Financial Controls Lead

Let's start with the role

The Financial Controls Lead is responsible for defining, leading, and continuously evolving Kaizen Gaming’s financial governance and internal controls framework across all jurisdictions and business verticals.This role acts as the governance authority within the Financial Controls function, ensuring that financial processes, control standards, and risk mitigation practices remain scalable, efficient,and aligned with the Group’s strategic objectives during periods of rapid international growth.The position combines technical expertise with strategic leadership and cross-functional influence. Beyond control execution, the role is expected to drive governance priorities, shape financial controls strategy, and provide direction on complex risk and compliance matters across the organization.The Financial Controls Lead partners closely with senior stakeholders across Finance,Compliance, Legal, Operations, and Technology, influencing decisions and strengthening the overall control environment while promoting a culture of accountability and governance excellence.

• Own and continuously evolve the Group Financial Governance Framework across all entities and jurisdictions.
• Define governance priorities, annual control roadmaps, and strategic improvement initiatives for the Financial Controls function.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the Finance Risk & Control Matrix (RCM), ensuring alignment with key operational and financial risks.
• Establish governance standards, methodologies, and best practices across Finance processes and control activities.
• Drive the periodic review and enhancement of the Finance Playbook, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with Group objectives.
• Evaluate governance gaps, control weaknesses, and process inefficiencies, proposing sustainable solutions and long-term improvements.
• Oversee the design and effectiveness of key financial controls across critical financial cycles including Revenue, Payments, Treasury, Reporting, etc.
• Define control testing methodologies and ensure consistent execution standards across the Financial Controls team.
• Act as the escalation point for complex governance, compliance, and risk-related matters.
• Lead remediation governance for high-risk findings and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively and sustainably.
• Monitor emerging regulatory and operational risks and proactively adapt governance practices accordingly.
• Lead governance-related engagements with internal and external auditors.
• Present governance insights, control maturity updates, and remediation progress to Finance leadership.
• Own governance KPIs and reporting metrics for the Financial Controls function.
• Lead governance integration activities for new international entities and expansion projects.
• Drive automation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the control environment.
• Participate in Finance transformation initiatives with a focus on governance scalability and operational efficiency.
• Act as the primary governance advisor for Finance Controls-related matters across the Group.
• Support the Finance Senior Manager in shaping team priorities, operating standards, and capability development initiatives.
• Foster a strong controls culture across the organization through governance awareness and stakeholder engagement

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Financial Controls, Governance, Internal Audit, Risk Management.
• Proven experience operating within complex, multinational and highly regulated environments.
• Strong expertise in governance frameworks and internal control methodologies (e.g. COSO, SOX principles).
• Advanced understanding of end-to-end financial processes and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience designing scalable governance structures and control frameworks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience interacting with senior Leadership.

• Professional certification such as CIA, ACCA, CPA, or an equivalent qualification. 
• Experience within the online gaming, fintech, or similarly regulated industries.
• Exposure to Finance transformation and process optimization initiatives.
• Experience supporting governance across multiple international entities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP or Microsoft Business Central.