Group Senior Finance Manager

Kepler Interactive is a collective of creatives working together to bring bold, beautiful ideas and experiences to life. We believe in empowering creativity, championing diverse voices, and shaping what’s next in interactive entertainment. To hear more about who we are, check out our CEO Alexis’ article in GI.Biz.Creativity is at the core of everything we do, it’s the backbone of how we work. We back artistic vision, push boundaries, and believe in doing things differently.There is space for everyone to have a voice at Kepler, and we expect you to as well. Diversity in thought is where creativity flourishes, and we encourage different people to contribute to conversations they might not normally be. You’ll need to be comfortable pushing yourself to try new things, taking on different responsibilities, challenging others and being challenged, as this is where growth really happens.---Our Values* Experimentation: We challenge the norm, stay curious, and move with confidence into the unknown.* Kindness: We believe how we treat people matters. We empower and uplift with clarity and honesty.* Excellence: We aim high. We think creatively, embrace feedback, and celebrate both wins and lessons learnt along the way.Overview:Job level: Senior ManagerReporting line: Dhuv Arumuganesan (Senior Finance Director)Role mission: Ensure the overall robust financial management of the Group. This includes leading the Group financial control and reporting functions, providing insightful financial analysis to support strategic decision-decision-making, and maintaining a robust control environment across the group.How is success defined in this role?* Lead a robust and timely month-end close process every month, ensuring accurate group reporting with no disruption to business deliverables* Deliver annual statutory accounts that are fully audited and signed off within agreed timelines (e.g. by 31 March each year), and maintain strong relationships with external auditors* Oversee and continuously improve acquisition accounting and integration processes, ensuring due diligence, accurate purchase accounting and smooth post-acquisition integration.* Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, systems and controls to enhance efficiency, data integrity and scalability as the group grows.* Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant accounting standards, tax requirements and regulatory obligations.* Serve as the Group’s technical accounting expert, providing clear guidance on complex IFRS matters and ensuring consistent application of accounting policies across the Group.* Act as a trusted partner to subsidiary finance leads and management teams — supporting them with accounting guidance, reviewing submissions and supporting on local reporting challenges.* Hire, develop and manage a Group Accountant to support consolidation, reporting and audit deliverablesWhat you’ll do:Key deliverables:* Monthly financial results and consolidated financial and statutory accounts.* Provision of financial analysis to support decision-making, including performance analysis and KPIs.* Leadership in the financial aspects of investment transactions, including due diligence and acquisition accounting.* Overseeing the production and audit of the annual report.Areas of accountability:* Ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with IFRS.* Leading the Group financial close process and controlling the financial environment.* Supporting in development of the finance team to achieve high performance.* Managing relationships with external auditors and advisors.* Driving transformation initiatives within the Group finance function.What we’re looking for from you:* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with extensive technical accounting experience.* Proven track record in managing complex financial operations, including international subsidiaries.* IFRS multi-currency consolidation experience required.* Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.* Experience of working with Auditors to complete statutory audits;* Experience with mergers and acquisitions, particularly in accounting and integration.* Excellent communication and presentation skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.* Ability to navigate and manage change within a rapidly evolving organizational environment.* Netsuite and Tagetik experience a bonus.What can you expect during the Interview Process:For the Group Senior Finance Manager, there will be an initial screening call with Jess Pearce, People Partner, then we plan to have 3 stages of interviews. We have outlined below what you can expect from each:Stage 1: For the first stage, you’ll meet with Ben Topley, Finance Manager and Dhuv Arumuganesan, Senior Finance Director for a competency based interview where the team will explore your skills and experience, whilst providing more information about the role.Stage 2: [In person if possible] You’ll have a technical interview with Ben and Dhuv. We will send you a case study ahead of the interview, which will form the basis of the interview where you’ll present your findings.Stage 3: Values interview (see values above). Our values inform how we work day to day, and are the behaviours we hold people to. In this interview you will meet with 2 people from the business, outside of your team, where we’ll explore values alignment.Please be aware that there may be some slight changes to the interview teams and order of interviews depending on availability; we will give you full details with ample time ahead of each conversation.How can we support you?We want to set you up for success and make our recruitment process as accessible as possible for you. In your application, feel free to let us know if you need anything to make your experience or environment more comfortable. We'll do our best to support you!What we can offer you:* We believe your salary should reflect the work you deliver, the skills you bring and the value you add, therefore we offer a competitive salary, 20% bonus and potential for stock option plans.* 25 days holiday plus public holidays and end of year shutdown.* We trust our people and therefore give them the flexibility to manage their own working hours and office location to best suit their needs.* Personal training budget equivalent to £1,500 GBP per year, as well as access to conferences and formal training.* Up to 5 days paid volunteering leave per year and £100 to a charity of your choice on your birthday.* Medical insurance & healthcare cash plan. We also offer a range of personalised wellbeing support systems including Spill, Mental Health First Aiders and more.* 4% matched pension contribution.Don't meet all the requirements?We care more about outcomes than ticking boxes, and we know the perfect person for the role often has a CV that's a little different.Research shows that women are particularly less likely to apply if they don't meet all the criteria in a job listing. If you're second guessing yourself, we encourage you to get in touch anyway.Don't quit before you've started!