Head of Financial Operations

1 Month ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Head of Financial Operations will lead the shared services finance team in the Lisbon, Portugal office, serving various Miniclip Studios. This full-time role reports to the Group Financial Controller. The candidate will manage a team of 9 individuals, oversee AP/AR and banking processes, develop a strong control environment, improve finance systems with Microsoft Dynamics, and manage the cost center process. Additionally, the role involves working with the Head of Tax & Treasury, supporting in corporate credit card management, and assisting with financial reporting and audit requests. This position requires a leader to build and develop financial operations, ensuring the efficient and accurate handling of financial tasks within Miniclip.

Must have:

5+ years of experience in Finance Operations team management.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
Global knowledge of Finance processes in Shared Services.
Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
Fluent in English, written and spoken (mandatory).

Good to have:

Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus
Solid MS Office knowledge.
Advance excel, Power Query and Power BI are valued

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Job Details

Job Description

Miniclip is looking for a Head of Financial Operations to lead our shared services finance team in our Lisbon (PT) Office, which provides services to the various Miniclip Studios. This is a full-time position, reporting to the Group Financial Controller. Please apply only if you have the right to work in Portugal.

The ideal candidate will be someone with experience in senior leadership role a multinational share service centre and is able to build and develop processes to scale a growing financial operations function.

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

Day-to-day

Own, grow and develop the Share Service Centre for Financial Operations within Miniclip
Manage and supervise a team of 9 individuals (2 direct reports) including planning/executing/improving regular monthly processes and setting priorities as appropriate
Take ownership of AP/AR and banking transactional processes
Develop and establish a strong control environment, including supplier creation, payment runs and cost approval processes with Miniclip Studios
Responsible for working with finance systems team to implement improvements and increase automation of finance systems, including Microsoft Dynamics
Design and own Cost Centre management process from a systems standpoint, including owning and controlling workflow approvals
Work with Head of Tax & Treasury on payment run processes, supporting on management of corporate credit cards and act as back up administrator to banking set up
Assist AP/AR Manager with the processing of invoices and claim expenses and production and analysis of debtor and creditor reporting
Working with external advisors and the Tax team to ensure compliance with documentation requirements for VAT and employee expenses purposes
Assisting the Head of Financial Reporting in fulfilling year end audit requests and working with financial accountants to ensure accurate posting of AP/AR/cash postings
Sets goals and objectives for team members to drive their development and performance
Fosters team spirit and commitment to shared vision and goals

What are we looking for?

5+ years of experience managing and supervising a Finance Operations team
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
Global knowledge in Finance processes in a Shared Services Centre environment
Excellent teamwork, strong communication, and collaborative mindset skills, comfortable in dealing with all levels of the organization
Strong time management and organizational skills
Results and quality oriented
High degree of attention to detail
Ability to work independently and effectively prioritize tasks
Fluent in English, written and spoken (mandatory)
Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus
Solid MS Office knowledge (word, excel and outlook)
Advance excel, Power Query and Power BI are valued

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 400 million monthly and 65 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 12 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 20 studios. Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 10 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool™, Subway Surfers™, Golf Battle™, Football Strike™, Carrom Pool™, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals ™,Pure Sniper ™, Puzzle Page ™, Head Ball 2™, Motorsport Manager™, Darts of Fury™, Ultimate Golf™, Mini Football ™, Triple Match 3D ™ , Agar.io™ , and PowerWash Simulator ™.

For more information, visit https://miniclip.com/