Finance Director
Remote - UAE
Sporty's sites are some of the most popular on the internet, consistently staying in Alexa's list of top websites for the countries they operate in.
As the Finance Director at Sporty, you’ll be responsible for supporting our growth ambitions and international expansion. You will be responsible for the financial management of the International region, ensuring the implementation of finance and operational strategies are in place to streamline financial processes and increase revenues. In this role you will have a real impact on the business helping to shape its future direction and success.
As a results-driven individual who is passionate about finance, you must be committed to staying at the forefront of industry trends, and build a competitive advantage through intelligent finance and operational strategies.
Responsibilities
You will act as a Strategy Consultant to the business integrating finance into the decision-making process, developing and/or challenging strategic business decisions
Act as a finance controller and streamline our financial processes
Creating accurate, well-founded and owned budgets for the business, including evaluating the long-term and short-term needs
Drive mid and long-term growth plans and acquire resources needed to make them happen
Play an integral role in developing all the planning cycles like strategic planning, annual operating plans, monthly forecasts, etc.
Advise on investment activities and provide strategies for the company’s success
Advising and implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs
Identify trends and generate detailed financial and operational projections in order to develop reliable estimates of sales margin, and SGA costs
Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-effective opportunities to manage the company’s day to day operations
Oversee operations of the Finance department and design a framework to achieve goals and objectives
Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained
Required
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting
+10 years’ relevant experience
Excellent knowledge in financial and management accounting
Expert knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
In-depth expertise of corporate financial law and risk management practices
Proficiency in financial management software
Budget planning, forecasting and optimisation
Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively cross-functionally
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What We Do
Sporty Group is a consumer internet and technology business with an unrivalled sports media, gaming, social and fintech platform which serves millions of daily active users across the globe via technology and operations hubs across more than 10 countries and 3 continents.
The recipe for our success is to discover intelligent and energetic people, who are passionate about our products and serving our users, and attract and retain them with a dynamic and flexible work life which empowers them to create value and rewards them generously based upon their contribution.
We’re fortunate enough to have already built a capable and proven team of 500+ high achievers from a diverse set of backgrounds with a common thirst for excellence and we are constantly looking for more talented individuals to power our growth and serve our users further via their grit and innovation.
