the heart of our organisation is a commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality outcomes that create lasting value for our customers and partners. We foster a collaborative culture grounded in continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork—core to how we operate and succeed. As we continue to scale and evolve, finance plays a critical role in ensuring strong governance, operational excellence, and the insights needed to drive sustainable growth.
This role represents a pivotal leadership opportunity to lead our EMEA accounting operations function, delivering accurate, controlled, and efficient accounting processes that underpin business performance. You will build and scale a high-performing team while embedding best-in-class financial controls and driving improvements across core finance processes. Sitting at the intersection of finance, technology, and transformation, this role offers the opportunity to leverage platforms such as D365 to modernise and streamline operations.
What makes this opportunity compelling is the ability to shape a growing accounting operations function while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business. You will directly impact cash outcomes, strengthen governance, and enable better decision-making through improved metrics and insights. For a leader who thrives in dynamic environments and is passionate about inspiring change, this is a unique opportunity to build capability, lead transformation, and leave a lasting imprint on a critical function.
What You'll Do
Lead EMEA D365 finance operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and controlled accounting across the region.
Build and lead a high-performing finance operations team responsible for journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, transactional finance, month-end close, and D365 controls.
Oversee accounts receivable and collections, improving cash conversion and reducing overdue balances.
Lead specialist finance areas including fixed assets, cash management, and intercompany accounting.
Maintain strong financial controls, governance, and compliance across all processes.
Partner with regional finance leaders, shared services, and business stakeholders to deliver operational excellence.
Drive process improvements through standardisation, automation, and effective use of D365.
Support the build and scale of the finance operations function, shaping team culture and ways of working.
Develop metrics and reporting to monitor performance, risk, and effectiveness.
Lead, mentor, and develop team members to build capability and support career growth.
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience leading finance operations, controllership, or shared services teams in a multinational environment.
- Strong expertise in balance sheet controls, reconciliations, transactional accounting, and governance.
- Experience with ERP and close platforms, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and BlackLine.
- Proven track record delivering process improvements, automation, and finance transformation.
- Experience managing accounts receivable and driving working capital improvements.
- Solid knowledge of fixed assets, cash management, and intercompany accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams through growth and change.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across finance and operations.
- Continuous improvement attitude with a focus on simplification, standardisation, and automation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent preferred.
- Experience in regional or global shared service environments is advantageous.
Why Aristocrat?
Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.
We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V
World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
Robust benefits package
Global career opportunities
Our Values
All about the Player
Talent Unleashed
Collective Brilliance
Good Business Good Citizen
Travel Expectations
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At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience leading finance operations, controllership, or shared services in a multinational environment
- Proven expertise in balance sheet controls, reconciliations, transactional accounting, and governance
- Experience with ERP and close platforms
- Experience leading finance operations on Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)
- Experience with BlackLine
- Proven track record delivering process improvements, automation, and finance transformation
- Experience managing accounts receivable and collections to improve working capital
- Solid knowledge of fixed assets, cash management, and intercompany accounting
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams through growth and change
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across finance and operations
- Continuous improvement mindset focused on simplification, standardisation, and automation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent
- Experience in regional or global shared service environments
- Authorization to work in the job location without visa sponsorship (no sponsorship provided)
Aristocrat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aristocrat and has not been reviewed or approved by Aristocrat.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage offers multiple Aetna options with preventive care fully covered and $0 in‑network outpatient mental health visits, plus employer‑paid premiums on at least one dental and one vision plan. Feedback suggests first‑day eligibility and HSA funding increase perceived value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides up to 12 weeks for primary caregivers and 10 days for secondary caregivers, with adoption/surrogacy reimbursement and access to Lyra sessions. Feedback suggests these supports materially enhance family and mental wellbeing.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The SuperShare program matches employee share purchases with free shares up to a defined annual limit, with clear enrollment windows and a two‑year vest. Feedback suggests this structure delivers uncommon ownership value compared with standard ESPPs.
Aristocrat Insights
What We Do
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an ASX20 listed company and one of the world’s leading providers of gaming solutions. We’re licensed in over 300 jurisdictions and operate in over 90 countries around the world. We’re also proud to have a team of over 6500 employees that deliver outstanding results by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and technology each day. We offer a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, social gaming and casino management systems, but it doesn’t stop there. Despite our global presence and exponential growth, we remain an ideas company at heart that is committed to delivering outstanding results for our customers and players and an unparalleled experience for our employees, who have the opportunity to grow, be inspired and be the best they can be. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us to live our mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play – every day. Come and join us – let’s play!
Why Work With Us
Individually we’re great, but together we’re brilliant. Our employees are the beating heart of our business and we attract the best people in the industry thanks to our unique and inspiring culture. Come and join the team and help bring joy to life through the power of play.
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