Corporate:
Light & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment, bringing together 5,000 employees, from six continents, to connect content between land-based and online channels, with unmatched technology and distribution.

Guided by a culture that values teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play for players, developing game experiences loved around the world.

Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility, to implementing sustainable practices.

The Group has 5 shared service centres around the world, delivering the global accounting solution.

We are looking for an Accountant with a professional and dedicated can do attitude to be part of our team.

Key responsibilities 

• Preparation of monthly management accounts together with supporting schedules
• Completion of month end postings, reconciliations, and reports to a demanding timeframe
• Balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of queries – ensuring the balance sheet are “clean” and all issues and opportunities are identified and resolved
• Liaison with internal key stakeholders on management results and the commercial impact of divisional performance
• Work with external advisors and internal corporate functions (tax, internal audit and treasury)
• Adherence to policies and procedures, including SOX framework

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a complex organisation in an accountancy / finance position
• Experience of large ERP's
• Ideally working towards becoming qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Strong attention to detail
• A self-starter with good problem solving skills

Work Conditions:

• May require additional hours on occasion

• Hybrid working pattern – in Spinningfields, Manchester office

What we can offer?

• Annual performance bonus
• 25 days' holiday plus public holidays (Country specific)
• Hybrid working
• 1 day paid leave to work on charitable projects
• 1 day paid to use for a personal celebration e.g. birthday
• Half Day for Health (encouraging you to take time away for you & your well-being)
• Support on Professional Qualifications
• 5% employer pension contributions
• A reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Light & Wonder are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all walks of life regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.