Join our journey to create a new experience for The National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now – let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for…

Allwyn Finance graduate programme

The Allwyn Finance Graduate scheme is essential in ensuring we develop a pipeline of early talent for Allwyn. We offer opportunities across a number of finance areas, ensuring that you experience an exciting mix of day-to day finance business activities whilst also gaining an invaluable accounting qualification to set you up for the future.

You’ll gain a unique insight into the operations of the National Lottery with exposure to a variety of stakeholders and many business areas. You will gain lots of experience with us, we are a hard-working team but we also have lots of fun. At Allwyn we commit to providing you with the support that you need, every step of the way. The support we offer is

regular touchpoints and mentoring,
paid leave to sit exams,
full reimbursement of your exam fees, course fees and subscription fees
Job rotations to give you the required experience you need to gain your qualification

The finance graduate programme is a three-year programme during which you will complete and gain an ACCA accounting qualification. You will complete 3 x 1 year role rotations within finance, all of which have been designed to give you the fullest experience and enable you to complete your required finance qualification experience record, so that you can become a fully qualified accountant. Each year you will also be required to sit (and pass first time) approximately four accounting exams. To give you the best possible chance of passing, Allwyn will support you by paying for you to attend lessons. You will need to pass the exams and complete your work experience record to become a fully qualified accountant.

We are looking for candidates that are motivated, ambitious with a strong drive to succeed, have a love of building relationships and collaborating, are excellent communicators and thrive on finding solutions to business challenges. In return for your commitment, we offer you the opportunity to become a qualified accountant and to become a potential future leader in a truly exciting and well renowned and trusted organisation.

More details about finance

Finance graduates will complete a one-year rotation in three of the following areas below. To help you understand a but more about finance at Allwyn we have provide a brief overview of the responsibilities of each of the finance departments that offer graduate opportunities:

Ø Financial Accounting:

· Responsibility for the reporting integrity of the group and statutory accounts by ensuring adherence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and adopting balance sheet and journal excellence.

· Stakeholders are Group Finance (in Prague), Commercial Finance, Trust Finance, the External Auditors and senior finance colleagues.

Ø Tax:

· Responsibility: Ensure that the UK Allwyn Group of companies are optimised in terms of compliance with tax laws, regulations, and filing requirements. Commercial acumen is required as tax considerations and implications are at the forefront of many strategic decisions (for example, with acquisitions and transfer pricing). The Tax team will also prepare and review tax returns, including corporate tax, VAT, and personal income tax.

· Stakeholders are Group Finance, Group Tax, HMRC, Commercial Finance, the External Auditors and senior finance colleagues.

Ø Commercial Finance:

· Responsibility: Supporting management by providing high-quality analysis, information, budgeting and forecasting to enable informed decision-making that will have a direct impact on the financial performance of a business.

· Stakeholders include the wider commercial business, Financial Accounting, Treasury, Group Finance, the Gambling Commission, the External Auditors and other senior finance colleagues.

Ø Trust and Compliance:

· Responsibility: Ensure that lottery players money is always protected by moving money received by Allwyn into Trust and undertaking the weekly and daily reporting needed to be able to pay prizes to winners and make payments to Good Causes. This includes first and second line assurance and compliance activities and introduction to gaming systems, compliance activity and reporting.

· Stakeholders include the Financial Accounting, Treasury, the Trustee’s, the Gambling Commission, the External Auditors and other senior finance colleagues.

Ø Treasury:

· Responsibility: The Treasury team ensures the business has financial liquidity so that it can meet its internal and external obligations. This is achieved through robust cashflow forecasting and ensuring that the bank accounts have sufficient monies to pay prizes and good causes.

· Stakeholders include the Trust team, the Commercial finance team, Group Treasury, banks and financial institutions, and other senior colleagues across finance.

About us:

‍We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better.

· Innovation - We pride ourselves on it! We’re constantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to enjoy which is all underpinned by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.

· Giving back – Did you know that playing the lottery generates around £30m a week for charities and good causes in the UK? Our aim is to have doubled this number by the end of the first 10 year licence

· Sustainability – Our aim to be net zero by 2030 which would make us the first lottery provider globally to achieve this

· Inclusion and accessibility – We are making all parts of The National Lottery inclusive – whether you play a game in a store or online.

If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process, please contact a member of the talent team at (email address removed) and we’ll be happy to help.

*Being the custodians of the National Lottery license is a big responsibility, so all of our roles are subject to extensive background checks*

Requirements

Key Skills and Experience:

· Achieved a minimum of a 2.1 degree (Finance related subject).

· Have had experience in paid employment

· Bright, highly analytical and intellectually agile, able to learn and manage complexity quickly.

· A strong collaborator, with an ability to build constructive working relationships.

· Strong attention to details

· Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

· High level of personal integrity

Benefits

Here’s a list of some of the fantastic benefits we offer…

Company bonus scheme
Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
26 days annual leave + 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
Complimentary Private Medical
Life Assurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
£500 wellness allowance
Access to nutritional advisor and personal trainers
Discounted Health Assessments
Complimentary Financial coaching

Our benefits and policies reflect our commitment to wellbeing and inclusivity and are enhanced with features that benefit our colleagues (and their families). By offering a variety of benefits that support our colleagues, we continue to create a place of work where people feel rewarded and can succeed.

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