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 is central to our finance organisation, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of statutory reporting and tax obligations across EMEA. As a key technical finance leader, you will play a critical role in maintaining robust governance, delivering high-quality statutory reporting, and ensuring alignment between group and local requirements.
What makes this opportunity compelling is the breadth of technical exposure and regional influence it offers within a complex, multinational environment. You will lead statutory reporting and audit engagements, provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, and partner closely with Regional Controllers and external advisors. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen compliance frameworks, drive consistency in reporting practices, and influence how statutory and technical finance capabilities evolve—making it ideal for someone who grows with technical excellence, leadership, and driving continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
Lead statutory financial reporting across EMEA entities, ensuring timely and accurate preparation and filing of local financial statements.
Coordinate regional tax compliance in partnership with external advisors, ensuring timely submission of corporate tax, VAT, and other statutory returns.
Provide technical accounting mentorship on complex transactions, ensuring compliance with IFRS and local GAAP requirements.
Review and assess the accounting treatment of new or unusual transactions, detailing technical position papers where required.
Partner with Regional Controllers to ensure alignment between group reporting and local statutory requirements.
Manage and coordinate external audits across the region, acting as the primary point of contact for auditors.
Ensure strong governance and compliance with internal control frameworks and corporate policies.
Monitor changes in accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements across EMEA, assessing business impact.
Foster consistency and continual advancement in statutory reporting and compliance workflows.
Coordinate balance sheet integrity and ensure appropriate provisions, accruals, and disclosures are recorded.
Support legal entity rationalisation, restructuring activities, and new entity set-ups within the region.
Provide leadership and mentorship to local finance teams on statutory and technical matters.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience; professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
More than 5 years of established experience handling statutory reporting and tax compliance across a global organization.
Strong technical accounting expertise with experience in IFRS and/or US GAAP.
Experience coordinating and managing external audits.
Strong understanding of internal controls and corporate governance frameworks.
Excellent analytical, documentation, and collaborator management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly.
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
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
- Professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent)
- More than 5 years experience handling statutory reporting and tax compliance across a global organisation
- Strong technical accounting expertise with experience in IFRS and/or US GAAP
- Experience coordinating and managing external audits
- Strong understanding of internal controls and corporate governance frameworks
- Excellent analytical, documentation, collaborator management and communication skills for complex technical matters
- Authorised to work in the job posting location without visa sponsorship
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.
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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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