Business Controller - Product Madness

Business Controller – Product Madness Location: Krakow, Poland Reports to: VP Group Finance - EMEA 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 accountability, continuous improvement, and partnership, core to how we operate and succeed. As we continue to evolve our global finance operating model, controllership is increasingly focused on ownership, insight, and business partnership , rather than transactional execution. This role represents a pivotal opportunity to be the Business Controller for our Madness business . You will take ownership of the financial controllership of the business, working closely with senior finance and business stakeholders to ensure the integrity of the financial results, manage risk and provide meaningful insight to support decision-making. You will sit at the intersection of controllership, commercial finance and the wider business, bringing challenge, insight and sound financial judgement. You will lead a team of accountants responsible for supporting the operational execution of the finance function, while ensuring strong financial governance and high-quality reporting. You will also have the opportunity to drive transformation across the finance organisation, including supporting our upcoming ERP implementation and the continued evolution of our finance operating model. For a finance leader who thrives in a dynamic, digital environment and enjoys combining technical accounting depth with commercial thinking, this is an opportunity to play a critical role in shaping a modern, forward-looking controllership function. What You'll Do Own the integrity, quality and performance of the balance sheet and financial results for the Madness business. Provide end-to-end oversight of financial performance, balance sheet movements, risks and underlying business drivers. Lead the month-end close review, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, effective challenge and appropriate business sign-off. Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring issues are identified, understood and resolved. Apply financial judgement across areas including accruals, provisions, revenue recognition, capitalisation and other complex accounting matters. Partner with senior finance and business stakeholders to provide insight, challenge and support effective decision-making. Develop a strong understanding of the commercial and operational drivers of the Madness business and translate these into meaningful financial insight. Translate financial outcomes into clear commentary, highlighting risks, opportunities, trends and key performance drivers. Ensure alignment with accounting policies, internal controls, financial reporting standards and wider governance requirements. Identify and proactively manage financial, accounting and balance sheet risks and exposures. Manage and develop a team of accountants, ensuring strong operational execution and consistently high-quality outputs. Drive continuous improvement across controllership processes, reporting and financial analysis, with a focus on simplification, standardisation and automation. Build strong relationships across the Madness organisation, ensuring controllership is viewed as an effective and commercially minded business partner. What We're Looking For Significant experience in controllership, finance business partnering or senior accounting roles within a multinational organisation. Strong expertise in financial accounting, balance sheet management, financial reporting and governance. Proven ability to apply financial judgement and provide commercially relevant insight in complex and fast-moving environments. Experience within a digital, technology, mobile gaming, online or similarly dynamic business environment would be advantageous. Experience working within centralised or shared service finance models. Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements. Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability across finance and business leadership. Experience with ERP platforms such as Sage and Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), together with close/reporting tools such as BlackLine and IBM Planning Analytics. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial matters into clear business insight. A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on simplification, standardisation and automation. Experience using AI tools to improve finance processes is highly advantageous. Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent required. Why Aristocrat? Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 7,300 employees worldwide is united by our company's mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. 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. This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat. Compensation Philosophy We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location. Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits. Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.