Finance Director
3 days ago
Barcelona
YoBrands, part of The Rank Group, is a leading online gaming operator in the Spanish & Portuguese markets with an expanding online and offline portfolio focused on bingo, casino and sports betting with 4 leading brands: Enracha, YoCasino, YoBingo and YoSports Habilidades, experiencia, cualificaciones... Si tiene el perfil adecuado para esta oportunidad, asegúrese de inscribirse hoy mismo. Our goals are to provide entertainment and community to our customers with our websites and apps so that they can access our products from their mobile phones, tablets while communicating with one another. We offer our own bingo and slots software and more than 2000 games from the best game providers. We also offer live shows such as El Show De YoBingo and YoSports TV! With offices based in Barcelona, Ceuta & Malta we always strive to bring joy and security to our customers. Additionally, we will be launching soon in other regulated markets! The Finance Director for Rank International/YoBrands is a senior leadership role with overall accountability for financial stewardship, performance management, governance, and insight across the Rank International/YoBrands businesses, which comprises the Enracha Bingo and the YoBrands online gaming brands. The role exists to provide strong, independent financial leadership to Rank International/YoBrands, acting as a trusted adviser to local management while ensuring compliance with local regulations and Group policies. A core element of the role is to build and maintain a strong, trusted and highly effective working relationship with Group Finance and Head Office functions, ensuring clear alignment to Group policies, controls, reporting expectations and finance transformation priorities. The role acts as a key connection between Rank International/YoBrands and Rank Group, balancing strong local partnership with consistent Group standards and transparency. Reporting directly to the Group CFO, the Finance Director will play a key role in: • Strengthening financial discipline, controls and governance, • Improving the quality of insight and decision support, • Supporting sustainable performance and strategic delivery, • Driving positive change across finance and the wider businessKey Responsibilities, • Provide clear leadership and direction to the Rank International finance team (c. 8 FTE), setting high standards of performance, integrity, accountability and professionalism, • Own and maintain strong financial controls, policies and governance frameworks in line with Group requirements, • Ensure full compliance with statutory, regulatory and Group reporting obligations, • Promote a culture of transparency, appropriate challenge, and proactive issue resolution.Strategic & Commercial Partnership, • Act as a senior finance business partner to the Rank International Managing Director and Executive Team, • Provide objective, evidence‑based challenge to commercial proposals and strategic initiatives, • Support the evaluation of growth initiatives, investments, product developments and operational change, • Balance effective local business partnership with strong alignment to Group priorities, standards and risk appetite, operating confidently across both local and Group contextsPerformance Management & Insight, • Lead the budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning processes, ensuring plans are robust and aligned with Group objectives, • Deliver high‑quality financial analysis and insight to support timely and effective decision‑making, • Oversee weekly and monthly performance reporting, identifying trends, risks and opportunities, • Develop and maintain meaningful KPI frameworks focused on value creationReporting & Group Interface, • Take full responsibility for the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of monthly close and reporting to Group, • Build strong, collaborative and credible relationships with Group Finance, acting as a trusted counterpart and ensuring open, proactive communication, • Act as the primary finance interface between the Rank International business and Group Finance, ensuring alignment on controls, accounting policy, performance reporting and key judgements, • Ensure consistent application of Group accounting policies, control standards and governance expectations, escalating issues early and constructively, • Contribute actively to Group‑wide finance initiatives, transformation programmes and leadership forums, representing the international perspective while supporting Group objectivesChange & Improvement, • Lead and sponsor finance transformation and improvement initiatives, including process optimisation, systems enhancement and capability development, • Champion and embed strong financial discipline., • Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiency, insight quality and control effectivenessQualifications & Knowledge, • Strong understanding of financial planning, control and performance management, • Fluent in Spanish and English (business‑level), • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related disciplineRequired Experience, • Minimum of 10 years’ senior finance experience, including leadership of finance teams, • Demonstrable experience of working closely with an international Group / Head Office finance functions, including navigating dual accountability and operating effectively within a Group governance framework, • Proven ability to partner senior stakeholders while maintaining independence and professional scepticism, • Experience in multi‑channel, digital or consumer‑facing environments desirableLeadership & Behaviours, • Demonstrates gravitas, credibility and confidence at executive level, • Builds trust‑based relationships across organisational boundaries, • Comfortable constructively challenging decisions and influencing outcomes, • High personal integrity with a strong governance and control mindset, • Change‑oriented, resilient and capable of operating in complex or sensitive environments We are committed to being an inclusive employer, ensuring that we better understand and meet the needs and requirements of our candidates and customers. 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